is there any way to tell if a junk yard 12a that is locked up is just carbon locked, or is this just a gamble you have to take???

ive tried turning it by hand and by force with a 36 inch pipe wrench on the e-shaft pulley w/ no luck in either direction.

 

is it in neutral?

 

Its always a gamble. Even if the motor turns and you get good solid "swooshes" it may still have bad oil seals and flakiing and who knows what else. If you can get the 12a motor cheap than go for it. It can always be rebuilt.

 

You might be able to see visible damage looking in the exhaust ports, but that won't eliminate the possibility of hidden damage since you can't rotate the engine. You can learn a bit about an engine looking in the exhaust ports.

 

yeah i thought of that one

 

any way i should change the title to this thread to "I JUST GOT A COMPLETE T2 W/ TRANNY AND COMPUTER.... WHAT NOW?"

 

oh and the lady i got it from just gave it to me for nothing!

 

Step 1: sell it to me
step 2: cheap

 

I guess i could turn a profit......nah this one is bound for the blue beast.

 

back to the subject at hand i guess ill be picking up the 12a as well and just take the chance

there are so many of these cars out here just sitting in back yards going to waste and the junk yard im pulling this 12a from has 2 more one for 500 and another for 300 or both for 600, then theres one for 800 gsl se that is suposed to be a runner. then theres another 2 for 600 one of then runs good and the other is a parts car. some one w/ some cash should come to odessa and rescue these things before they are lost to the scrap yards here. im doing the best i can but i just moved here and am still trying to get my finances straight.

 

I think i understand. You like myself and many others on this forum would like too if we could finance save aal the FB's from there inevitable fate. JUNKYARDS!!!

 

^I'm more interested in saving all the 12A's I can than FB's in general. I say pick up every 12A you can afford.

 

1 broke motor + 1 broke motor + a little $ + little time on the workshop having fun learning stuff = RUNNING MOTOR = <happy my face here>

viva la rotor

 

You 12A guys and your carburators.

 

that was my 666 post on this forum!

eatmyclutch you can eat my butt with a spoon, carbs can be easily modified- can your computer

 

lol....

 

^+1

 

I like to pull the engine apart in the junk yard, take the good parts only, and throw the rest in the cars hatch.
Take the good parts up to the counter where they have no clue what they are and pay peanuts for good stuff!

 

i tried this but the yards out here wont let you picka part you have to take the whole unit, i know down i SA texas my cuz ust bought a trunk full of parts for 13 buck housings, casts, rotors, a turbo and an RB intake mani. all for 13 buck

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