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I got mine with a long screwdriver.was able to move the latch and pop it open. Then I rigged up a wire similar to the bass string method.For now I open my hood from in front og the grill where my homemade cable comes out of the grill. When you get it open you should be able to find a new cable.I just got two on eBay recently.

Yup,you were right,it's 3.5 qts. US So,I did the tranny fluid thing,drove it a bit,drained it.WOW,took a lot more silt with it and ouch! :-\ some crunchy stuff today.Definitely most of a geartooth face is missing,maybe two,more...??? 5th gear doesn't want to engage,hurting synchro for sure. Otherwise not bad to drive at all.Going to go for another tranny though since there's two in the northeast,one not too far.

I'll look again,but I swear my DM said 2.7 for the S/R 5spd.Been wrong once or twice before,so we'll see. Yeah,maybe the tranny fluid thing,drive it around,then drain and refill.Didn't use the car tonight.Will make the New Years Eve food run and do it then. Happy New Year all you fellow Suba-cretins!

Drain result: Mostly a metalic silt at bottom of pan with a few fragments of gear teeth.No real chunk of tooth.Motly the fragments looked like shavings off the gear teeth.Motor oil I used as gearbox lube to get home was quite blackened :-\ .Magnet on the drain plug held mostly silt,a pinch of metal "hairs",and a couple of shavings.Again,no real chuncks. Added a full 3qts. of 80W90 and the reading still looked on the low side.Going to make a little run tonight and check it again,probably in the morning.Driver's manual said it should take 2.7 qts. ....hmmmm. Going to do another drain.I just don't feel that great about it although it sounds much better and behaves very well. Only problem: Not catching 5th cleanly or sometimes just not at all and I throw it back into 4th in frustration and fear of it grenading.I managed to get 5th on the long ride home with the motor oil in the gearbox.Seemed to get worse after the drain/refill with the proper gear oil. Could I have slightly bent the shifter fork when I was struggling with it while the shifter was working loose all that time?Or do you think it's more likely the 5th gear synchro worn too much to help?

YES!! Thanks guys!! Great advice. 1st to Reverse,seemed to loosen it up. Drove it home about 80 miles on motor oil.Going to drain,refill,check the fragments,etc.

That you should wait,for sure. That you might find yourself needing to carry insurance if you're going to be a subcontractor. That this maybe belongs in another Forum. Good luck.

Not a cable,the hard linkage where there's a large loop at the end,has bushings,nut on the end of the link rod secures it all to the tranny. I really think it's because 2 gears got selected at once.We'll see.We're definitely trying to break it loose first before doing any take down.Naturally,I'll be draining the chips,etc.....but thanks for making sure. You know,it;s these 2 1/2 year projects with interuptions that really suck.I should have been all over the underside making sure everything was snug,etc. I'm guessing I barely toqued the nut on by hand just to get it towed from the old workshop and just neglected to get back under there.I don't know....but we'll find out if she'll break loose soon.Going to be a fun day,I'm sure.:-\

Front wheels won't rotate at all right now.:-\

THIS IS ABOUT A TRANNY THAT LOCKED UP,NOT A Locking diff.... That's a single range EA82T with the pushbutton atop the shifter. Tranny locked up like you'd see in a cartoon.1/8+ inch of rubber for about 40 ft. Shifter linkage was loose.Had been waiting for AAA,got pissed and tried to take off on my own after hooking the link over without the bushing and lock nut.I was foolish,I know,but I'd driven about 60+ miles already and only had a few miles to go,and was pissed at AAA for making me sit for 1 1/2 hours and watching the sun go lower and lower. So,it seems there may have been two gears selected at once. There's an outside chance that it was so low on gear oil that it may have seized but there wasn't any high pitched squealing beforehand.The level was very low,but I've driven my '78 quite low before too. Car was going forward.I had just shifted from 2nd to 3rd,let the clutch out and maybe got a few feet and BAM! I must have lost the nut and shifter link bushing just down the road from where I pulled over to drain some coffee.Went to put it in reverse and the shifter came loose.That was the begining of it all. Good thing I had that EJ22 in the cargo area well lashed down.Amen!That literally WAS my Christmas present.Also lucky that it locked up on a country backroad in eastern CT and not down here in the rat race.Double AMEN!!More hair on my body now,for sure.Hope it never happens to one of you folks. OK,I pulled you this far.Now,what do you think about being able to break it loose and it still being good?

