Datsun210Deluxe Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I currently have my 81 Datsun 210 Deluxe wagon with the A15 motor 5spd from California, It was taken cared of pretty good 210,000 miles.... Time to replace the engine... I recently acquired an A14 out of a 310 off of ebay... should i just plop the A14 from the salvage yard in there.... Got a quote from a shop that labor would be $350. does this sound reasonable, The A15 motor currently in it has worn out piston rings, I recently replaced the head at a shop within a year ago, so its no burnt valve. Any ideas to do to the A14 I have before taking it to the shop, Any comments would be apppreciated... I live in Indiana, so everyone loves the car cause its not a rust bucket, Am I correct in thinking that since the blocks are the same they can take my crankshaft and install it onto the A14, hence making it still an A15... or will it just not work like that.... Ideas... anyone? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Buying a motor that's out of a vehicle is a crap shoot. You have to take someone's word it's even running. $350 to lift the old one out and swap a few things onto it an put back seems rather cheap to me. You should be doing this yourself. It isn't rocket science. Put the $350 towards re building the A15 and slip it back in next summer. 2 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 > should i just plop the A14 from the salvage yard in there Yes, after giving it s compression check and visual inspection. A14 has same peak power as A15 (or more, since yours was a low-power A15). Just do it. Quote Link to comment
TFM1066 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 You really need to think about this, any running motor is going to be in the same shape as yours or worse. Its not like theres a 2010 datsun 210 with 44,000 miles on it. I would assume that all "yard" motors are going to have +200,000 miles on them, better off rebuilding what you have. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 You are so wrong. A-series motors are tough, and most of them in running cars are in good shape. If the yard represented it as a good engine, a compression check is called for. Quote Link to comment
TFM1066 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I never said theres anything wrong with the "A" motor compression check means nothing, do a leak down test, thats the only way to till if a motors any good. I love this place its so FUN............. Quote Link to comment
Datsun210Deluxe Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Well tomorrow i will have pix of the motor I paid $299 from b and r wrecking shipped from oregon.... $150 to ship to me in Indiana. $450 total.... Its an Ebay motor, and on the site they said compression was atleast 160 each cylinder . The shop I deal with is a friend of the family thats why the labor cost is so low.... Want to have her ready by the spring time, my datsun is currently garaged.... it is Indiana after all... will try to add a few pics from this last summer. Thanx for the advice and comments fellow datsun enthusiasts.... I dont have actual engine hoist and all the tools and knowledge... so i am gonna pay ..... I have changed the starter and alternator and the belt.... easy stuff, but when it gets down to pulling out the distributor and finding TDC when installing it and making everything go smoothely in an A14,,, I will save my self the headaches..... Quote Link to comment
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