Prospeeder

Hey man, thanks, It turns out the Water pumps leaking, for time #4......right out the bottom, so i went, and got a new one, the bearing pushed itself out, and the impeller was inset like less than 1/4 inch but more than 1/8. How odd...so this time, used the blue RTV SMOTHERD it and stick it on, gonna let it dry for 36 hours to make sure its dry, and see if that works.

Yea i noticed how small the turn radius was. When i drove my Pontiac Grand Prix, It was 3 point turns everywhere, lol

Oh Omak, its in central Washington, Its ao bout 2 1/2 hours east of spokane, 100 miles north of wenatchee. If that guys got a set of those seats in good condition ill buy the whole set and go get it

Man the nearest dealers 100 miles away! Theres GOT to be a local replacment of some sort from auto parts places, how do you guys get the orings besides the dealer???

Its not NEW its rebuilt, sorry for the confusion. I will get that permatex stuff if i indeed have to redo the pump gasket.

i would think the car would run hot if it had block passages, my car runs right at 1/3 of the gauge

The bypass hose is brand new, i dont know what else is in that area!

ah yea that makes sense, lol, if you guys around washington see one, and it looks fairly good, let me know!

Yea, but i dont want it too look ghetto, im a picky person, i want a matching seat

I got another coolant leak, its leaking from the water pump area, this will be #4 with repairing the same leak. It leaked from the same spot, so i re did the gasket, didnt work, new (rebuilt) pump, stopped leaking, then it burst the gasket 3 days later, then i redid the gasket, and it didnt leak for like 4-5 days and it sprung a small leak that is now a bigger one as a drip drip drip, so what the hell else could possibly be leaking, its coming from RIGHT under the water pump, and landing on the exhaust manifold. There was some coolant on top of the pump also. Could i have gotten a defective pump. I got a new oring for the inlet pipe, but it wasnt exact, it was out of an O-Ring box, it was much skinnier and fatter than the original, and was very difficult to push the pipe flush with the waterpump, so that "could" be a possibliy. But could my pump possibly be warped and not allowing a seal??? I put a new gasket on a clean, dry surface, and smotherd Waterpump gasket sealer made form silicone on both sides of the gasket, and it was on right, and tightend down evenly. Im not sure what else to do!!!

no the CVs have 6k on them. Also im concluding the smell was indeed coolant, it sprung a major leak again.

Hey thanks, The reason i ask about the seat is i desperatly need a drivers seat. this ones terrible, its broke down and its got some bar in the beck that is poking my back. Its very uncomfortable right now.

Well i finally got around to taking some pictures. Heres my RX iv been asking questions about and fixing. Looks pretty good for 260 thousdand miles! Rebuilt motor with 30k on it, new CV joints, New rear driveline, power everything works. I got it for 100$ because it needed timing belts, but it turned out it needed more. It does have rust, but nothing super serious yet. So far im really liking as far as driving. CD player http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Prospeeder/Subaru/dual.jpg Rear speakers http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Prospeeder/Subaru/Infinty.jpg Interior (BTW did RX sedans only get those seats?) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Prospeeder/Subaru/interior.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Prospeeder/Subaru/shift.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Prospeeder/Subaru/rearbadge.jpg

Ha i actually have 3 cars, and im 16 I have My First one, 1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix, 3.1L Turbocharged Intercooled V6 with 72 thousdand original miles on it, leather, power everything, sunroof, the works, but i had an accedent in it (wich is fixed now, its a my summer car), and needed a car quick, so i got my Mazda 323, then i gave up on it witht he clutch, crankshaft keyway and oil burning. So i got this little beater car. I love fixing cars, im going to school to be a mechanic whe ni get out of highschool, and love 80's cars for some reason. And the kicker is all 3 of my cars are bright red, lol i love em all tho, and iv paid for them all myself.

my local You pull yard had TONS of EA81 and EA82 Subarus, many with engines, he crushed ALL but 3 EA82s (2 with out engines, and one with a blow SPFI engine, beat up rusty, body parts gone, windows all left down ect..) and 1 EA81(really nice Green wagon, tan interior, a/c power windows and power locks)....right before i bought mine. The other place has 1 wagon, and the OTHER year, wich is like 45 minutes from here has a bunch of subarus, but wants unbeliviably high prices for stuff and wont bargin down, they want 80 for a gauge cluster, 85 for a beat up, old, 1 row radiator, and crap like that its rediculous, i dont go there. Where i am, there arnt many junkyards, and i cant travels a hundred miles because my mom doest really trust my car going long distances, and im only 16 and she doesnt want me leaving far untill i have more driving experience

