edrach

Jrach was driving my Brat to Michigan to pick up a motorcycle. From the sounds of it he blew a headgasket just outside of Bozeman. Anyone out there who can contact him and advise where to take it for repair and a reasonable hotel. I just talked to him and it might be more simple than that, but it certainly sounds ominous. His cell # is 360-510-1224. I'll try to work out stuff from here but right now I'm just looking for some local help. Thanks, ===edrach=== Update (10:15 PDT): Well, James got towed back to Bozeman and they're in the Brat in the parking lot of a NAPA place next to a bar in Bozeman. Seems all the hotels are booked so they'll be roughing it in the Brat.

This must have been what I saw in the wrecking yard yesterday. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39263

A while back I was talking with someone on the board (I think) who was looking for a rear hatch for a "high top" wagon. I don't remember who it was but I hope he picks up on the title. I was at I-5 Auto Wrecking in Chehalis, WA today looking for Impreza parts and saw a wagon with the roof line raised another 4 inches or so....only the 2nd one I've ever seen. Anyway, if you read this post and are looking for the hatch or other parts unique to this roofline, the car's inventory number is 89-10377. They also had an XT4 in the yard; apparently originally a turbo model but someone had installed a fuel-injected motor in it and stashed the turbo motor in the trunk and then gave up on the project and junked the XT. Supposedly in quite good condition. I don't know anything more about it and I didn't see it while I was wandering through the yard.

Austin, my youngest kid (jrach) is travelling east to Marquette, MI (in MY brat) to pick up a motorcycle. He's leaving tonight and has to pass through your current residence on the way. He'll head north into Wisconsin and then east into the Upper Peninsula area of MI. I can forward a 'phone # to him for anyone who PMs me with one; he won't have much time to chat, but it would be nice if he could meet some of our midwest members.

I suggest www.cvaxles.com in Ocala, FL for quality rebuilt axles. I just had to replace one I put on the Brat 4 or 5 years ago and it was just that the inner boot on the passenger side (just above the catalytic converter) had failed. $55 plus refundable core cost and shipping and I'd check their warantee also. If you're doing the wrecking yard thing, I've had good luck selecting used axles at Pull a Part for under $25 each (tax included) and they typically last me more than the 18 months you've gotten out of your Pepboys axle. Once you get used to the tricks of replacing the axles, you'll find you can do one in under an hour. I just did one on a Brat I'm trying to restore in a liesurely 30 minutes.

Trust me, Verizon the phone company knows diddly about DSL; and Verizon the ISP can't work the 'phone centrals.....And they don't talk to each other either!!

Jeanne and I will be there; likely staying in our Toyota RV but bringing the Brat just for fun.

By the way, that's the pic of the later version ('85 and up) of that wheel. The '80 to '84 version looks similar but is less prone to becoming unbalanced. The older version also rubs on the front caliper of the '85 and newer cars. Price here is the same.

Our local PAP yard charges $9.50US plus 8.8% sales tax for the wheel with the tire still present.

Come to think of it, it WAS a very productive 4th of July weekend. We got lots done........

They couldn't put in the order for the new system back on 6/21 when this all started? Annoying when they think they've got you by the short hairs. I remember when Verizon accidentally disconnected my DSL---their error, not mine---and it took them 30 days to hook me up again!!!! And that was with me "tactfully" suggesting they get their act in gear the whole time. Another reason I dropped Verizon when we moved. I don't miss them at all.

Odd, my '91 Legacy's rad would never have fit into my '86 wagon....well it might fit, but the mounting holes wouldn't match up.

Besides the large bolt holding the Harmonic Balancer, you've got a woodruff key that prevents the HB from rotating on the crankshaft. Since the HB had come loose, I'd suspect the the groove in the HB is worn and allows the HB to come loose quickly. Remove the HB and look at it and see if the groove is worn and make sure the woodruff key is not missing or badly worn. Hopefully the crank portion where the woodruff key fits is not worn too. Replace the worn parts and tighten down the bolt with a good thread locker and you should be okay. If you need another Harmonic Balancer, I have one I can ship you.

Some pics were added today and results were re-organized.

Cool, I went to school in Hoboken; met my future wife at Jersey City Medical Center where she was studying Nursing. That brings back fond memories. Best of luck on your trip; everything should be okay.

What year?

The resistor pack is meant to be in the air flow for cooling; if the air flow is restricted in any way, the resistors will overheat and fail pre-maturely.

Sounds like the alternator again. How old is your battery? If it's more than 5 years old, I'd suggest replacing that since there's a possibility that an intermittant open circuit inside the battery could cause the alternator to fail. While you're at it, make sure both heavy wires and connections to the battery are good and tight at both the battery end and car ends.

I'd have to check the manual, but it's around 12 ft-lbs if I remember correctly. Which engine are we talking about? It shouldn't make a difference, but it might.

If the Legacy is like the earlier Subaru models, remove the door panel from the front passenger door and check the lock cylinder on that side. The key code was stamped into the side of the lock cylinder on the older models; maybe it still is.

A standard size DIN will fit in the normal console (I have one) and in the slanted one also.

I'd consider having it done in Canada...would likely cost you less. What part of Jersey are you in. I grew up in Irvington and Union and lived in Rockaway before moving to Delaware and then out here. I remember the state fondly....I must have logged 50K miles just rallying.

Alan, bring it here if you like and we can check for inlet leaks.

Results for the Hillsboro event are posted at http://www.oregonrally.com/?page=results Looks like a fine weekend was had by most of our group. Best time of day for the morning run goes to qman in Zapar's Impreza. 4:04.51 for three runs. Second best time of day for the morning run goes to Zapar in qman's smokin XT6. 4:07.15 for three runs. Third place in Open class went to eurowrx. 4:12.03 for three runs. First in PGT (and 9th best time for the morning run) to jrach running in a '96 Impreza wagon. 4:26.99 for three runs. Third in PGT to XSNRG in his '87 RX. 4:37.84 for three runs. First in Truck/SUV to 84SOOB in an '84 Brat. 4:14.05 for three runs. Second in Truck/SUV to edrach in an '84 Brat. 4:21.22 Times for PGT are a bit deceptive since the course was wetter when PGT ran. Some fine pics can be seen at http://www.pdxsports.com/go.asp?f=200506_RallyX

Timing is set to 20 degrees advance; just where it should be.