Will the crank from an 83 ek1 fit an 81?

[eduardo i.]

Will the crank from an 82 Ek1 fit an 81 ek? How about other parts? I know already gthat themanifold,heads,cam dont swap over but does the carb swap right through? Do the valve cover and crankcase swap over too?How about the oil filter?

[79cord]

Pretty sure the crank, rods & pistons will swap over; EL '81&'82 cranks & rods have same part numbers, though '82 EL pistons give higher compression than '81.

Carburetor, Distributor, Valve cover, oil pump & oil pan part numbers vary so they changed but that doesn't mean they might not fit...

Oil filter the same.

[Dr_Snooz]

I put an '81 crank in the engine for my '82. It worked great. I believe the carb lost about a billion vacuum lines in '83. Or maybe it sprouted a bunch. I think they're different though.

[1GCustomAccord]

The bolt pattern of the carbs were changed several times during the 1st and 2nd gen EL and EK engines, but i think they can swap with a little modification.

[eduardo i.]

Thanks guys, your posts helped alotWill post pictures soon.

[2ndGenGuy]

Sweet!!! Pics!!

[Ichiban]

I put an '81 crank in the engine for my '82. It worked great. I believe the carb lost about a billion vacuum lines in '83. Or maybe it sprouted a bunch. I think they're different though.

It sprouted in '83. Oh man, it fuckin sprouted.

[Ichiban]

Did they have a crank bolt diameter change somewhere between those years?

[1GCustomAccord]

Did they have a crank bolt diameter change somewhere between those years?

Oh yeah! I forgot about that! Yes, somewhere in the clouds of time in the last years of those engines were a bolt size change, y have several crankshafts with either sized bolts.

[79cord]

The bolts between flywheel & crank had changed from M10 to M12 late in 80 but didn't change again...

[eduardo i.]

My engine is an has the m12 ones just for the reccord(81 EK)