MilesFox

what was that? hey, if you mean doing donuts and driving thru the mayors yard, and dumping couches on the railroad, then you should feel right at home. but that is not because of the town we live in, but for the fact the WE live in this town!

hey, i dont endorse bringing all this up on the board. anyone who replies with their opinions is based on the impression that they get. so i dont expect this to come back on me!

if the mods delete this one, i am not the one who brought it up. but if its to do with me, of course i am going to reply! "UMFMB Ultimate Miles Fox Message Board"

i noticed it was gone, too. i didnt delete it. nor did i start the flame war. my last comments were "i'll let this thread go on as long as it wants to!! I didnt start this, i just wanted to tell of my soob, that's all" i was going to pm a moderator and ask what was up with that, not throwing a fit, but the fact that my posts draw so much odd attention. anyway my other last words were something like "if anyone wants to (PM) have a one on one with Miles Fox, please feel free to do so. "(PM me) not to start arguments, but i encourage that people at least tell me what they think, insults or complimnents the same. its like this whole board is divided in 2 over my dumb rump roast. i am just here, thats all its either i can kill a topic by responding, or hype it up the same. that is because how the board reacts to it. i posted about the bare rim topic. and came back 2 days later to see it was creeping up to page 3, without my input. i try to stay neutral, but people want to pick me out all over the board. if they want to handle it pm, i'll keep it there. but i only respond to whatever on an open forum, because someone BROUGHT IT UP on the open forum. its like i had to change my tune in light of the road trip, which keepss coming up in unrelated topics. oh well, i guess i made my place here. thats the impression that I get.............................

just dont let no one give you hell over it.

hey, at least he didnt pop a tire:D

sounds like it could be a wheel bearing. or at least like what my car is doing. mine gets real bad at 70 mph, but at slower speeds its oonly there when having to hold the wheel slightly to the left to make up for road crown, with the noise being on the right. if i turn slightly to the right, it smoothes out. it also goes away when i drive in the left lane on the highway(road crown) but also my front axle is missing, running off rwed, so the bearing loadings may be different than fwd. the noise only started since the axle was broken mine seems like a bearing, so yours could be the beginnings of a bad one. mine is pretty bad, its getting worse, i got about 1500 miles behind it, and i might be able to strtch another 2000 miles before i have to worry about the wheel falling off or locking up "this is what happens when you drive on a bad wheel bearing" part 3 in a "this is what happens when you " series!

drive as fast as you want. i go 65 in 4x4, on county roads, and out in the field! we had the rx up to 75 in lo, but the rx has a taller lo gear. the book says no more than 45 because of fuel economy in mind. just be sure to "stick to the rules" about using 4x on dry pavement..etc.....

subarus dont like to start in any loss of compression. you could have a loss of compresson by either a bad head gasket, a broken timing belt, or an improperly installed timing belt, or the sot could be off. if you got fuel in the plugs, check to see that the injectors arent leaking or spraying continuously. that happened to my 83 turbo when some wires melted to the exhaust, and have heard of leaky injectors with others' cars yours being an 88, hs a crank angle type distributor, and the 86 and older have a standalone igniton with knock sensor. if you can get the front timing belt covers off, then come back to the board and we can tell you how to check to see if the belts are on properly

zanny dook's wagon has a 3.9 4x4 automatic, spfi. the only one i have seen, the rest were 3.7 the pushbutton 5spd has a 3.7 dual range had 3.9 FT4WD xt6 5spds have a 3.9 rx ft4wd dual range has a 3.7 gear

the ea82 rotor and caliper is larger than the ea81's. also there are 2 vewrsions of ea81 calipers, vented and solid. a solid rotor will fir with a vended's caliper, but not the other way around. if you wanted to use ea82 brakes(on the front) you will have to swap the knuckle. you would either have to modify the ball joint hole and tie rod hole, and also modify the ea81 strut cap to fit on an ea82 strut/knuckle assembly. or you can use the ea82 lower control arm (you have to cut off the mounting point and weld it to the ea81 frame) and tie rod inner and outer ends, and still modify the strut cap. if you wanted to use ea82 brakes. but for the rear wheels, ea82 brakes bolt up. if you cant find disc brakes, at least ea82 drums are bigger:D

i know that 86 era hatches had the ea81 valves in them. but i dont know what year they started the bigger valves. having the starter on the side would be a clue to start with

well, if it fits let me know, because we got a 78 brat with NO front suspension/crossmember/subframe, and an 81 glf for parts

i would say above the rear window. for one that' wing is actually for an 8a81 WAGON. two, it helps keep dust and rain off the rear window when going down the road three, i wish i had a wing on my wagon! at least you can tell the ricers that your wing actually HAS an aerodynamic function that ACTUALLY WORKS "My spary paint will waste your decals!"

