FleshEater
Ordinary Average Guy
Will the 16V set up bolt up to the 8V or will I need to buy a new bracket? Found a parts Geo for $400 locally.
Can you get the whole 16V and bolt it in place of the 8V?
Can’t remember for sure but it seems like my 8V is V belt and the 16V is serpentine
Does it run? That’s how I ended up with my 4 door tracker. Had my bad ass little 2 door convertible built but the 8V sucked from minute one. Was keeping an eye out on CL for a 16V donor to do an engine swap. Found my white one for $700 bucks and it’s one of the cleanest Rigs I’ve ever found. Decided it was easier to put the lift and stuff off the 2 door onto the 4 door than it was to swap wiring harnesses.I got the whole car. 16V with power steering, A/C, auto trans, 4WD. I need to see if my 8V is V belt. I can’t remember if it is or not. But, I think Low Range Offroad might sell a pulley to swap.
Found my white one for $700 bucks and it’s one of the cleanest Rigs I’ve ever found.
Owner says it runs. 64k on the clock, but the fuel lines rotted, broke, and clogged the filter. This thing is a rusted turd, but under the hood is CLEAN, and so is the interior. My 8V runs awesome as well and just needs the oil pan gasket replaced and a timing belt/water pump job. Other than that it’s like a top.Does it run? That’s how I ended up with my 4 door tracker. Had my bad ass little 2 door convertible built but the 8V sucked from minute one. Was keeping an eye out on CL for a 16V donor to do an engine swap. Found my white one for $700 bucks and it’s one of the cleanest Rigs I’ve ever found. Decided it was easier to put the lift and stuff off the 2 door onto the 4 door than it was to swap wiring harnesses.
That it is.
8v’s and 16v’s are both v belts. I need to find a power steering setup for mine. I’ll of course forget about it until the weather gets cold and the big crawler gets put away and the Tracker comes back out.
As mentioned, they're both serp. Only the 1.3 and the odd ball he's talking about a V belt.That it is.
8v’s and 16v’s are both v belts. I need to find a power steering setup for mine. I’ll of course forget about it until the weather gets cold and the big crawler gets put away and the Tracker comes back out.
Just discovered an issue with my pulley sitting too far forward.For clarification...
All 1.6s (8Vs and 16Vs) are ribbed belt. The only trackicks (sidekicks actually) to have a v-belt were the early 89 model year sidekicks that had the 1.3 (samurai engine) that was carbed. These sidekicks will also have a 5 speed tranny with a unique bellhousing that adapts a trackick tranny to a 1.3 engine.
The PS pump brackets are different between the 8V and 16V. The 16Vs sit a little farther forward of the engine, because the timing belt cog is thicker (wider timing belt) and therefore pushes the belts farther away from the engine.
Modifying how/where the bracket bolts to the block is really the only way to get it to line up, short of just finding an 8V PS pump bracket.Just discovered an issue with my pulley sitting too far forward.
What’s the best way to make a 16V bracket work on an 8V? Cut the front tab off and slot the two larger bolts?
Modifying how/where the bracket bolts to the block is really the only way to get it to line up, short of just finding an 8V PS pump bracket.