Well, I had some time tonight and the Tracker for once didn't need anything done to it right now, so I started messing with the seized sammi.
I pulled the plugs and shot some PB Blaster into the cylinders, then managed to break the crank free with a wrench on the crank pulley bolt. I made sure I had it free for a couple revolutions, then strapped in a new battery and tried the key. Mind you I bought this thing seized and had never heard it run. It turned over a few times, but wouldn't fire(yes, I had the plugs back in and wires hooked up the way they came off, LOL!). I tried again and hit the accelerator pedal a couple times and it tried to fire. It would stay like that, just on the edge of firing, but wouldn't catch without the starter... Then a clunk and it was stuck again, like it was seized up again, but when trying the key, I could feel the clunk in the gearshift. The smell of gas was in the air(coming from the exhaust) and a puddle of oil appeared and looks to have come from the area of the dust cover at the front of the tranny. My diagnosis? Dead, time to find a new engine! LOL!
If I swap in a 1.6L 8V tracker engine, will the 93 sammi's computer and harness run it, or do I need the computer and harness from the donor vehicle? I have seen that 8V swaps are supposed to be the easiest over the 16V swap, but I haven't been able to find out just how much of the donor vehicle I need... Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Lawdog, still have that engine and header? LOL!!!
