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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
Wow, it's remarkable how similar that engine looks to my parents 1987 Toyota camry. If I was you I would be looking for a M/T. Then 40mpg would be a walk I the park to get.
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I won't be changing the transmission and a tranny swap could require a differend main wiring harness and many other components even including removing the complete dash pedal assembly bracket and a whole lot of other parts.
Say about 50 hours labor. More labor than it took to rebuild the Fiesta.
Flywheel, clutch, master and slave, pedal bracket, shifter and all assosciated linkages and brackets. Interlock system with automatic seat belt activitation and shift interlock to keep it from starting in gear. Do all that and find out the tranny bearings are bad, NAH.
Instead I think I'll sell the Fiesta and Ranger and pocket 10 grand, with which I can finish up the 3 wheeler, or buy 3000 gallons of gas.
I don't like putting 3 grand in my labor in a tranny swap that is basically worth nothing when I am done, in a $300 car.
regards
Mech