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1985 Brat Exhaust Manifold Gasket Size
88SubGL replied to globochem's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Just a guess, but you probably need to look at ones for, perhaps ‘82-‘84, to make sure you get gaskets for an ea81. - Today
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I got a set of 44022GA330 exhaust manifold gaskets, which supposedly is a fit for the 1985 Subaru Brat, but the ring on the inside of the gasket is a bit wider than the pipe and the engine. It's also wider than the old gasket that I pulled off of the exhaust. The bolt holes line up but the ring size isn't an exact match of the pipe size. Does this sound right? I see that there is also a 44022GA340 that is also a fit for the '85 Brat, what's the difference? The listings I'm looking at say that both are a fit for the 1.8L H4 - Gas engine.
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I have a SpeedyEFI kit that I haven't installed yet, but it's basically the same thing. There are people using these over at "NA/T Subarus" on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/491238001237421 I hate directing you over to FB, but those are the people who've been using these on Subies. Hopefully FB will die and people will come back to the forums...
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'79 Brat EJ22 Retrofit Build Thread
mka replied to mka's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Yeah, the initial plan is to chop and shorten the stock Impreza CVs to get things rolling . If need be later down the line I'll get some custom built but I'm a decent DIY-er in my own right so I'm hoping to get lucky and not need to outsource. - Yesterday
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I really should be in bed. lol. But my car also needs struts, and I keep looking them up... I found what may be an exact-ish replacement: Front struts for a new Renault Megane II. Wtf, really? lol. 44.5mm diameter, 545mm/21.46in extended length, 357mm/14.06in compressed length. According to https://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/157099-front-struts/?do=findComment&comment=1313458 , a 4wd strut is "Extended Length 21.25" Collapsed Length 14.00"". Spring diameter looks similar, bottom lock bracket is... different, of course, but may be able to be bent to the right place. Haven't seen specs on the top nut. Fairly cheap, but not available in the US, due to said Renault vehicle never being sold in the US. Some part numbers: BILSTEIN 22-132390 KYB 333718 KYB 633718 MONROE G16387, though the monroe comes up as 2" shorter than the others. The KYB 633718 seems like it might be the premium version, and the 333718 the maybe better excel-g version, not sure what's really different... you'd be installing them with all the subaru top hardware, of course - spring perch, bearing, mount. Want to buy a pair and let me know how they work? lol And now bed. really.
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@bushytailsIf I get complete assemblies from Gorilla, they offer three different spring rates. So I could get firmer springs. My primary concern outside of them bolting up, is travel. I'm pretty sure sambar coilovers don't have as much travel as a BRAT. I'd love to get some used sambar struts just to see if they'll bolt up, but I have no idea where to find some. I did email Gorilla for further specs, but have yet to hear back.
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'79 Brat EJ22 Retrofit Build Thread
bushytails replied to mka's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Do you have a plan for shorter CVs? The diffs are indeed essentially the same. One's probably a 5-bolt R160 and the other a 1-bolt R160. -
Drain coolant, pull a heater hose, plug off one end, hook the other end to compressed air with a valve, slowly let some in, listen for where it's hissing. If it's hissing at the carb, or out a spark plug hole...
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IF someone can help with this question I can probably speed up the troubleshooting process. In the 1995 Subaru Impreza FSM (Auto trans and differential diagnostics section, page 39-40) it shows 2 connectors that need to be probed to troubleshoot the Duty C. One is the T4 and the other is the B9. I have an idea where the T4 is, but not exactly sure. I did find one connector in the back and on top of the transmission that seems like it could be the T4. The problem is that is only has 13 pins in the 16 channel connector. Not sure if that is normal, whereby the picture shows 16 pins, but in reality there's less? Secondly, the diagram shows that the B9 and T4 connector join together at some point. Looking at the diagram, does that mean that other end of the T4 connector, (where it plugs in),-- is the B9? Of should I be looking for another totally separate connector? Thanks!
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I have been spraying cosmoline and woolwax on every surface I can access while I have my drivetrain removed and interior torn apart. The inside of my doors appears to be very rust free, even towards the bottom. Being in the rust belt, I'd like to get ahead of the rust and begin rust prevention asap. My idea was to use a 360 wand to spray woolwax into the doors with the entire power window mechanism in place. Hopefully this will do me two things, one is obviously to prevent corrosion. The second is that woolwax is also a lubricant which, in theory, means it'll get into the window mechanism and lubricate it. My windows are all slow, they work but don't intend to reinstall my A.C. components so having operating windows is a must. I want to avoid removing the glass, as according to the FSM, I also need to remove weatherstripping and I'd like to avoid breaking anything (i.e weatherstripping, glass, plastic clips, etc). Any thoughts on this? Has anyone done this before? (Spraying woolwax without removing anything from the door panel) Thanks :]
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If you're lucky, there may still be a timing decal on the underside of the hood, driver's side nearer the front lip of the hood, spelling out the timing & the green connectors. My 87 GL has a lot of blow by oil getting into the IACV on the throttle body. It got stuck at 1900 RPM one day until I sprayed some wd-40 down into the valve to dissolve the excess oil. After that, it would come down to about 1100 then drop down to about 7-800 slowly, which is what it's supposed to do. My guess is that it hydro-locked with oil. I'm thinking of putting some chore girl pad in each L&R valve cover breather hose to cut down on oil mist getting into the the TBI intake boot.