Yes,I've seen the gear only available,in metal.

No sweat,like I said,it's the installer's technique that makes or breaks it.Can only be recommended if the installer is doing them correctly. South FL and SW CT,same crowd,too much money,too much attitude,too litlle morals,but they've got the "right" car,clothes,etc. :-\

ZEIBART CAN INDEED BE A GOOD THING TO HAVE. There's your proof right there. It's all about the application and the man or monkey doing it.If drainholes are left tight or clogged your car got screwed.If it was done right it's still around after a full life in Connecticut or some other rust zone location. For those assuming why the fenders were replaced it's because all Subarus got a foam strip to deaden vibration/squeaks and acted as a sponge.A completely natural rust spot even in non rust zones.Otherwise my car is mighty solid with one hole begining in the passenger side rocker just rear of the front wheel,as usual.I have a rocker section to use thanks to Corky. It'll be interesting doing the restoration on this car with the thick application of the Zeibart.This application seems more like Vulcanized rubber with a good thickness to it.Others I've seen are very weak like the product was cut with alcohol or something.Those weak ones dry and flake.Mine hasn't in nearly 30 years. One yes vote for a properly applied Zeibart job on solid metal.

Find the metal upgrade if you can,not another plastic gear.Good luck.

Yeah,right around $5k for that "ugly" car.

I'll see what I can do to make it this year.It'll have to be my '78 4WD wagon with whatever I have for tires.Money is super tight.

It'll be a fine ride when Rory gets done with it,I'm sure. Good luck with it. I think you guys both worked out a great deal,each getting a vehicle they truely desire.My luck ran out at DMV and now it'll take at least a few more days to get the turbo wagon reg'd.So it's good that the kid came through for you.And Rory in NJ deserves a heap of thanks too for throwing this car together for Andrew.Good history,good base,going to be a really good KEEPER!

You know,I was meaning to do that anyways since the Ed Parsil thing..... :lol: Well,at least your home and Charlie seems willing to go get the Brat for a reasonable fee.

That's our man! Those old Subaru road trips are wearing thin on me these days.I'm so glad I didn't get involved in this one,no offense Andrew.It's just that I don't have anywhere near this kind of time to invest,let alone gas money,mishaps and breakdowns,etc...Naturally,I wish I could have roadtripped it with you,but life got in the way.:-\ Hat's off to our man Andrew for protecting all vintage Subarus,and then some.

Maybe in the springtime,but Andrew might be able to take some shots of his and post them.

They sent us 24,not 25. So I called and they apparently are hoping I'll ask for a credit instead of asking for the last piece. Which concludes they did not order any for themselves for stock. First gasket finally shipped.Thanks for all your patience.They should all be on their way in the next couple of week.

I'm fairly confident that between us and eBay you'll get it running. Weatherstripping will have to be whatever you can find that works.

Should be the 1400 EA63 Mike,I never realized you're in the same town as John Cockrell.I just sent his gasket out :-\ could have sent yours too.Doh. .

Known in the USA,to myself: 2 wagons both in Connecticut 1 2door in Oregon 1 4door also in Oregon We expect there's at least a couple others out there. Andrew's wagon is much more rough than I'd thought it would be but it's a start.The body is mostly there.Going to be impossible for a straight resto but he'll keep the body style going,which is all you can do in our case with these cars. Charlie's wagon is in a garage,and we couldn't get close to it to get a look that night I was there. The guy in OR has kind of disappeared.He has a neighbor who is a lady doctor who has that 4door.She told him she just wanted it gone,so somebody got a freebie.We suspect that the doctor's car was rather well maintained,so that should be a real candidate for a true resto.

:slobber: Oh man,that hurts.But at least some lucky sucker will have a pretty sweet little buggy...or two...or three.... There's a LOT of nice cars in that group.

Cool!!!!!! We've got you coverd on parts,just GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!