ah yea, i guess that makes sense. I was only aware of 2 problems the car had when i bought it, Timing belts, and oil leak. I fixed both. And find out its drizzling out coolant, and theres more rust than first assumed, headlights were toast, alternator going bad. But It has new CV joints, new rear driveline, 30k rebuilt motor (they must have taken ALOT of short cuts, never replaced hoses nor vacuum lines) new tires and a few other things. So i was happy, it came with new timing belts (wich i didnt use, they were deformed) new brake pads and tire chains new in the box, and a small ratchet set. I guess thats what i get for 100$ car, lol, my Mazda was somewhat of a nightmare at first, i got it for free, 80$ to get it home, 60$ inlicening, 75 for a head, 90 for gasskets, 30 for fluids, then the main seal went out, find out the crankshaft keyways destroyed, 6$ for a front main, 30$ for crank parts to hopefully fix it, 200$ for new suspension installed and aligned, 3 thermostats at 8$ a piece, it blows oil smoke like an SOB and its clutch is nearly burned up (first stick shift iv drivin, and it took some time for me to get used to it) And it has a Salvage title. not to mention the heater cores plugged up and its suppose to be my winter car?! Its over an 8 hour job to pull the dash, im not into doing that My SUbaru, iv put 100$ to buy it 70$ worth of parts to get it running) andother 40$ to stop coolant leaks Anoter 100$ for a muffler 100$ for a radiator 80$ for an Alternator 13$ for a new plug for the CTS $9.50 for that chrome tip, lol But i really have to admit, im glad to buy parts for this thing, and not that mazda, parts are WAY WAY cheaper and always in stock for the Subaru. I guess once i fix enough stuff there will be nothing left to break!

meh the squeaking (not squeal) went away with the different alt. I dunno about smell. I have put SO many hours of my own work into this car, dont even try to say anything, iv put MANY hours getting it to run, its abit frustirating to put 400-500$ into a 100$ car and put so many hours into out in my driveway out in the cold and still just more and more problems just keep popping up. I fix one thing, its all fine, and another things pops right up, its getting really annoying, if my damn Mazdas Clutch wasnt going out and heater worked, and didnt burn through a quart of oil in 400 miles id keep it. I could prolly get some sucker to pay 800$ for this thing, they have high resale over here. I AM trying to fix it, obviously, its not like im ignoreing it, and complaining, i just dont know where the hell to start with it.

ok new alternator, still have the 4WD light dimmly lit, and it fades as the RPMs get higher. Windows are indeed faster. Wow no one told me how much of a pain in the rump roast puting and alternator on would be, i had to take a grinder to the ears to get it to fit over the bracket. what a nightmare, and i find its leaking coolant, over right under the water pump/timing belt area AGAIN, WTF is going on!!!!! ahhhg i hate, this, car with passion, my little mazda was nearly trouble free, i never had to worry if it got me placed, this thing im constantly worrying about a head gasket and hoses and crap. My Mazda just needed a clutch, heater core, and valve guide seals. It runs like ************ when its started when warm, hardly running and chugging and hesitating with no power then that just goes away with abit of driving and it idles fine and no hesistation. I was told these cars were reliable, i was lied too

well the smell seems to have just started, but i did replace the blow motor resistor block a week or so ago with a working one, mabye i should pull it out and make sure nothing got stuck on it? Also i opend the hood and saw smoke of some sort with no smell rising from the alternator, it didnt smell like anything, it was odd, it was coming out from under it, not out of it. Gosh this cars got one thing after another, sheesH!

acid bath, and all new seals

When i drive my car somewhere, i stop, get out, do somthing, come back 5 minutes later, and it smells wierd inside the car, like somthing burning, its not coolant tho, its almsot like a paper burning sorta smell, that goes away when i start driving abit. My dash lights, especially the 4WD one likes to stay on dimly lit and if u rev it somtimes goes away, but now it stopped going away when you rev it. And today at idle the Brake fluid, Stop lamp, and Charge light came on at idle and i reved and it went away and never came back. Could this burning smell be my alternator burning up??? Also this morning, i started it and it idled high and it had NO power and acted like it was missing or somthing, it went away after a minute of driving, but i could hear a squeeeeeeeek at between 2-3 thousand RPMs from the driver side of the engine, wich also went away after some driving. Also! Are all EA82 alternators that same?? Theres one at the yard, but the serpintine belts are really skinny compared to mine, is it the same?

usually if u hit a big pot hole or smash a curb it just throws the alignment off, but other times if you hit a curb or somthing too hard it starts bending suspension parts, and thats what throws off the alignment then wich will have to be fixed for a good alignment, chances are your fine, just go have one done

alignment will eat ur tires up fast, my Mazda 323 had the alignment off bad and it ate right through the front tires in like 3 thousand miles, like theres only abit of tread in the middle. Also air pressure, low pressure eats up the sides, too much eats up the middle

ah every bit counts, thanks alot everyone, i couldnt have done it without ya! I amd trying to iron out all the drivablitly problems with this thing

got a Brand new 1 row for 100$ after tax and it works GREAT, totally solved all my problems, the car now stays right at 1/3 of the gauge, weather im on the highway, going up that steep hill, or driving it really hard. I love it, im soooooo happy its not a head gasket