bheinen74

please put a real working temp guage in the car, not some temp on the spot thing from wal mart. put a real time temp guage so you can see temps at idle, at load, up hill etc. you are wasting most peoples time if you do not do this. serious. please do this first thing before any other moves. this is not a joke connie, you need a all the time working temp guage on these older cars. you do not have this.

that is my plan. thanks for confirm the distr being same. the person on the phone just was really bummed and I will go rescue it and put it on the road for my hauler.

I will make attempt on this. i bet my wagon would pull it back here no probs. edit at least its this side of chicago. I don't have o be back to work til Friday, i got the time. will the Distributor in my Brat be the same? thats too far to pull it. edit again. I called and spoke with him. Is the distributor in a 85 Brat same as a 83 wagon?

you need to wire up a real temp guage and put it on a Guage pod in the dash, NEED to do this first Connie. If you don't do this, you might fry every single motor you put in there. That Digi dash must eventually must go too. I think for less than 20 bucks you can get the temp guage and sender. Its not worth putting a penny more into that car, or engine until you get a reliable temp reading, so you know if its getting hot or not, even if you get the fans going, you need to know the temps. Get the temp guage to the very top of your list, you are just wasting money if not.

inside is amazing. wow. and it has the rare AC. how many of these are around anymore, in any state? you were 1 day ahead of me sir mick

nice 78 Front MudFlaps:banana: looks to be a good barn find. rare car for Iowa, and it goes to a good guy. Whats your boy say to it.

post the info Mick you sly dog.

anyone use RTV Ultra-Grey for the oil pans on ea81? thats what we use on the ej22's

yep, don't lose it after you use a punch to drive it out.

this could be classic sign of alternator failure shortly.

in 85 the valvetrain changed . clutch clamp force supposedly higher on 85+

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good luck, i want LB to be fixed for good.

well i have only done clutch jobs on EJ legacy's

does the exhaust have to come loose via drop the tranny method? I really think i would rather jack the car up high on jackstands, and do this via dropping the tranny. unhook axles, remove speedo thread, undo driveshaft, remove tranny with the transmission jack. Engine out method involves draining coolant, undoing all vacuum lines, gas lines, AC stuff, electrical, exhaust, etc. I think it will be quicker to drop the tranny.

Its in my garage defrosted. I loosened up the clutch adjustment yesterday, and it was able to grip about 4000 rpm, so i got in in the garage, had a little trouble getting over the drift near the garage door, that was it for the clutch. thats all she wrote. Brat will sit there for now. Is it easier to just drop the tranny out to change the clutch? I think with the lift kit, since the tranny is already down low, it would be easiest to drop it down than to pull the motor. My dad has a transmission jack also so i can borrow it. now will be the time to install the front seals on the tranny i bought last summer. subiemech85.......is your inbox cleaned out yet.

could be a pinhole in upper or lower hose

A-1 imports, Homestead Iowa over by Iowa City/Amana they had quite a few peugeot cars, 6 or 7 or so, lots of steelies, but they were crushing the cars by the dozens last time in Fall. they had like 15 subarus, all looked that they were driven in. If you want to go, get ahold of them first and make sure someone is around. I would tag along if you arrange this. bh

no. sorry

I saved the old ball joints that came off my 85 Brat and they should be the same. I could send one out to you priority mail in the morning, i can't get home to it before the PO closes today. It would at least get you home, but then you should replace it with new. PM if you want that. It would arrive possibly Friday, Sat, or Monday to you-where are you. or get new at rockauto.com and get expedited shipping which will be pricey.

i might go see the cost on them today at lunch at Theisens. get the price, then see if i can find it cheaper online. I think i should defrost the BRAT soon. and maybe even get to the clutch if i can get it warm in the garage. will keep everyone posted. I have paid time off from work wednesday the 24 thru Jan 2 so i have the time.......

maybe a new ball joint is all that is needed to put it back together.

make sure there is no fuse in the 4wd fuse holder. it is not supposed to have a fuse. be clear on that. on the 91-94 legacy's the fuse holder is up near the firewall, nearer the passenger side, back by the intake tubing.

be safe using a come-along. mine snapped and the heavy metal hook end came back and whacked my knee. ouch. that was when i decided to try to get it another day. Is the car on its side or upside down? Blown motor? Or is it still running and driving, just in a steep ravine? Good Luck. Post up here and other boards, surely some people will go help you get your car. Give some details so someone may be more likely to go help. make a plan, take as much tow straps and recovery devices you can, shovels, chains, come-alongs, more than a few, one to pull the car, one to ease the tension and hold it. clevice pins, etc.

Thought I would start this thread so we can accumulate the problems we have experienced due to the bitter cold, all in one thread. like, accidents, no heat, wheels falling off etc. Hope this is okay to start a thread like this. my problem: Got Brat stuck in a snow bank, and burned the clutch up trying to get out.