Need a little input (EA82)

[trikerbob]

Hi guys, Trikerbob here with another question. I'm looking at another EA82 motor from a 93 Loyal. 153,000 miles ran good before a shop forgot to hook up transmission lines after some work was done and fried the tranny.

 

The car has been sitting for a full year. A tow truck opperater tried without success to get the car started after sitting for a year. Owner says it ran good before the shop screwed up.

 

Question: Would the bad tranny be sending a message to the computer that would prevent the motor from starting?

 

I'd like to buy this motor for my Trike, but I need to be fairly sure its going to be a good motor before I do. $300 is not a lot of money, but if its no good, its a bunch.

 

Bob

[Turbone]

Tranny should have nothing to do with the engine firing up.

If its been sitting for a while, I would suspect the fuel pump is bad or not getting power, or a bad ground on it. Fuel pump sits under the car, in front of the right rear tire. Theres a connector to it where you can test for power.

It might help to diagnose it easier if the green test connector is plugged in. Its either under the dash to the left of the steering coluum, or in the engine bay next to the wiper motor. When plugged in, the fuel pump will cycle continusly.

[TheLoyale]

Yeah but i beleave the tranny has a sensor on it so you can't fire it up if it's in drive/reverse/nutrale ext.... But that might not have anything to do with it.. I'd got with what Turbone said. It might be the fuel pump.. Good luck with it.

 

Tom

[idosubaru]

i doubt it's related to the transmission.

 

could be bad gas. a perfect engine won't run on bad gas.

corroded ignition stuff - distributor cap, rotor?

try the basics - check for ECU codes, check for fuel, check for spark, check to see if fuel injectors are operating, all of that is simple to check.

 

or do a compression or leak down test - if the block tests good, then you always know you can throw another intake manifold on it, that's very easy to do.

[trikerbob]

The car is over 100 miles away from me and it seems the owner has no clue about how to check things.

 

Heres the story. Car was taken to a shop for a new Radiator. Shop forgot to connect trans lines and the car was picked up and driven until the tranny crashed. Car then sits for a full year while the owner is dealing with the shop. No doubt he got paid for the car and now he just wants it gone.

 

Logic would say, it should still start up and run as long as nothing else has been done to it while it was sitting. But it doesn't want to for whatever reason.

 

If I bought the motor, I'd be removing all the smog stuff as well as all the fuel injection stuff and putting on a Weber carb with a carbed manafold and a dist from a carbed EA82 motor and coil. My gut feeling tells me once I have done all that, it should fire up and run just like my 85 EA82 in my wifes Trike. Just trying to hit all the bases before I commit to buy it just to feel certain I'll be getting a good motor.

 

Thanks for your input, any one else have any ideas or commits, please share them.

 

Bob

[Turbone]

I would want to hear it run before I laid out the cash.

But thats up to you. You can try our suggestions to see if you can get it started, but the final decision is yours to make.

[Reveeen]

Reality check:

EA82 newest is a 1994, 14 years old

Tranny no good

Motor doesn't run

Car 100 miles away (needing towed)

 

The car should be costing you less that the cost of getting it home.

 

Under those conditions I would say "go for it".

[ivantruckman]

my loyale did the same thing, it was a bad ground (corroded ) i tapped on the fuel pump lightly with a hammer and it took off. worth a try

[trikerbob]

Ok guys thanks for your thoughts and ideas.

 

Bob