i'll bet the timing belts were timed to 0 deg instead of the 3 marks. the dist could be timed to the 3 marks, i used to make that mistake, but if it was a fairly competent mechanic, he would know to do distributor timing to the degrees marks. its possible the cams could be in the same orientation, with either one cam on time and the dist on time, but the other cam would be 180 deg off, and this the car would be running on 2 cylinders, and the dead cylinders firing on the exhaust stroke tom picked up the the xt6 and the belts were out of time (tom, where you at?) take it home first, its not too complicated if you can use a wrench and follow directions. the haynes book is fairly comprehensive. but if you look at the pictures alone, it will throw you off. if you had the right tools, and kept touch with the message board, its something you can do on your own. since you are getting an otherwise good soob, and you are getting the price because it doesnt run. once running, it would be worth more than what you got it for sure, and it wouldnt cost you anyhing to fix the belt and get it to run. (ecxept for a service book or maybe a few tools

a lot of times the 3-door is listed as "hatchback" and the hatch is listed as "STD" you might as well order for the same year brat, or an 84 wagon. the only difference with the late model hatches is the ea71 motor(all though they have the ea81 bellhousing and valves)

i built the front lift at the same time of the transmission install. i did have to cut the shifter hole out a little for 5th gear and reverse. the mt crossmember had to go in in place of the at's before i had the lift, the tranny would go most of the way in, but hung down an inch or so too far. that is why i say make some washers to drop the crossmember down up to an inch or so, witht e combination of say, beating out the tunnel. its the big fat square part of the 5-speed that doesnt want to fit. and where the 24wd lever that runs alongside the tranny wants to hit the tunnel when i cut out for the 2wd, i actuall cut alot more than i needed to.

is it ea82? if so, thgere are 2 bolts on the inside of the framerail under the hood. there are access holes, 2 14mm bolts on each side. towards the front like under the battery, you may have to move some wiring out the way to see them. the heads bolt thru to the inside, thread into the bumper mount, no nuts on the other side!

one thing i know FOR SURE is that the 2wd and 4wd rear caliper and rotor are the same, mount the same, the only thing that is different is the hub. maybe the backing plate is different if i remember correctly. i have backing plate and caliper from 4wd, and a 2wd rotor on my setup

sorry if you dont believe me, but i stated thet phrase, sust to be surprised that someone already said it on a bumper sticker! anyway, TrashWagons have been seen driving around with no fenders. trashwagon4 was flipped, impounded. i drove it out of the 'pound, and pimped it around town. after i fixed it up by making it a (worlds only) 2door wagon, i was cruising with no tailgate and no rear bumper. the Chief of Police himself deemd the car "unsafe" after i got it stuck atop a snow plow mound at the library parking lot. officer planck: "What kind of exaple do you think you are setting for these kids out here?" this fox:"I think they get a kick out of it" they laughed when i told them my buddy was coming out in a Grand Am to get me unstuck. a quick tug and i was free. and then there was the time i got stuck on top the dirt mound at the city maintenance bldg. officer traster: "what are you doing?" this fox: "tryin out 4-wheel lo!"

i have mocked up an ea82 turbo and crosspipe to a regular ea81, so if you need to replace it, consider an ea82's

put a 5 spd in an 83 turbo wagon, an 83 2wd 5spd, converted an ea82 from 4x4 auto to 5spd, and 2wd auto to 5spd 4x4. on the turbo wagon, i used the clutch pedal box from an 83 2wd 5spd, works perfect. on the 2wd 5spd, i used the original cable. on the ea82 auto, i used from an 86, and the 2wd to 4wd used from an 88 the 83 turbo had a 3 in lift, no tunnel mods. the 83 2wd had holes cut out of the side for the 4wd lever and the big square protrusion on the back of the tranny. and also, what q-man said:D

i have heard that the whole suspension will bolt up between ea81 and ea71. havent confirmed it yet, but we have a 79 brat with no front suspension, and a glf for parts

if you couldnt find a tranny, you can swap bellhousings between the motors supposedly ea81 suspension and crossmsmbers will fit on a gen 1.

i had the idea once, for storage of the 205/55 16" chevy wheel i have alreadt chopped a hole on the hood of my turbowagon, a bigger hole sounds more fun!