Subarian

It's just a thought. I wondered if anyone had done it. I'd rather keep my Soob than have a sunroof.

If you're getting fuel to the carb but nothing in the throats, it's most likely a stuck needle valve.

The age-old questions are "how fast do you want to go" and "how much do you want to spend?":grin:

That does sound like EGR symptoms. You can replace it easily, but you don't really need to. You can block it off by cutting a piece of a soup can big enough to block the port under the EGR tube. You won't miss it.

Copper pipe works well. I used it to replace the factory lines on my old van's rear heat, and it was still in good shape when the van died several years later. You can also insulate it if you want to with cheap foam insulation available at home centers.

Sorry, I didn't catch the part where you asked how to do it. You have to drop the rear driveline and remove the CV halfshafts, and then it's pretty much like any other transmission removal.

I think it's sixes. I pulled the engine to replace mine, but I replaced the tranny about two years later, and it seemed about the same amount of work. Of course, if you drop the tranny, you don't have to deal with things like vacuum lines, so maybe that would swing my vote that direction.

Forgive the shameless hijack, but if I understand this thread right, I can take the knock sensor off of my 86 EA82t parts car and put it on my carbureted EA82 that's getting the turbo, and then I don't need to worry about recurving the distributor?

I managed to get up to about 95 once between Las Vegas and Barstow, but I was getting a lot of help from the Mercedes I was drafting. I've always been impressed with the engineering on Subarus, but I never could figure out why they bothered to put a 125 MPH speedo in them...

I'm actually talking about taking the sunroof out of the parts car I just bought (86 Turbo wagon) and putting it in my 86 GL Wagon.

It doesn't get any better than the D/R. Now you can go anywhere in 4wd until you get stuck, and then drop it into 4lo and get yourself out.

That looks pretty good. I've got an 86 with the huge rockcatcher headlights. I'd probably have to modify that to give some clearance for flex. I was also thinking about clear acrylic.

As I was looking around at parts cars last Saturday, I suddenly remembered how much work I went through to get a good set of headlights for my Subaru. Are any of you using any kind of lighting protectors? If so, what kind, and do you like them?

Has anybody out there ever put a factory sun roof in a Subaru that didn't come with one? Aside from cutting the sheet metal and doing the wiring, what did you run into?

I just cut off the tube from the flange. Then I put a nickel (it may have been a quarter, I'm not sure) under the flange to seal it off. Surprisingly, it hasn't leaked in almost 100,000 miles.

Never mind. i didn't read to the end before commenting.

Just a word of advice if you do decide to get it aligned. I had mine aligned several times by tire stores, and they kept wearing like yours. I finally found an alignment shop that could get it right. They said the tire stores didn't do it wrong, but that the factory specs they were using were wrong. I'd go to an alignment shop that's familiar with 4wd Subarus.

The 32/36 doesn't need an O2 sensor, but you can use it to set up the jets in the Weber. If it's set up right, it will pass emissions easily, and you'll get more power and economy, too. Most of the vac lines can be blocked. The EGR isn't doing you any favors, so you can block that, too. The AIR lines that go to the exhaust port can be blocked off, too. I just sawed mine off flush and put a nickel under each one to block it off. The main thing to watch for is anything that's required for a visual emissions inspection. For example, in Utah, the car has to have all the original emissions equipment to pass the visual inspection before it even goes on the dyno. So the EGR is still there, it's just blocked off. The vac lines are still there, but the ones that aren't needed are blocked internally.

Your Soob sits a little lower than the truck (I have a 70 Chevy, too). You might catch a deer on the grill with the truck, but it's more likely to hit the windshield on your soob. Lifting off the throttle might be a good option.

I've had good luck with the EverStart maintenance free battery WalMart sells. I had one sitting on my garage floor for about two years when I put in in my Subaru. I was worried it might not hold a charge, since it was already four or five years old, but it's started even on cold mornings.

First the bad. My trusty old soob had a little mishap last night. Seems the new tires aren't all that sticky in the rain. I made it home, and now it needs a radiator, condensor, bumper, valance, and hood latch bracket. At least the frame and radiator support are OK. Today I went looking for parts cars, and I ended up buying an 86 Turbo wagon. PO says the timing belt's shot. The battery was missing, so I couldn't turn it over. Still, for $300 bucks I picked up a turbo, power windows, rear discs, LSD, and all the parts I needed originally. I'm going to put a battery and timing belts in it and see what it does. If it runs all right, I might just keep it and go out looking for parts again.

One or two raps on the edge of the cone washer with a chisel and a hammer ought to do it.

I finally got rid of my stock carb and got a Weber because I couldn't get the stock Hitachi to pass emissions. But if you don't want to do that , you can add denatured alchohol to your tank. About 1 gallon to 5 should guarantee you pass.

I'm not familiar with the Holley, but the Weber is a good carb. Not too difficult to set up, and my economy and power are better than stock.

In doing research, the main benefit I could find was for vehicles that aren't driven very often. It seems to be more stable in storage.