Trailduster

Jonas, Thanks for posting those pics of the 84 wagon. I miss that car so much! It still looks good and I was surprised to see that you've kept the Yakima Loadwarrior. I thought you were trying to figure out how to remove it. When I owned the car, I ran winter tires year round. I just liked having the more aggressive tread even though they wore down pretty quick. Three to four years ago, when we had the ice storm in Portland, I was cruising all over the city picking up people for work. That wagon didn't miss a beat. I'm actually getting ready to purchase a 86 Brat, so I'm excited to once again be a subaru owner. Trailduster (formerly Oregonboy1)

I recommend the firestone winterfire tires. I've owned them in two sizes: 185/80 R13 and in the 185/70 R13 size. These tires really grip in the snow and did pretty well in the ice when we got slammed here in the NW last month. They're pretty inexpensive and Firestone Tire Center has specials all the time.

For those of you that have EA81 vehicles where you can raise and lower the front height, what size wrench does it take? I tried a 20mm and it doesn't fit...I then tried a 21mm and it has a little play. I'm assuming that since its a Japanese vehicle, that it uses metric sizes.

I live in Vancouver and I take my subaru to RichieRich's place in NE Portland anytime I can't figure something out. He and his Dad are great and their prices are very reasonable. Of course, you'll get plenty of help on this board if you can't afford to spend any money.

Guys, thanks a bunch for all the info. I'll take your advice and just cover those things up so stuff doesn't get inside. Bugaru, I'll have to meet up with you and your wife one of these days and go 4x4ing with you two. Your old wagon is doing GREAT! I love it! I've replaced a bunch of stuff in the engine. I also added powdercoated wagon wheels and a pushbar with some nice snow tires. I'm going to buy one of those rear hitch bumpers that Soobme is making, so I can tow my dirt bike around. Only problem I'm dealing with now is that my electric fan is not working, so when I'm idling, it starts to overheat. I'm going to try and learn how to post pics so you can see pics of the car. Later

Well, You guys might be right about just running it. I filled it with water to see what happened and nothing came out. There's one outlet right above the hose that comes from the water pump, then you go 3/4 of the way up on the side, and there's another one that angles downward, and then there's the overflow outlet. There's no thread to it, you can tell that you just slip a hose over it with clamp. I just have no idea what attaches to it. Thanks for the replies.

I'm an idiot. I just received my brand new radiator from radiatorbarn.com that I bought for $104.95 including shipping. Anyways, I get home from work tonight, and start taking out the old one and putting in the new one. After everything is in, and all hoses connected, I realize that there are two small outlets below the radiator cap that are not supposed to be there...at least they weren't on my old one. Come to find out, I bought the wrong radiator. The one I got is for an EA81 equipped with A/C. Mine doesn't have A/C. I can't return it because I already drilled a hole on the top for the ground screw. Would I be okay if I just buy a small heater hose and run from one outlet to the other? Or should I plug them up with something?

Can you PM me your email address so I can send you some pics. I don't know how to post on the board.

Meeky Moose, I bought a deflector/wing for an EA81 from Moosens about 2 months ago. When it arrived, I went to put it on and discovered the same problem as you. I'm curious if the one I have, is the one you need, and the one you have the one I need? Maybe we can trade... I can send you a pic of mine if you're curious.

I'm definitely getting one of those rear bumpers for my 84 GL wagon. Does the bumper just attach to the old bumper brackets?

I love that 78!!! I think a 78 wagon is more rare than a 78 brat. I see Gen 1 brats all the time here in Oregon/Washington. But I never see those stage 2 wagons.