superu Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 So, as some may remember, I got an '80 brat with a toasted engine, but a doner 1300 to go with.. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2476 The car sat for 10 years in a field and I got it free As my summer project, I've pulled, checked replaced all brakes, pulled and pressure tested the gas tank, pulled the engine and dropped the doner engine (i think a '78 1300). The block was different so I couldn't keep the original brat intake, so matching up hoses and such has been interesting... So I've got things switched, and it'll crank, but not fire... I've got no spark, and have tried lots of ghetto hook ups to make sure the coil's getting juice, but to no avail... I also have a '78 wagon doner, that runs but no drive.. I've raped front CV's from the wagon to the brat, and have hooked up the coil but no dice... There's an electrical connection from the firewall that goes up to the alt, carb, dist, etc, but there is a 2-plug connection that has nowehere to go on the doner intake, which had a place to go on the original intake... Ideas, suggestions, HELP?!! I'm close but still far from driving it . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 So here's some pix of the stock engine and intake and the doner engine and intake so you can have a feeling of what I'm working with...... So they're both EA71s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Dooh, conputers.. So here's the real stock intake . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 nice score on the wagon. i would really like to see your brat when you get it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Super, This Brat should have the tried and true "points and condenser" distributor. If this is the case, the coil gets battery voltage on the positive terminal. The negitive side goes to the points. The points need set to .018" gap (do not clean the points with sandpaper. use a burnishing file and clean with a folded dollar bill) and the condenser has to be good. Not a whole lot of folks know about points ignitions anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBARU3 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I did the same thing. Transplanted a 1979 intake and emissions onto a 1980 motor. Not a hard thing and you don't have to use all the wires. Too many questions and too much to type. Send me your phone # and when's a good time to call and I will attempt to walk you through your situation. Regards, Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subieguy Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Well Superu any progress yet? Did you get that Brat running again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBARU3 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Talked on the phone last night with him for a couple hours. I pushed him in the right direction. He should have it running soon. It's just matching up the "mix and match parts"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 What will become of the 1300?? I'd love to have that for my '73. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetreesubie Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 looks like my brat super reely:eek: it does the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBARU3 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Paul....it's actually a 1600 from 1976 or 1977. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Nope, not yet... Its freakin' cold here right now!! As per 2 am conversation with subaru3, i switched distrbutors and got all new vaccuum lines. The carb was leaking rather profusly (I don't know the part names but front driver side, on the front side opposite the fuel line), so i switched carbs for a another i had (looked much cleaner), and put on all new vaccuum lines matching the sticker on the hood, but this one seems to leak as bad... Anyhoo, i may out ont a few more layers and go for it some more in a bit but the 33 degrees is rather uninviting... It did knind of cough a bit (maybe its my imagination), but i shhould still gasket seal the intake and thread treat the intake bolts (thanx todd), but i want it to sputter and idel a bit, that'll be a lot more symbol of progress!! Well Superu any progress yet? Did you get that Brat running again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thanks again Todd, it feels like progress!! Saturday (when cell minutes are free, I'll call you again... attached are pix of the engine bay, carb (with leaking location) and coil... talk to you soon... Talked on the phone last night with him for a couple hours. I pushed him in the right direction. He should have it running soon. It's just matching up the "mix and match parts"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 vaccum splice this image shows where the 78 wagon has a vaccum splice NOT illustrate on the diagram... I relined the hose according to the diagram, ignoring this plice, but wonder about its function... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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