Uberoo Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 ok on a whim I charged the battery on my brat.I then proceded to attempt to give it an itailian tune up.after about 30 seconds cranking it fired.It didnt have a whole bunch of power.so I preceded to floor it.took about a minute of it sputtering and what not before it would rev past 2K.it finaly reved so I took it for a drive,it almost stranded me a block away from my house,but I was able to turn around and give her hell to get back home.After I got it home,and when it start its idle went from lumpy,sputtery,choking,etc to almost the way a nice motor should run.oddly enough when it was idling smooth it wouldnt rev past 4K.seemed like it took all of the engine power to even keep it running at 4k.Also the smoke was pretty good.If I floored it with the hood closed pretty soon it would die becuase of all the smoke.I will look at it tommarow but I believe the smoke is blue/blueish white.So that means oil burning. Note: last time I posted of the motor's condition I said it sounded like a bag of hammers were thrown in the engine.it doesnt sound that way anymore.It sounds like a subi engine.Just dies for no apparent reason,smokes,and wont rev. I wonder if this motor is savable?Without major sugerury. interesting in the fact romping on the throttle is/was making the motor run marginally better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted June 17, 2006 Author Share Posted June 17, 2006 Bad news I guess.after it warmed up it would idle at 2K.I looked at the coolant and it was empty so I started filling the Rad.Immeditatly the RPM climbed to 4k after putting water in.I pulled the airbox lid and what do I see?WHITE FOAM/Froth. oh no. as a bit of good news most of the oil that was burning was burning off the CAT.Probally because the oil in the motor didnt resemble oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Head Gasket - pretty easy on an EA81. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepenguin Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 hmm head gasket sir have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted June 17, 2006 Author Share Posted June 17, 2006 Is there going to be an lingering effects of the foam in the coolant or will that clear out after I flush it a couple of times?I have a crate of 10-30 that was made when a dodge dakota came out(shows a pic of a 1st gen dakota...)I got it for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 I had to do head gaskets on my ea81 also.It had crap in the anti freeze and the oil.Should come out clean when you change it.Make sure you run seafoam through the oil when you get done with your headgaskets before you change the oil.That will help it come out squeeky clean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted June 17, 2006 Author Share Posted June 17, 2006 seafoam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 actually it may not be a bad thing. It will claen out the cooling system, as you need to flush it out anyway after doing the HG. Rinse out the radiator. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 seafoam? yea go to a autoparts store, and get a can of seafoam. Trust me, it does wonders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 seafoam? http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUp.htm yup,it's wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUp.htm yup,it's wonderful sounds liike a modern marvelous mystery oil nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Kerosene will do the job too - or ATF. Anything with a lot of detergents will clean it out. Seafoam is great for fuel systems and carbs and such, but aweful expensive for flushing an engine. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 It sounds like a subi engine.Just dies for no apparent reason,smokes,and wont rev. Very well put. I love these old subie engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 So 3.5 quarts oil+.5 Quart of ATF+REV for 5 minutes,then flush. right? now I just need to borrow a cherrypicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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