so who has swapped in a cavy motor ...

[BRYAN]

ok i need to know for sure that a 1997 cavy motor will fit in my 1997 s10 i have searched and im about 80 percent sure it will. however the place i am buying it will not give me cash back so i need to know the only thing i am worried about is the oil pan i know it will need to be swiitched over just wondering if the pump and pick up will work and yeah so any help will be great

[poconojoe]

Are you sure the motor mounts will fit the block?
I think FWD blocks have differant location for the mounting holes

[kjm762]

There are 3 different 2.2L motors. One is the J-car, one is the A-car and then the S-truck. They dont interchange. Been there, tried it, got the shot glass & the t-shirt-from it.

[mechanicix]

It will interchange. You have to change the motor mounts, oil pan and pick-up tube, oil pressure sensor, water outlet tube, brackets, timing chain cover due to the location of the tensioner, and possibly flywheel and pilot bearing depending on if the cavi motor you bought is out of a auto or manual. It will work I just swapped the motor in my 98 s10 with an 02 cavi motor.

[BRYAN]

any body else ?i cant return the motor once i get it so id like to hear some more input

[stalephotograph]

save the time and money and just get another motor from an s-series. sounds to damn complicated to swap a fwd motor into a rwd.

[Garage Customs]

Quote: Originally Posted by stalephotograph

save the time and money and just get another motor from an s-series. sounds to damn complicated to swap a fwd motor into a rwd.

good advice

[poconojoe]

Quote: Originally Posted by mechanicix

It will interchange. You have to change the motor mounts, oil pan and pick-up tube, oil pressure sensor, water outlet tube, brackets, timing chain cover due to the location of the tensioner, and possibly flywheel and pilot bearing depending on if the cavi motor you bought is out of a auto or manual. It will work I just swapped the motor in my 98 s10 with an 02 cavi motor.

97 and 98 are differant motors
According to the Hollinger interchange manual, the blocks between the FWD and RWD do not interchange, that doesn't mean you can't get it to fit, but it might take a lot of work.

[BRYAN]

most 2.2 out of a 96-97 are around 800-900 dollers i can get a cavi motor out of a 97 cavi for 250 .... anybody else ?

[s10bbagged]

i dont think there the same i do cavy motors all the time. i tried to do an s10 with one and was told there different.

[s10bbagged]

i think the only difference is the head . heater hose is in a different spot. ud have 2 plug the one side and put the hose on the other

[killerdwarf]

I just did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just got the truck running about an hour ago! 95 Cavi into 95 Sonoma Canged oil pan; Tube and p/u were fine; changed intake; Changed pcv and coolant locations; Changed coil pack; Changed crank sensor; Changed motor mounts and all pulleys; Everything bolted up fine!!! Truck fired right up and ran great!!! It's alot of work but they do work

[BRYAN]

thats what i like to hear now i think the 96-97 have a crank sensor and a cam sensor but other then that they are the same as a 94-95 (block wise) and when i bought a 94 cavy motor ( last week) all it was really missing was the crank and cam sensors so we shall see. ill be starting the install hopefully wednesday ( depends when salvage yard can get it pulled ) worst case ill have a spare motor for a cavy if i ever get one

[mechanicix]

Quote: Originally Posted by poconojoe

97 and 98 are differant motors
According to the Hollinger interchange manual, the blocks between the FWD and RWD do not interchange, that doesn't mean you can't get it to fit, but it might take a lot of work.

Yes but the fact is it was done. He is talking about a cavi motor out of a 97 anyways which will work.

[BRYAN]

looks like the head is different...... it has no spot for the thermostate to mount on the front of the motor ??????? any ideas do i just need to switch heads

[killerdwarf]

You have to remove the frost plug and bolt the filler neck from the truck engine on

[mechanicix]

for what you need look for a 96-97 motor.

[BRYAN]

yeah i noticed that once i pulled off the bracket that holds the power steering pump on and crap thanks