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An engine weighs about 200#. I recently took a Subie 2.5 motor to a wrecking yard as scrap. Surprised when a skinny young guy lifted the engine up by himself from the tailgate area of my OBW, and placed it in the scoop of a front end loader. Makes my back hurt just thinking about what he did.

 

Good luck on installing your new motor.

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Yep, they're kinda tiny.

The block by itself you can pick up and carry around without much trouble.

 

 

Festiva! I drove one of those for a few months. It was a go cart with a tin shell, it was so much fun to drive! :D It would burn clear through third gear in the rain.

 

Mine burns through all gears in the rain :P

 

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So I got it all back together the other night, but the new engine is junk. Sounds like theres no rod bearings in it.

 

Found a 31k mile engine on car-part for $1300, and a 30k mile one for $1400. Im gonna find out if either place buys core/rebuildable engines since I now have two.

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I wouldnt even try, I was told it had a knock and gambled on it being piston slap, and I dont really wanna go back to that place, it made me wish I had my concealed carry permit. I bought it for pennies compared to the "good" junkyard engines out there.

 

Im probably looking at spending 3-4 times as much now for one thats guaranteed to be good/low miles.

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So I got it all back together the other night, but the new engine is junk. Sounds like theres no rod bearings in it.

 

Found a 31k mile engine on car-part for $1300, and a 30k mile one for $1400. Im gonna find out if either place buys core/rebuildable engines since I now have two.

 

For that amount you are not that far from a rebuilt engine with a warranty:

http://www.ssisubaruspecialists.com/subaru-engine-remanufacturing-2/

 

They bought my EJ25 (which threw a rod) for a decent amount as well (that's the only contact I have had so far with them, BTW)

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So I got it all back together the other night, but the new engine is junk. Sounds like theres no rod bearings in it.

 

Found a 31k mile engine on car-part for $1300, and a 30k mile one for $1400. Im gonna find out if either place buys core/rebuildable engines since I now have two.

 

If you bought the engine from a company verses an individual, I would think they would have warranted the motor. The wrecking yard I buy stuff from warrants everything for 30 days. If I have a problem, take the part back for an exchange at no cost.

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For that amount you are not that far from a rebuilt engine with a warranty:

http://www.ssisubaruspecialists.com/subaru-engine-remanufacturing-2/

 

They bought my EJ25 (which threw a rod) for a decent amount as well (that's the only contact I have had so far with them, BTW)

 

True, but the only way I will be able to afford that is if they can take both of my core engines for a bit of a discount. Its also a 5 hour drive. I'll check into it.

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Well obviously there has to be something wrong. I mean, if the clutch worked correctly the engine would be knocking. Unplug a light bulb or cut one of the seat belts. Then nothing else will go wrong. :-p

 

Just kidding. Is the pedal spongy? Or does it feel like the release point is just too low?

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