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Only reason to post today is for good karma, good mojo, whatever you’d like to call it just generally good spirits from the once mighty USMB crowd.
Funny how things happen. Lost parts that finally show up. Frost has now become the norm overnights so I’m pretty much past my goal, well past really but given the adjustments for life’s events I was hoping to at least be done and have the car running before any real snow. So far I’m still within that margin.
Today I should be in proper shape to start this car for the first time in ?? Maybe since 1989 for the car and likely since 2005 for this engine I’m using.
No need to post although the cheers will be appreciated. As long as I posted here that’s probably enough to spark the magic. I doubt it’ll be a first crank and run affair. But we can hope.
I have to admit to being a bit of a hack at this point in regards to the carburetor. I truly should have lifted the float chamber top and at least sprayed the heck out of it. I’ll have all on stand by and that gasket for the float lid and then some. Hoping I spray carb cleaner in the fuel input and down the throat and get lucky. But I expect that float and it’s valve will be stuck or sticky enough they’ll need attention.
Here’s to the weekend ! Cheers!
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Larry , is this yours or a local ?
For that money I’d gladly buy that transmission and some axles and maybe more. But I’m not going to be able to drive by anytime soon. -
Just being an old ea81 I’d go through a few items, maybe one at a time and test after each.
There’s a few changes as the EA81 goes on but yours may have the black plastic flying saucer looking thing which is upstream from the carb. One recorded event was that plastic breaking apart and minute bits and even chuncks getting into the carb.
Also the flaps on the air suction valve. Four Phillips screws on the metal box with hard metal tubing. Check those flaps for serious degradation at the lower edge kind of like an old carburetor slide if you’ve ever seen a lawnmower or motorcycle carb.
Heat causes expansion so then can create leaks. Spray some wd40 or carb cleaner around the base of the carb as it’s warmed up and running and see if the idle levels out.
Several folks here still active with EA 81s so you’ll get more advice soon.
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Perfect info , thanks very much. I’m comfortable now.
Pretty sure there’s an early 1800 in my stash but the one I had grabbed first would be off that chart. Looks the same so I’ll try that first.
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Looking to maybe swap in a better solenoid (sometimes called switch) and maybe use existing stock from one of the various carbs I have.
I can easily grab one that appeared to be mid to later 80’s
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Ok I managed to find what I was looking for. The pulley was separated from its holder.
Fresh bearing and we’re back in business.
This thread can be deleted. Cheers!
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Getting closer to making the 79 run again. Just a couple questions and looking to see some pics or have an owner communicate some info.
I did take pictures but damned if there’s not a few cut short etc etc shame on me.
So if you have this bracket I think you’ll know it well. It carries the driven fan for 4wd wagons and Brats. Alternator uses two separate small bolts at the pivot and another small bolt at the adjuster slot. A/C mounts with three bolts through the bracket and the unit sits extreme outside.
Thanks very much!
These stateside add ons don’t show up in normal manuals or parts catalogs. No real reference online.
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I hear ya Jim , but maybe check Johnny’s in Thomaston, Milford Auto Recyclers next to the old Perkins Subaru, and I think LaJoie’s in Norwalk but I haven’t dealt with them in 20 years.
Just a few yards left that are ok with us trampling on their property.
Over the line in Bedford NY I think is another good yard.
And there’s F&S who are Subaru specialists for decades. They are pricey but very likely to fill your need if it’s a Subaru. They have a yard in Roxbury and their main shop is in Waterbury.
Good luck!
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And again I’m half asleep. So not under load but at cruise.
Well I uploaded a couple pics that you can probably find yourself easy enough these days.
But now I’m back to carb as culprit.
If I’m successful there’ll be a couple of pics of the 1980 USA 4wd distributor for the cars so that would be the same as the EA81 second gen Brumby.
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Another bump. Nothing special just updated. Enjoy!
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Oh man I’d better wake up first. Pardon the huge edit.
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Wobble, excessive play, and maybe that little carbon cylinder thing atop the rotor. Geez it’s been a while and I’m right around the corner from running an even older distributor engine - EA71 once again.
You know I’m no mechanic, right? I mean I have a long history of using and abusing and wrenching but I’m not sure what else to think at this time. Maybe a short in a wire.
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First thought is distributor.
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Nice to see older members active here. Enjoy your project!
