Meeky Moose

heh take luc with ya and a camera, fix it on his lot and have luc snap his pic when ya drive it off runnin in tip top shape, lol we gotta see that..

reminds me of the sign i saw goin up pikes peak in Colorado, "Bigfoot crossing" with a sketch of bigfoot on it..

i just recently swapped my 86' 2wd turbo disty into my 85' rx.. i noticed a big power difference.. and after 5k rpm's it no longer looses pull.. it pulls hard up past redline.. didn't push it over 6500 tho but was still pullin hard even then.. not sure on the year thing, i always thought the 85 and 86's were different from the 87+ due to the maf, various sensors, etc.. at any rate, i would say compare it to yours, vacuum line, plugs, wires, etc.. if it will "hook" up the same as yours i'd say put it in, you'll notice a difference..

well, one other thing i can think of is the ignition switch.. i know my hatch is totally different from a loyale, but sometimes you can turn the key to start and it does absolutely nothing.. but keep tryin and wiggle the key and it'll fire right up.. think i got a bad tumbler in the ignition switch.. just something else to look into..

supposed to get snow friday and sat this week.. woohoo we'll see

i'm not an artist but my wifes uncle is.. he drew a big rig for me once.. have it on my wall... i'll try and take a pic of it and post it.. you'll be impressed..

titles are always aquireable.... just depends on how much ya wanna do to get one.... i know here in virginia as well as oregon, if you have a car and no title, you can send a registered letter to the previous owner (DMV will give you thier last known mailing address) if they don't respond in 30 days, you can apply for a title in your name and get one.. no ifs ands or :moon: i'd check with your dmv, i'm sure they have a very similiar procedure..... would be a shame to lose another rare car..:boohoo:

well no to both of those questions.. the oil pump is an external pump , its mounted on the front of the engine.. i've never taken one off myself, so i can't go into much detail.. i know the oil filter screws onto it, and its about 6" long by 4" wide.. and i know the o-rings on it go bad like i posted above.. I've heard of some folks just gettin the o-ring kit from napa for like $6 and replacin teh o-rings, boltin it back on and whala fixed.. or ya can get new pumps for somewhere around $45.. free bump.. hope someone else here pipes up on the procedure...

heads can be rebuilt, but if you have a bad (worn) oil pump the lifters will still tick because they are hydraulic (need oil pressure to function properly) this is a common problem with all EA82 series engines. the oil pump o-rings become worn, this allows air to enter the oil steam, causeing the lifters to tick.. they will tick faster and sometimes harder the higher you rev the engine.. this is not known to cause major damage to anything, but would REALLY be advised to fix.. oil pumps are fairly easy to replace.. they are right on teh front of the engine down low (oil filter screws onto it) you should be able to see the bolts that hold it on.. its pretty straight forward.. there are others that can explain the hole procedure better than I

the click and whiring sound is normal in my experiences.. i'm pretty sure that click and whir is totally irrelevant to it not cranking.. if its not cranking at all, theres a few things to check.. make sure the battery is good. the cold weather tends to get an older battery.. its got to be getting some sorta power from the battery because the fuel pump is working. (thats what the click and whirring sound is) next try cleaning your battery cables with a wire brush or battery terminal brush, sometimes they develop a coating on them and will not make a good connection.. if your car is a 5-speed and its parked on a hill, turn the key to the on position, let it roll a little bit and pop start it.. beings that is it fuel injected it should start right up.... if its not on a hill and ya don't have a few buddies to push ya don't try it, this will not work if its an automatic. if you manage to get it started take it to a parts store (advance, napa, autozone, etc.. and have them check the charging system and battery.. heres a few symptoms that your fuel pump and/or fuel filter are bad. car cranks but does not start, or starts then dies quickly car will seem to stall intermittently.. your car will always crank even if your fuel pump and/or fuel filter are plugged or broken. i'd really check the battery... ya might even hit walmart and get a cheapo battery and try it.. if it doesn't work simply take it back for a refund.. but i'm bettin the cold weather got your battery..

