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Hi all,

 

I am installing an ea82 into my 92 loyale. I have followed Miles Fox videos which have been a great help. I'm almost there but after installing the motor, it is sitting too high. Like the hood can't quit close. I got the bellhousing hooked back up nicely and the motor mounts made it through the holes. I even have the nuts on the motor mounts on. I have lifted the tranmission/engine back off the cross-member to look for anything that may be in the way but don't see anything. Hopefully this is something simple and stupid I'm missing but I'm worried something is Fd up...How is it possible for the motor to be sitting and tightened onto the crossmember and still be too high? Perhaps I have a freak motor that devours my time as an energy source to physically grow taller...Has anyone one experienced this or have any insight into the problem? 

 

Thanks in advance!

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Are you on any medications ? Did you mean EA82 or EJ replacing an EA82, if it is EA82, it is going back in where an EA82 came out ? Surely any EA82 variation will fit ? I have read if EJ replaces an EA in the pre Legacy models a spacer is needed between where engine cross member bolts to the body under chassis rails and just rearward near the radius rods mount

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I am putting the original ea82 BACK into my loyale after doing head gaskets timing belt etc. Nothing special about this job, and so I must be doing something wrong. But I'm a newbie in a bind just looking for some helpful advice please. 

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Without actually seeing it, it's going to be hard for any of us to really help. Pictures could help, maybe.
You really have to just take a step away from it, clear your mind, relax a little bit, don't panic, and then just systematically start looking over everything until whatever is that's wrong stands out.

It's a very strange problem you're encountering.

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Problem solved! - not sure what the problem was...but I set the car down on the ground and now the hood can close... maybe that just helped things wiggle around and got the motor seated a little better? But anyway thanks for your time if you read the post! 

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I lifted the front of the car using the jackpoints on the side (between the two half circles) and set the jack stands on the bar that runs lengthwise of the car and gradually gets smaller just front of the jack points. I'm fighting the uploader to get picture up...Hopefully I'll get one up later.

 

And, regarding rust, its somewhat rusty but it seems typically of a car its age. I wouldn't consider it having an extreme amount of rust but maybe just the right amount of rust in just the right places?

 

 

 

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Just call me if you got a problem.  I'll check it out.

Oh cool. Thanks Gloyale nice to see your in my neighborhood. At this point I've got the motor seated right and have almost finished hooking everything else up. Just gotta get the distributor installed and the timing adjusted. Hoping to get it back on the road by tomorrow or saturday. Thanks for the support, I'll hit you up if I get in a bind. 

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