Pardon my ignorance but please tell me if there’s a real advantage or if you’re just having fun with bits laying around you’d wanted to play with ?
Ok I edited , I’m guessing low torque for the off-roading which is where PK comes in.
Rock that muthuh!
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Little more progress today.
Not the great report you wanted to see but we’re closer to cranking it over today than we were yesterday.
Some slight differences between 78 and 79 and I’m using a 78 engine. So I’ll be referring to all my pictures and if I’m lucky maybe someone has both a 78 4wd and a 79 4wd or Brat can help. Couple basic brackets vary according to A/C used etc.
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Those doors are long and heavy and have to take the stress as opposed to the vehicle structure. My first thought. But of course to review that may pull on the hinge at the structure side more so.
That registered as a non answer but I’ll stick with the door side.
Been ages since I’ve owned one of those wedges. And I don’t have the parts catalog or I’d take a look at those hinges.
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Engine in today. My daughter was my helper and worked well with me getting that pair mated together. As usual it was at that point where it was mostly in but needed much jostling.
Raise and lower transmission and working the engine from the crane and muscling. Unfortunately the boom and leg combination leaves it so I was like an inch short in terms of allowing the engine to be slid fully onto the transmission shaft. If I had the front of the car in the air at that point my crane would have easily rolled the extra needed.
Barely have them sewn up. I owe if some nuts n bolts and place the starter, pitching stopper with fresh bushings, and one nut way down low.
Then I can begin the peripherals.
Nice weather for the next couple of days so I’ll be going wild. Hoping to crank it over ASAP like maybe Sunday. It’ll be the Y pipe only but who cares.Stay tuned!
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Bump - edited above. Check it out !! 😊
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You’ve been around here long enough to know you’ll have plenty of help.
If you have a comfortable place to work and some time you’ll manage this easier than you think.
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Enjoy and best of luck with it.
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Hard to believe I haven’t had a thread going for this project unless I missed something.
Pics as I can become smart enough.
Quick version: over on the dreaded book of face a good member of the Subaru vintage cult posted that this wagon was being Given Away. Money end of things I couldn’t take it for free and threw the family $100 which the grandson would up with after they passed it around three generations. That and I threw my tow guy savior buddy $450 and covered the tolls. That little or that much got the car home.
A little too much to discuss in detail but the previous owner is a cool little old guy not much different than myself or my dad or maybe some of you too.
OK my dad was never a project guy with any type of hoarding it he was and still is at 94 a hands on guy who seemed to be able to fix or maintain anything. Henry the previous owner had cars, motorcycles, and all sorts of machine/tool items and generally a crap load of cool stuff.
This wagon is a bit of a forgotten bit as far as he was concerned. The car apparently has been stored on stands inside the garage since I think 1990 or so but he wasn’t sure if it was the 80’s or 90’s. The car shows signs it’s an original 65k (I think) car. But also shows strange repairs.
Keep in mind what life was like back then for small Japanese cars here in the States.
So the car came to me with 2wd exhaust rigged up. And I’m thinking the engine may be from a 2wd as well but I need to check the distributor and a couple things to verify.
Meanwhile the engine I’m dropping into it now is from another free sort of 1978 4wd wagon. So at least I’m sure the car will once again have correct engine not that there’s much difference. Just ND vs Hitachi and little more.
On lunch right now so I’ll post more soon. Gotta manga ! Ciao!
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Working air suspension? Whoa !!! Enjoy that while it lasts.
Thanks Bennie. It’s mostly the fresh paint that stands out and grabs folk’s eyes. While doing the engine at storage pretty much outside my unit much of the time any folks that drove by couldn’t help but either just about stop and look or at least rubberneck as they drove by.
That goes into my 79 4wd wagon. I’ll bump up a story in Historic to further preview what I hope is a glorious event.
But back to the the 90-94 Legs I’m just in its web right now. I’m not sure when I’ll get out. Lol
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EA81 Starting Issue
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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Just getting back to this. I see spraying the carb did good. Then you did what with timing? Adjust the distributor left or right ? If you made a mark go back to it. Or look for the wear mark.
I would still go through the list I made. Seems like carb/air flow to me. If it’ll run at 3k smooth then kick down the timing seems ok. Or did. Not knocking you. I’d be doing the same at certain points.
I see now that your EA81 doesn’t have the part I’m talking about above. Those were the later years 85,6,7