New (to Me) 16v motor

Surfing Craigslist, I found a 16v motor just like the one I swapped from my grey 1992 into the white 1994.  It even came with a wire harness and computer that could be used to make the 16v work in one of the 8v bodies I currently have.

Drove a few hours to get it, we also needed to lift it over a fence.



 it was stuffed into the rear of the white 1994 4 door.



At home I used a cherry picker to get it out and onto the wooden stand. (seen here propping up the motor.)



As of now, I do not know what body this motor is going into.

I am thinking the grey 1992... If I can do something about the missing 3rd gear in the 4 speed auto.

But it could also find it's way in front of a five speed in the little 1994 two door tin top.  Replacing a dead 8v motor.  That is over 15% increase in power!

 I have to think a bit on it.

1998 Tracker passes emissions... but there is a catch

After much cleaning of the EGR passages, The last day of my temp tag I was able to get the Tracker to complete all the tests.


  I used Torque software on the smart phone and a Bluetooth OBD2 adapter.

I had read the requirements for the ECU to run the EGR tests, so it wasn't hard to get it to run the tests.  Warmed it up. Drove a nice level piece of road without changing the throttle any.  Then decelerated for a bit.  Stopped turned off the motor.  after a few minutes, restart and do the same steps on the return trip.   


EGR passed.  (see the bottom item?)

Problem (the catch) is that the noise from the Transmission has gotten very bad.  It seems to "rattle" anytime the input shaft of the transmission is turning and never when it would be still.   I was afraid driving it would damage the transmission even more.  Maybe to the point of making it non-repairable.  I did not know the procedure to get the ECU to run the other tests but figured a long drive would do it.

But it was the last day I could drive it legally.... so I ignored the rattle took it for a long drive.  I also ordered a transmission from a JDM parts importer I had used in the past.


It worked.  First this:



Then these:



 I drove it home and ran it through emissions the next day.  It is good for six months.  So insurance is placed on hold until the transmission is changed.  At that time, it will be registered.  I do not really NEED a convertible in the winter anyway!

The Extraction of GMC #1

There was an offer on my first motorhome, a 1973 GMC.  But it had not been started for about 5 years.  It was also full of stuff that many would call junk.  It took over a month, but I got it cleaned out, started, dug out of the ground it had sank into.  I uncovered it and tried to drive it to firmer ground.

It slipped off the supporting planks I had under the tires and sank back into the soft ground.

More digging.

We hooked on with my white Sidekick, put it into 4 Low.  The Kick added just enough forward movement to get the GMC across the soft spot.

It is now in the new owner's storage yard.

Next project!