1984 Mazda GLC??

[loserkidwac]

Ok well i may have the chance to get a 84 GLC for Free, has a decent motor but it threw a rod threw the block...I plan to just grab a new motor from the junkyard to get it onthe road but i am having trouble find what motor came in the GLC and other cars that the motor came in...anyone point me in the right direction, thanks...Matt

 

[chaos2015]

whats a glc

 

[B1GHAM]

whats a glc

basically the predecessor to the protege/mazda 3

great little car is what GLC stood for if I remember right. Ill do some research for ya and see what I dig up.

 

[B1GHAM]

ok

so far - its a 4cyl 1.5l engine... working on getting the code now.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

whats a glc

think carbureted 323 predecessor and you would be on the right track. and yes GLC was often referred to as the "great little car".

if the motor is bad you could just do this;

 

[B1GHAM]

E5
The 1.5 L (1490 cc) E5 pushed the stroke to an oversquare 80 mm. It was used in the 1980-1985 Mazda Familia, Ford Laser and FWD 1981-1986 Mazda GLC. In certain markets a twin-carburetted, high-compression version exists, dubbed the E5S.


E5F
The E5F was a fuel-injected variant of the E5, released in 1982 and available only in Japan.




E5T
The flagship turbocharged, fuel-injected and non-intercooled variant of the E5 was the E5T. Released in 1983 and available only in Japan, the E5T utilized an IHI-supplied VJ1 turbocharger running approximately 0.5 bar (7 psi) to produce as much as 115 hp (90 kW) and 119 ft.lbf (162 Nm). Other notable advancements included an integrated knock sensor (supplied by Mitsubishi) and multi-point fuel injection as standard.

This was Mazda's first production 4-cylinder turbo engine and was found in the top of the line 1982-1985 Mazda Familia XGi-R Turbo and Ford Laser S Turbo as well as the early Mazda Familia XG Turbo, XG-R Turbo and Ford Laser TX3 Turbo models. Most of the technological features found in this engine were carried over to the later Mazda B6T.


E5T Carb
A strange carburettor turbocharged version of the E5 was the E5T Carb. It was exclusively available in Australia as part of the White Lightning Ford Laser limited-edition package released in June 1985. The engine started out as a E5S and then a VJ1 turbocharger was fitted, and setup in a blow-through style. As the carburettors were not boost referenced, they were difficult to maintain and often suffered from float rupture or excessive flooding. Unlike its more reliable fuel-injected counterpart, the E5T carb turbo setup was notoriously difficult to maintain and supposedly only 500 were made.

from wikipedia - I love that site.

Link to wikipedia article here!

 

[MazKid]

think carbureted 323 predecessor and you would be on the right track. and yes GLC was often referred to as the "great little car".

if the motor is bad you could just do this;

'82-'85 GLCs are FWD...the pics above are of a '77-'81.

Good luck finding a replacement engine for the GLC, although I've seen them in the junkyards before. If all else fails, get a '90-'94 Protege LX BP 1.8L DOHC engine, wireharness, ECU, and transmission and make it work.

 

[randyscycle]

A friend of mine had one in high school back in the 80's (yes I'm that old) and it was truly a "great little car" we went everywhere in that thing and with little or no maintenance. I think it had 200,000 miles on it when he sold it. It was a simple design and easy to work on.

Keep in mind though it is old. Anything you get from the salvage yard, is most likely going to need a going through. Don't expect to find a 30K motor from a 20+ year old car and be able to bolt it in and drive away. I usually do a little research beforehand to see whats available in the way of parts. Nothing like planning on driving something, only to be sidelined for weeks or months over a small brake part, carb part, etc......20 years old these days is like a million years ago when you walk into a parts store.

 

[jdieselindeed]

Hey, y'all. I'm wondering if the kid had any luck finding a motor for his hooptie. I just need my carburetor problem solved! xelderx has been really helpful, and there's a carb floating about in the internet ethers (you know who you are, and thanks--that's why I joined this doggone forum). Kid, I don't believe you are wac or a loser, if you can get that da*m car on the road. I'll STILL be a po broke n lonely single mom when you DO.
Holla!

 

[loserkidwac]

Ha ha LOL I forgot i posted this, i ended up passing on the GLC. I check the local U-pull it and there is a decent amount of FS motors but thats about it and I already have 3 cars 2 CRX and the MSP so I figured i wouldn't have the time need to do a swap, its sucks because i looked like it would be a fund car, thanks for all the help...

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