toadleyb

Thanks for the response. I am done fighting with it for now. Been playing for 3 or 4 hours and it is stinking cold and wet outside. I just took apart the IAC and cleaned it up with some brake clean. Didn't seem to help any. I will try your recommendations later and post back. I have a bunch of errands to run. Will see how the car runs. Thanks Todd PS I forgot to mention at no time during all of these problems has the CEL come on.

I found the CTS and cleaned the connectors. My car has the CTS with the pigtail attached. This didn't help at all. I just did a diagnostic check and I am getting 8 different error codes. These are the codes I am getting 21 - CTS 24 - Air control valve 31 - TPS 32 - O2 Sensor 34 - EGR solenoid 35 - Purge control Solenoid valve 42 - Idle Switch 51 - Neutral Switch Is it really possible all of these things are bad or could one or more be causing others? Anybody wanna buy an 87 DL wagon??? Todd

Thanks for the reply. Where is the CTS located? Todd

Hey all, I have an 87 DL wagon EA82 SPFI. I have had it about 3 years and it has run like a champ up until recently. It doesn't get driven much in the summer. I just started driving it on a regular basis in the last week or so. The problem I am having is this. When I start it on a cold day it starts hard and I have to keep feathering the accelerator to keep it running for the 1st 2 to 3 minutes. Once I get it to stay running it will keep surging like someone is sitting in the car hitting the accelerator. If I don't let it warm up for a long period of time it will bog bad when I step on it but then all of a sudden kick up to a really fast idle and take off on me! I have done some reading about the TPS and IAC. Could one of these be the culprit? If so is there a way to clean them or do they need to be replaced? Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Thanks for the help. I ordered one from cvaxles.com it seemed to be the popular spot here from all the reading I did. It was only 55 plus shipping for a reconditioned.

Okay I just called cvaxles to see about getting a new shaft for my car. Anyone out there know if an 87 DL Wagon would be the 23 spline or 25 spline. It is either part #cv-6505 or 6503 but they were not sure.

I have no intention of using a split boot.

Thanks for the answers. Guess I will go on a mission for new boots tomorrow and tackle it.

I agree with bgd73. I bought my 87 wagon last winter and the heat sucked. After a lot of playing around it turned out to simply be the connection under the dash. Fixed that and the heater will now roast you.

I have been searching and reading for the last couple of hours and have a couple of questions. I have an 87 DL Wagon. I was under it yesterday doing some exhaust work and noticed the outer boot on the front driver's side is completely split in half. I did some searching about replacing the boot and it seems the general opinion is that it is easier to replace the axle than the boot. I read the write up by Edrach. When people refer to the "axle" or "half shaft" what exactly is this? Is it the entire assembly from the DOJ out to the CV joint? The outer boot from what I have read can be replaced by taking the whole shaft out and then removing the DOJ and the inner boot, correct? Where can I buy replacement boots? I am assuming directly from a Subaru dealer. From what I have read aftermarket boots are not as good quality as the OEM boots? Thanks for the help

Here is a link for a Bosch Rebuilt. They are about 60.00 dollars. I put one in my car about a month ago and so far no problems. Got rid of the glowing indicator lights too. http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/alternators~pop.html

I am a little slow at checking my PM's and just realized while reading them that I may have offended some people about a month ago with a post of mine. I sincerely apologize to everyone. It was not my intention to offend people and it will not happen again. Todd

Just thought I would share how I fixed the broken wires on my 4WD indicator switch and Reverse light switch. This is on a 1987 Subaru DL push button 4WD. These two switches are located on the transfer case. The 4WD indicator is on the passenger side. The reverse light switch is on the drivers side. On the drivers side there are two switches the reverse light switch is the one on top. I am not sure what the lower one is? Here is what I did. Remove the switch to be repaired. Make sure you have a catch pan underneath as you will lose your transmission oil. Once I had the switches out I soaked them in some Simple Green to get all of the grease and oil off of them. I then took a soldering iron and melted off the black plastic on the top of the switch where the broken wires are. Once this is removed you will see the metal where the wires are connected. At this point I used a multimeter to check the continuity and make sure the switches worked. I then soldered new wires to the switch and then resealed the top with permatex. Let the permatex set and reinstall the switch. I now have reverse lights and my 4WD indicator. Thanks to everyone on here for the help. I did lots of searching to find out where these switches were. Todd

Ya know it pays to get a good nights sleep and go back to a problem. The boot goes on much better if you do it right. I was trying to tuck the boot inside the hole in the body. I went and looked at it this morning and realized it stretches around the outside! Works great when done right. Thanks for the help! Todd

Hopefully. I gave up for tonight will try again tomorrow and let you know. Thanks for the help. Todd