[DMCForum] Re: Eagle Premier PRV.

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

What about the lubrication issues with these older motors? Is it just
soft cams?

-Robert



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> Why not buy a running Volvo and swap its engine over. Need not be your
> ultimately final power plant, but will at least keep your DeLo on the
> road while you explore other options.
> 
> Michael Babb has a post 1980 Volvo block in his DeLo. 100% identical
> engine (he swapped over the DeLo A/C compressor and alternator).
> 
> Would be a very simple swap -- every bit as easy as reinstalling your
> current engine.
> 
> Even a 1976-1979 PRV would be easy (just need to learn some different
> tuning practices).
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx>
wrote:
> > I still have my eye on a bigger engine swap. But I am curious if 
> > anyone has any info on swapping out the Eagle Premier motor. The 
> > reason I ask, is because I REALLY want to get my car back onto the 
> > road, and my local junkyard has one in stock for $150. '89 (with 
> > distributior), 32K miles, and all above 160psi on the compression 
> > test.
> > 
> > I know that I can get it to physicly mount into the car with no 
> > problems. However, all I'm looking for is a "quick 'n dirty" engine 
> > swap. For now, I'd like to retain as much of my stock fuel injection 
> > as possible. But I don't have any good photos/measurements to answer 
> > my questions:
> > 
> > Will the K-Jet manifold mount to this motor? From the pictures that 
> > I've seen, it just looks to me that the bungs need to be drilled out 
> > to mount the fuel injectors.
> > 
> > And I know that the mechanical distributor is fixed, so that the 
> > ignition cannot be adjusted. But I still don't see why one couldn't 
> > simply saw out some grooves in the distributor case, to allow it to 
> > rotate slightly, and adjust the ignition timing. Is something like 
> > this possible too?
> > 
> > -Robert

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