Changing a TB42 efi and putting a Tb42 Carby in

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Originally Posted by Trolzo

Gday Everyone

We noticed that the raditor was using a fair bit of water very quickly so i assume that the head gasket is gone with this motor.

I was lucky enough to find another engine with the ecu still attached for $300, i will be replacing this engine with that one in the next coming months. Thank you for all your help.

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Definitely the best option IMHO and with all the symptoms you now mention I would say 99% sure that all your issues are engine related

Do yourself a favour and, unless you know it is OK for sure, do a compression check on the $300 engine.
If that is OK I would only change the engine at first.
I would also suggest pulling the injectors and getting them serviced.

Those first generation ECU's were very reliable, I wouldn't change one unless I was sure it was knackered.

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Originally Posted by the evil twin

Definitely the best option IMHO and with all the symptoms you now mention I would say 99% sure that all your issues are engine related

Do yourself a favour and, unless you know it is OK for sure, do a compression check on the $300 engine.
If that is OK I would only change the engine at first.
I would also suggest pulling the injectors and getting them serviced.

Those first generation ECU's were very reliable, I wouldn't change one unless I was sure it was knackered.

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Price must have dropped dramatically on those TB42 engines.
Last time I was there TB42 engines were lot more expensive than that.
Most definitely a good idea to bench test the engine before installing.
Usually when something is sold cheaper than the market price, there is a good reason behind that.