As far as the donor goes, I knew I wanted a 1g, and I wanted to keep the cost under $1000. I checked out a few cars that I almost blew my budget on, but I waited and my patience paid off last week. I found a 90 Eclipse Turbo FWD (again, on craigslist) for $400. Of course I didn't expect much for the price, and it was about what I expected since it looked like something that had been sitting at the bottom of a pond for a couple of years. Well, the guy said it had a new head, he thinks it has an ignition problem, and he didn't know much else about it except that he was done messing with it, it hadn't been running in about three years, and it needed to get out of his yard. I figured if I even got a usable block, head, turbo, or any other major parts, it'd be worth it. When I went
to get it, it was late at night and about 20 degrees, so I didn't inspect it very thoroughly, but I checked the turbo and found no shaft play and hardly any oil. I turned it over and it sounded like the firing order or timing or something was off, but it wasn't locked up. So off we went with this pile of crap.
It didn't take long to find one major problem... the #3 and #4 cylinders were full of coolant, so off came the head, which I was pleasantly surprised to find looks pretty much new. Unfortunately, it looks like somebody thought head gaskets were reusable.
I also searched the net for info on the turbo on this thing, and I think it's a small 16g. And, as far as I know, it's supposed to have a 14b, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Here's a picture of it...
We checked for warpage of the head or block, and they were both within specs, so I put a new head gasket on it today, corrected the timing (was off by a tooth at the crank), and put new plugs and wires on it, and it fired right up. It idles a little rough, but the cam position sensor needs to be adjusted, so I'm sure that has something to do with it. The data list also shows the closed throttle position switch stuck on, and it stumbles when attempting to accelerate, so I still have some tweaking to do, but I'm on my way. Now I need to figure out what to do for a transmission.
It's definitely a different number either way. I'm trying to get in touch with the guy I bought the car from to see if he has the original. If he does, maybe there's nothing wrong with it considering all the other stuff that was wrong with the car. If not, I can probably get a re-man'd one for about $200, so it's not the end of the world. If anybody has any extra ECUs laying around, the part # I need is MD128625. The one I have is a MD166255 if anybody needs it.
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