Pooparu

I put new heads on and I think that my cams may have moved a little. My rig is running very rough.:-\

Where should the small hole on the outside of the cam pullys be when the motor is at TDC?

Update to my story: I got every radiator fan switch that the auto part store had to offer and they were all the same size. So now I'm thinking that the radiator manufacturer put the wrong size plug in. I decided to do the footwork my self since the auto part store doesn’t care. I found the radiator manufacturer on line (Trans Pro) and called them yesterday. The operator put me in touch with the technical support, but they were out to lunch so I had to leave a message. Not surprised they didn't call back, I call them back to day and technical support was busy and so I had to leave another message. I'm sure I still will not get a call back. Is it that hard to get a radiator for this car; is it that exotic and rare? I think my last resort will be to go to the dealership and spend an arm and a leg, but I think in the long run it will save my sanity.:-\

I pulled the valves and the cracks went all the way though. It wasn't pretty.

I just wanted to get this off of my chest. 2 months ago I purchased a 1990 AWD Loyale Turbo with an automatic transmission and it had 90,000 miles showing. I made this purchase off of craigs list for $280.00. The man I bought it from said it was a tweeker mobile and he wasn’t kidding. The only problems he said it had was a bad water pump and a leaky oil pump. The thermostat assembly was pulled apart and there wasn’t any water in the engine. He started it up just fine for about 30 seconds or so. I didn’t hear anything bad so I got it. I figured I would go ahead and pull the motor and replace a few parts and re-seal the motor. I found the stupidest stuff, only one bolt on the turbo, no gasket on the oil pan, an external transmission cooler zip tied to the air conditioning condenser, no electrical fan, only three blades on the clutch fan, timing belt covers broken all up, a ball point pen tube holing the transmission line splices together, random nuts and bolts hidden all over the motor, and a bungee cord holding the battery in. These are just the things I could think of off of top of my head. My wife told me that if she was going to drive it that it had better be reliable. So went through everything I could. Now part two of my Loyale Tweekermobile. I ordered tons of parts and started working on the motor. As I got the first head off I noticed a split between the valves (cracked heads on both sides). I quickly posted a thread on this site. I got a quick response from XSNNRG. He said that he would bring the heads down with him from Olympia to PIR for the Oregon Rally Group races. So I had to talk my wife in to going down there to look for him on our anniversary (not easy). I wandered around for about 5 – 10 minuets before finding him. He’s was a really nice guy, but he for got the heads at home, and so I had to go up after work three day’s later and didn’t get home until midnight. So the next weekend I put the heads on and start to seal up the motor, but apparently the head gasket kit I got didn’t come with a front crank seal so I couldn’t put the timing belt stuff back on until I got that part. Also the timing belt covers I got from the dealership didn’t fit. So I had to wait another week for them to get the right ones in. Now I got the parts and put it back together. I also decided to replace the front axles because one of them had a rip in the boot. The auto part store gave me the wrong size, went back and got the right size. I finally got that job done and wanted to change out the transmission fluid and filter. I ended up spilling fluid everywhere and made a big mess (wife not happy again). I put the filter in and the gasket on the pan then tried to put the pan on but there wasn’t enough clearance for that to happen. For some reason there was an extra lip on the filter the original one didn’t have. The auto part store said that was the only one they listed. So I went to another one. I took a week to get it, and it was a completely different one, so we ordered another one, and finally it was right. So I put it in and finished up that project. Now I stared to button up all the small stuff on the motor and again there was another gasket missing from the gasket set so I had to go to the dealership and wait a week. Now to finish the motor all I have to do is put the exhaust back on, but oh wait just as I get everything in place and start to tighten up the bolts the F-ing things fall right out on one side. The threads on the heads are completely gone. Now I have to go get a re-thread kit and put some over sized bolt in. So now I’m done with the motor and ready to install it. I put the motor in and bolt it up and attach hoses and wires back up. I’m just about ready to fire it up, but I have to put the radiator in before I put the rest of the stuff back on the front of the motor. Now the radiator didn’t fit, the pegs were too far apart by an inch or two. I take it back and the same story, that’s the only part they list for my car. So on to the other parts store. They had to order it and after going back four times they finally got it in and gave me a huge discount on it for the trouble (all right finally something going my way). Wrong, now this radiator did fit great, but now the fan switch didn’t fit in the radiator. Arrrrrg, I take the fan switch back and again it’s the only part listed for the car. So on to the other store, they get it in the next day, and the night before I installed the radiator so I could get the front of the motor put back together, but the alternator belt didn’t fit so I took it back and they gave me another one that didn’t fit, then finally I got the right belt and the wrong fan switch again. I got the front of the motor done and now I waiting for the fan switch. It should be here Tuesday, but the auto part guy said I should just hook up some hokie red neck setup that I would have to drill and putty in to place on the radiator. So that’s where I’m on the car now. Is there any reason I’ve had so many problems getting the right parts for this car? I mean I’ve been to four auto part stores and one dealership, and I’ve got wrong parts from all of them. I know that the car has the correct motor in it and that everything was for the most part original to the car. I hate this car so much, but I’ve too much invested to just blow up the car now. It’s so close now and I can’t stand it anymore. If anyone can help me with some information on what I can do to get the right parts for this car please do. Thank you for reading my rant, pooparu

