nevadabob

thanks for all of the good feedback..... yeah I have a pretty good list for PnP parts for minor parts on a few of my vehicles.....gotta get over before the weather turns bad.... funny how the definition of bad weather is so much different in Reno than back east in new england or the mid atlantic.... been spoiled in eight years.... does that sparks subaru shop charge an arm and leg if the carb needs to be tweaked to meet smog???? some of the Reno smogs I've been to can really leave a mark when it comes to tweaking fees for smog tests.... my youngest has been driving to and from the bus stop for a few days now, he's crazy about the car already... I'm glad because he had his eyes on my 240z project up till now....this should be a lot calmer on the nerves for him to drive.... thanks again.... regards, Bob

it has 268K+..... nice little car, fairly clean inside, faded silver outside..... tires are good and the brakes are fair as the song goes.... sure hope it goes thru smog w/o much issues..... exhaust smells pretty clean and all of the vacuum stuff seems to be there.... I do need the air tube from the exhaust to the air cleaner (that should be a Kragen piece).... I did notice when we were checking for tune up parts that there was oil inside the air cleaner housing....I thought that was strange, EGR stuck maybe??? I usually buy Haynes for manuals (Chiltons tend not to say as much) any better recommendations???? regards, Bob

Thanks for the info....yeah it's NV... I live out in Rancho haven.... glad (in a way) to see the oil pressure fluctuations are considered normal.... my son and I took a can of briteclean to the engine yesterday and cut down the first layer of oil/DG sludge under the car.....still plenty there but I got a pretty good look at the oil pan/pump region of the engine.... I'd say that certainly looks like the most suspect area, in fact a couple of the oil pan bolts were a little loose, I had a philips handy at the moment (that was a surprise to have hex bolts w/ philips insets) and several bolts took an 1/8 to 1/4 turn..... lots of new discoveries to be made working on one of these cars.... nice to see that they built a brush/rock pan in to protect the bottom of the engine.... wish my Jeep had that not that it gets out in the desert much.... doesn't seem to like hills much, held third at 4K RPM's pretty steady through the climb, 4th just bogged down long before the top.....I think that it should prove to be a good reliable vehicle....looks like the prior owner did a recent tune up, so it may get thru smog w/o extra work..... thanks again for the quick response, site looks like a wealth of knowledge for plenty of issues..... regards, Bob

I just bought an 84 gl wagon for my kids to use... its a 4 speed.... I'm beginning my checklist of things to inspect.... car is leaker and oil pressure runs a bit eratic.... while driving it can be as high as 70 and then as low as 30 (that is what I noticed during a highway drive home)... doesn't jump around quickly but the gauge does move from one extreme to the other.... engine seems sound, doesn't like long hills (hell what 4 cyl does), but will hold 55 up the hill if you gear down.... are there things that I should look for that this year was known for??? car certainly seems pretty sound for its age and miles..... thanks for the help, new to the group and subarus..... regards, Bob