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The purge valve solenoid is the one that is connected to the canister, correct?

Let me try a picture.

When I was looking for this solenoid (which I think I found, but not entirely sure), I noticed the evap canister has connections for 4 hoses but there are only 3 hoses connected to it. One just has a cap on it. Is that normal? Or should there need to be a hose there?

I read several old threads so I'm making an attempt to learn this myself, but correct me if I misunderstood this. It appears I can buy this resistor at a Radio Shack. I would then cut the electrical wires close to the solenoid, solder the resistor between the two wires, and maybe use tubing that shrinks upon heating.

Last year the CEL was on the test sheet. Maybe it isn't grounds for failure though. So I found the blinking light thing and it's telling me Code 35: Purge Control Solenoid Or Circuit. My next step: figure that out.

I found this thread.... Subaru ECU Codes for 1983-1988 I've learned what I thought was a lot about cars in the last few years but I didn't know about the ECU. I've been repairing computers a lot longer and it still amazes me how much more complex cars are.

What are all the reasons the check engine light might come on? Blasted CO emissions test is coming up and that light is on 95% of the time. I'll be replacing the oxygen sensor tomorrow but I'm curious what else it could be if that doesn't fix it.

I definitely would prefer to have a manual wagon over my automatic sedan. Maybe I should barter. *thinks* Thanks for the quick responses, yall. I'll look into doing your suggestions.

Hello USMB. First post. Here's my Subaru: 88, GL (non turbo), 4wd, automatic, 4 door sedan, 124k miles, no mods. I paid $900 for it nearly a year ago (117k miles) which is probably a bit much but I was desperate for a car that would pass Denver's cursed emissions test and I was told if you bought from a dealer it had to pass. Also recently moved from Burritoville, Texas to here and, never having driven in snow before, thought it might be good to have 4wd. (It did come in handy last winter.) The thing I hate the most about this car is gas mileage. My previous car was a 89 Sentra and it sipped fuel. This Subaru drinks 21mpg on average, mostly city driving. I expected better from a Jap car, but not all Jap cars are alike I guess. Leaking oil and trans fluid are less annoying but still an issue. Other than that, the car seems okay. I don't know much about the history. I believe the first owner had it most of it's life and used it like a granny before it bounced around between a few short term owners. I'm torn between trading it in and fixing it up. I would like to make cross country roadtrips in the next couple years and don't know if this is the car to do it in. If I had enough faith in its reliability that would make up for the extra gas. Since I don't know the last time the timing belt has been replaced, should I just replace it now? I might have to pay a mechanic to do so. I'm somewhat inclined but I don't really have a place to work on the car myself. Anyway, I just wanted to jump in. I've visited this site several times and wasn't sure if it was an active board or not but it looks to be.