Thanks, very helpful. I'll just plug it up and move on.

I recently purchased a pair of heads from XSNRG for my 1990 Loyale Turbo, and on the driver's side exhaust port there's a threaded hole that wasn't on my original heads. What is this hole for? (O2 Sensor...)

The cost is minimal if you do it yourself, but you'll need some special tools like a valve spring compressor tool. I did mine because I was doing head gaskets. I'm sure a shop would charge you an arm and a leg to do. You'll have to pull the motor.:-\

Had a rockin' time Monday. We'll have to do it again real soon. I'll get the video clips to you Saturday.

I was thinking about noonish. I haven't had a chance to do my brakes yet and I'll need to do them before we go. I don't think anyone else is coming that I know of. We could meet at my house and leave from here. Give me a call if you need to. 503-887-3070 (earl)

Yep, what time would you like to go?

Thanks! This will be most helpful.

Dose anyone have any advice on swapping out a carb for a SPFI on an EA82. Things like what to get, tips, and tricks. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ya, I'll let you know. I sould have my brakes done Friday or Saturday and maybe we can go up on Monday (no work!)

Oh, hell ya!

They were rear brake clips for the pads (gl-10 brakes), and I couldn't find them anywhere but the dealership. They said that they'll have them in Tuesday now, so maybe next weekend if you're up for it.

I've got some brake issues that are forcing me to not go tomorrow. I had a part that was on order and was suppose to be in today but didn't arrive. Sorry gang.:-\

Let me know who's going.

I did them on my '82 Gl Hatch and my '78 Brat. Super easy and a great upgrade. I picked up both of my sets from local junk yards for about $20 a set.

Cool, I'd like to get as many people as I can.

I just wanted to remind everyone about the Crooked Finger Run. Let me know if anyone wants to meet up and drive together or just meet up there.

I started the engine pulling process and it's actually a lot easier that I thought it would be. I should have it all pulled by this weekend. I'll post some photos of the process after I'm all done. I also took out all the A/C junk if anyone wants any of it let me know. I'm not sure what the condition of the pump is but I didn't just want to junk it all if someone wants it.

Ya, I'm not looking to have someone do the job for me. I just would like an experenced pair of eyes around. I'd provide beer and BBQ:brow:. My buddy acrossed the street from me said I could use his cherry picker. I've just about got all the parts I want to replace while I'm in there (oil pump, seals for everything, water pump, motor mounts, ect.) I'm in no big hurry, maybe before the end of the month or something.

Was it an EA81? The EA82 Turbo motor has alot more parts to it. The part that's a little scary to me is messing with the timing belt and changing the front main seals. I don't want to mess up the timing and I don't have a timing belt tensioner tool.:-\

Do you think I could enlist some help on pulling the motor and doing the headgaskets? I really don't want to mess this up and I've never done this much work on an ea82 Turbo before. I would be forever grateful!