I am currently and slowly getting my 2.3 together so i can hurry up and break it in. i have a 89' hatch that im soon going to drop this motor in. i bought the motor with no intake or anything, so im using all the parts off my old motor to get it running. the reman'd motor i was told is a 86' but it was just the block, head, and internals only. The gasket set i have is said to be for 86.5-88 140ci ohc engine NA & turbo. so this really threw me off. The 87-89 motors i thought where the same. and i thought the only diiference in 86 was the intake and exhaust on the head. so how can this gasket set be for 86.5-88 only? Sounds like maybe its for a TC?
If i do have a 86' block and head, are all my parts off my 89' swapable?
If anyone out there can help my confused @$$, what is the differance in the 86' and older, compared to the 89' motor i parted out. Are they still both a whopping 88hp?
Please help me so i can finally get this motor running tomorrow. Thanx a bunch in advance for all the help.
If i do have a 86' block and head, are all my parts off my 89' swapable?
If anyone out there can help my confused @$$, what is the differance in the 86' and older, compared to the 89' motor i parted out. Are they still both a whopping 88hp?
Please help me so i can finally get this motor running tomorrow. Thanx a bunch in advance for all the help.