Engine differences
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Engine differences
I picked up a 12a from a salvage yard today and shoved it in the trunk of my mom's corrola. Ive read that there are differences between a 79-80 motor and an 81-85, is there a way that i can tell which one it is by looking at the block?
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-jason
thanx
-jason
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the 79-80 engine (and older) have "ribs" on the tops of the rotor housings. it also might have a screw in heater outlet. no oil pressure sender.
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its a short block so there is nothing left on it except the dipstick lol. but it does have the "eyebrows" over the plug holes and i cant tell if it has ribs cuz it is covered in dirt and dust. the guy i got it from said it had been sitting in a crate for fifteen years and was supposed to be sold as a core but it had never left his shop (i suppose it was destiny that kept it there). i didnt inspect it until this morning and i found a bunch of dirt and crap in the intake and the plug holes so i dont think im just gonna drop it in and go, but for fifty bucks it oughtta be fun to just take apart.
thanx for the info guys
-jason
thanx for the info guys
-jason
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