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I'm trying to find a u joint for my 88 Justy. Does anyone know where i can find one? I checked Rockford driveline, but they only list an 89 and up... are they interchangeable? thanks for any help-- even a part number would be great-- thanks!

Ronan, and all- We've had a service manual on order for about a month, but I guess it's back-ordered. Hubby got the part today, switched it out and everything ran like it's supposed to Thanks for all of you help- we really appreciate it! I'll snap a picture and post it sometime -- Thanks again! Susie

So... here's what happened... we decided we needed to figure out which switch was which one should be a sensor one should be a switch- we knew one was to the gauge, one was to the fan. The fan tested good, ( see prior post) so we took out one of the brass sensors. We knew it w the gauge sensor, because the temp gauge went dead. So we took out the other one and did the paper clip thing ( previously hubby had thought some other sensor was the thermoswitch so had paperclipped it instead)-- TADAAAA!! the fan came on!! So we will get a new thermoswitch and as far as Iknow that should take care of the problem-- agree?? Susie

Oh and on the Justy forum I got the activation code but now geta message that says my account must be approved by a site administrator before I can continue-- :-\ Susie sorry about the double posting - i'm having probs with the editing feature

Hubby says he switched everything over from the old engine-- all the components are from the "American" engine, just the most basic engine is the Japanese. So we tested the fan with a 10 amp fuse and it tested out ok, fan worked, fuse was ok. I guess at first Hubby was thinking the wrong thing was the thermoswitch, so he will buy a new one - we tried the one from the Japanese engine but nothing changed. We will change out the other brass thermal thing,right next to the thermoswitch which i "think" goes to the temperature gauge- this must be the thermosensor. i don't figure it can hurt. I totally agree with you the Chilton's is not good. You said that the fan would be controlled by the thermosensor via tha ECu, but the Chilton's says the thermosensor only relates to the air/fuel mix as the temp changes. So hopefully when he gets these two parts the fan will work. If not then we think the only thing it could be is the wires or the ECU. Do you agree? I'll go to the library today and get what I can from the alldata re the codes. Ours is a 88 carbureted model. About the Justy board, I got the activation code, but now I get a message that a site administrater must approve my account before I can actually be a member- seems like a day should be enough time- keeping at it- Susie

So the error code is 14- which the Chilton's says is the Duty slave or some such thing that we can't locate in the book...? I also am questioning the brass fitting under what we thought was the thermosensor-- I hope I used the right term-- because it's brass it seems like it's related to the heat monitoring- are we wrong on what is what-- The chikton's only shows one thing there, not two like we have one has 2 wires, one has 1 wire. I think we should switch that out, but Hubby's getting frustrated so I w ill bring that up later, I registered on the Justy board, but can't post until I get approved :0) Anyone know whar that error code means? Thanks!

Thank you- It didn't occur to me that the wiring may be different--- I'll post later on what we find out--Thanks! And I will post on the Justy board--Thanks for the link! Susie

What does JDM mean? Well, we did have a CEL at one point, in getting this thing going- right after he got the engine in and just firing it up that light came on-- the engine also smoked quite a lot for a few minutes. I don't know how he got the CEL off. I was sitting in the car turning the key/car on and off Yes on the wiring diagram that I got from Alldata at the library the cooling sensor goes into the ECU. Hubby says the guy that runs the Auto shop class says the fan shouldn't be the issue if it works when grounded to the battery. Hubby's a painter for the local school district. It'll be interesting to see what we find out when we get to looking at it tonight. Any other suggestions? I really appreciate it-- I don't mind asking questions for him because like I said he doesn't like to type,and I like to investigate things-- I really don't want a hard-wired fan, I think we can figure it out, but may need some opinions from others who have been in our shoes or know more about this stuff than we do! Susie

Hi- I'm sorry I forgot to post that we did check the fuse, and it is ok- horn still works, they are on the same fuse. I think he replaced it just in case even. So the thermo switch is what controls the fan- I believe he pulled off the one from the old motor and switched it out, but I'm not positive on this. The electrical diagram does show the fan being controlled by the ECU, but when my husband gets home I will print these responses so he can make more sense of the posts! The tip regarding checking the fan seems like a good one to try- Also I was wondering if the trouble codes could be of help in pinpointing the problem? I really appreciate the help- Susie

What is the temperature gauge sensor? The temperature sensor seems to be on the rt side of the block as you are facing the motor, is there another temperautre sensor in the car? I I can't seem to find much in my Chiltons It lists the thing next to the thermosensor as an EGR valve. Thanks!

I'm posting for my hubby- (he hates to type!) He just finished putting a Japanese engine in his 4x4 Justy( manual tranny) Everything was going great, but the fan didn't kick on until the temperature got pretty hot, right before the top of the heat gauge just before it went into the red. It also came on just for a second then stopped. It seemed to be spinning slower than it should be ( to me) Now the fan doesn't come on like it should, but WILL come on with it grounded to the battery. So here's what we've done: changed thermostat checked the thermosensor ( at least we think we did) he put a u-shaped paperclip into the holes of the sensor-- will that test it? Tested the wires into the fan- they are getting juice Now he's thinking it's something in the fan motor that it needs an exceptionally large amount of juice to work. A n electrician at his work said it could be the diode in the fan motor. Before we spend the money getting a rebuilt fan motor, I just wanted to check here to see what you guys think. Another question here. I know he can install a toggle switch hard-wiring the fan on the dash and bypass the sensing units, but we'd really rather not- everything about the car is nicely stock and I think that'll be a last resort. But why do so many Subaru's have that hard-wired fan? We've had 2 that had them.... is there really a cooling issue that can only be fixed that way, or is it just a cheaper/easier fix? Thank you so much-- Susie

Hi- hubby took the wagon through emissions today and it failed here are the readings: HC co cruise limit 180 1.3 cruise emissions 60 .24 cruise result PASS PASS Idle limit 220 1.2 Idle emissions 140 2.54 Idle result Pass FAIL I can post the other data if needed. Are there errors codes that we can check, and if so is it done by turning the ignition 3 times and then watching for some flashes, or is it done another way? Also, Hubby had forgotten to change the oil before testing it-- this car has been sitting for 3 years until we purchased it and replaced the distributor and bought a key for it. We had replaced the air filter plugs, and put in new gas. Would the oil change make a big difference or is there something else amiss too? Any help or advice would be appreciated-- Thanks! Susie

Well actually our antenna is missing, just the holder is there. We're interested, sent you a PM-- Thanks!

Color # 15 , antenna on driver's side-- Thanks, Susie

My hubby and I are looking for a passenger side fender for our newly aquired 84 Gl 4x4 wagon. What year or models of car will be interchangeable for this? Prefer a silver one if anybody has one , but any color really would do. Thanks, Susie Ps Really like this board- really good resource- appreciate it!