theres a scrap yard about 2 miles from my house.. they have a fulltime 4wd XT6 sittin out there.. i asked about the rear diff.. they have it for $200.... not sure what ratio was in the xt6 tho, and of course the guy there had no clue.. he also doesn't even know he has a RX 3dr sittin in his 3 rows of older soobs...

i think Subarubrat and I can show ya some mud and get ya stuck all in one sitting..

i think this qualifys for extreme offroading... this would be cool in the calendar for Subarubrat monster brat stuck thanks for the cool shot of the hatch in action Subarubrat heres my pic of the 2 of our roos 2 Roos

very nice, i need to come by and look at how your cruise control vacuum lines are run.. mine doesn't work due to the vacuum lines bein hooked up in the wrong places.. my 85 didn't have checkered seats, but it does have checkered seatbelts.. my 85' rx sedan has the side decals yours is deffinitely very clean..

hehe AIG has my RX listed as a 85' subaru GL they have my hatchback listed as a 84' suba subaru go figure, lol my decals on the back door say 4wd Turbo RX they are pretty faded, so they don't exactly catch someones eye.. my rear spoiler is perfect

86' turbo gl-10 2wd 5-speed wagon, 34 mpg consistently, and thats with 290k original..

other option i thought of, just take the 2 wires that plug into the thermo sensor, and jumper them together.. this will make the fan come on when the key is on..

well i haven't really found anything real good to play in here.. i know the mud holes i've been through are about 20 ft long, i drag bottom, sling mud about 8" deep, and don't get stuck.. so i guess that says a littel bit for the ole hatch.. Jules said it all depends on the weather.... if its nice outside he'll be in the driveway.. if its rainy he'll prolly be in the car with me.. the wife wants to go, but she doesn't wanna get bounced around alot (shes due in june) so i might just have her follow me in the RX.. that way she can follow us out to take pics, etc.. hopin she'll wanna do that, i haven't run the idea by her yet.. i know we'll have eaten by the time we get to your place, kid wakes us at 5:30 every morning anyways..

ohh yeah, i like the way yours looks with the pug alloys on it.. much better than mine with the h-alloys.. now i know what i need to find next, hehe...

hehe fox, look at my link to my RX, its black, has 4wd turbo RX on the side, analog gauges that are almost white, maybe orange tint to them at night time, has teh dual range 4wd tranny, and 3.70 LSD rear diff.. no center diff lock, no pushbutton.. no side trim, front valance, or rear wing like the 3rd.. i just have a little black lip on the trunk.. i'm sure Ben's is the same as mine just 1 year newer and blue, LOL My 85' RX

sorry Miles :boohoo:

never seen a blue one before, wow. very cool... can't wait to see it.. will have to get together sometime for a meet and greet... since your practically in my backyard, lol

heh he prolly doesn't have that little switch, just like mine.. although if he does, i'll be a little cornfuzzed:cornfuzz: what kinda alloys ya have? they the h-style? well heres a pic of my rx.. what color is yours, just curious.. my RX

broken sensor was a knock sensor.. jury rigged a broken one in there, and swapped my 2wd disty into the car... runs good as new now.. on inspection of the old disty, there were some physical problems inside of it.. metal on metal type things.. you could spin it with your hand and listen to the metal hit each other "click click click"... thanks for the info all

well, the dealer wanted $195 for one, advance wanted $125... i didn't buy one of course, i can get a hole motor for that price, lol anways, i am headin over to Scrapdaddy's house tonight, he's got a spare if we can get it outa the block, haha temporarily i took teh old one outa the wagon, it is snapped off, but the 2 prongs are not broken, so i carefully put it in place, and plugged it in.. i also put in my 2wd disty, and damn it runs a whole bunch better.. its basically good as new now..