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ok guys any super ideas for unsticking a frozen motor ----Coke cola just made a mess so I had a sweet seized engine ---brake fluid was a joke - so I stopped -I'm NOW soaking it in Chernobyl grade penetrating oil ----any good ideas ?????> ed
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Did you try those other suggestions? ie; not the pistons
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nothing solid came out with the oil no gold or nuggets ---the valves in 3 and 4 are burned ---other wise it appears in good shape for a Renault motor just ring lock from sitting ---Ive heard diesel oil more than once any one have any success with it >????? -ed
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It's beginning to sound like more trouble than it's worth. Do you ever see running R16's on your side of the border? Or maybe one who's motor at least turns in a salvage yard. Could be CHEAP. Or, , , put the twin cam in?
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well its the challenge --and I have a push rod ford with Webber's but its a special bell housing and notching the chassis stc etc --- --and I have never seen a r 16 that I remember ----ed
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Quebec?????do mean there are still some there????? they were there ?????a riddle???? pontificate!!!!:? ed
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My father pontificates so I've learned not to do that.
It's a Renault R16 engine, they were imported by the tens of thousands to North America... do some "for sale" internet homework and find a good running (maybe scrap car) engine for about $300(US) somewhere near you on this continent. (Beware, you may have to go to the Bushland)
It's a Renault R16 engine, they were imported by the tens of thousands to North America... do some "for sale" internet homework and find a good running (maybe scrap car) engine for about $300(US) somewhere near you on this continent. (Beware, you may have to go to the Bushland)
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good idea ----I could swap the motor for less than repairing the one in it as the old lump must come out any how -----you caught me to thinking inside the box on this one -----will research what s available ---may be a non turbo Fuago --- -ed
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well i have reconsidered ---I'm re building the old motor ----that way I know what I have ----ed
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...that's if you get it unstuck.
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its only pistons and barrels and bearings in the block and a valve job ---no big deal --can do that in the garage -----simpler than a twinc--Ill have the brakes done by thursday ---the door hinges by next Monday ==then Ill start rebuilding the motor -- ---ED
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It's beginning to sound like more trouble than it's worth. Do you ever see running R16's on your side of the border? Or maybe one who's motor at least turns in a salvage yard. Could be CHEAP. Or, , , put the twin cam in?
Yes, they're the Europas that don't have trouble with their water pumps.
Trying to wedge a Twincam into an Sx Europa will result in a tail-heavy Europa with a weak frame. It's been done, but it's not a good idea. And it's a lot more labor intensive and expensive than rebuilding the original engine for a few hundred dollars.
Junk R-16 engines aren't all that common in my experience. If you find one, it has an 8.5:1 compression ratio and no power. Solution: Replace pistons plus camshaft. Hmm. Sounds like a little more than Ed would need to do...
It's beginning to sound like more trouble than it's worth. Do you ever see running R16's on your side of the border? Or maybe one who's motor at least turns in a salvage yard. Could be CHEAP. Or, , , put the twin cam in?
Yes, they're the Europas that don't have trouble with their water pumps.
Trying to wedge a Twincam into an Sx Europa will result in a tail-heavy Europa with a weak frame. It's been done, but it's not a good idea. And it's a lot more labor intensive and expensive than rebuilding the original engine for a few hundred dollars.
Junk R-16 engines aren't all that common in my experience. If you find one, it has an 8.5:1 compression ratio and no power. Solution: Replace pistons plus camshaft. Hmm. Sounds like a little more than Ed would need to do...
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