"Free" 93 Eclipse N/T + Bent Valves= Now what?

[Aquatone]

I have been given a 93 Eclipse DOHC N/T that won't start and likely has bent valves and/or needs new timing/Balance shift kit.

Condition of the car-

127K on the clock.

Body good without rust. Lower plastic valance is "jacked up" from a minor rear collision.

Interior very good except for missing driver side sun visor.

Possible options-

Sell as rolling chasis. So far everyone that stops and asks about the car wants to pay me $250 cash, drop a battery in it and drive it to work and school .... uh, it won't start and needs hundreds of dollars of work.

Part it out. Seems like a waste of pretty good car. I would rather see someone enjoy it, appreciate it, and make it driveable... yes I know it is not a AWD turbo car, but still maybe somebody wants to have the "looks" without the expenses.

Repair and sell. I doubt that I could do much more than recover my expenses and would not make enough profit to make it worth my trouble.

Repair and Keep. Possible. How much to do valve job/repair? $65-300?

Timing belt Kit $200. Balance shaft belts.

How big of a "b*tch" is it to mess with the head without impact tools?

Ideas. Suggestions.

Thanks for any input.

I am not a hardcore DSM person, but I do like the idea of anything that is not Honda.

Aquatone

 

[jason732]

I say go for the repair. Even though it may cost you more than you anticipate selling the car for, it beats selling it for $250 :thumbdown , or letting the stuff you don't part out sit in your garage or driveway for who-knows-how-long, like my brother in law...

If you get it back in running condition, you should be able to sell it for a good $2,000 if it's in really good shape.

Good luck!

 

[iowaboostin]

I agree with jason.. you got it for free, so put a few hundred dollars into it, then sell it and make a very nice profit/downpayment on a AWD

 

[xcelr8n]

IMO part the thing out, whys pend extra money on a messed up 1gnt, part it out make some cash and call it a day with it.

 

[97spydagst]

i would fix it up even thow it aint turbo. You can find a 1g head for like 150 then belt 50$ u can do all the work your self it isnt hard at all.

 

[totalburnout]

Just buy a junkyard head?

 

[igopoopy]

i spent 60 on the valves and 90 on a head rebuild kit
did it all with no air tools





and im 16 so i say fix it

 

[Aquatone]

i spent 60 on the valves and 90 on a head rebuild kit
did it all with no air tools





and im 16 so i say fix it

Did you replace the valve guides too?

I think I will take your advice and repair it.

Seems like a waste of a good car.

Did you remove all the manifolds from the head 1st? Or did you remove the head with the intake and exhaust maniforlds still on?

 

[97spydagst]

take off the exhuast mani! and the intake mani will come off with the head its the best way good luck. u can do it im 17 and did it about 4 times