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The disty is new, but it feels really really hot too touch, ive never noticed this before is this normal?

Thanks, It did this before and after Disty replacment. Bad wiring causing faults in the disty?

WTF, WTF, WTF GO up to my Car anticipating to fix it up, boost it and it fires right up and runs like a champ, once it was running temp i took i for a rip and it was AWESOME! Then i get to the highway diffrent story.....Cutting out like s fuel starved truck. Lets just say happy to have it home, until the lower hose blew off and sprayed coolant everywhere, hahaha, i love this car.

I think the snow sacved him just a little bit this time:banana:

Thanks guys really for all the help. The only reason why i am asking so many questions is because the car is not located at my house and is located 20minutes away from it, making it a royal PITA to work on. However im going to borrow my dads car and pick up the neccesary things i need, you dont know how much all this help means. What else is really ************ty is that the screw to adjust the distrubutor snapped off, haha, PITA. Hope to have good news today. Hopefully.... BTW im printing off what you said, haha, thanks. Ya as soon as my car broke down myparents wanted it out and away to the scraper. Ill post pics and videos up of it after, im pretty impressed with the shape it is now even though it has seen alot but i know im using the car for what it is meant for so im not too woried. However there has been this weird problem ever since i got the Car. The RPM gauge bounces up and down a little bit at idle and even in acceleration, ive never noticed it effecting anything so i left it at that... Ya i didnt mention anyhting about one of the cylinders being fried, when me and my friend picked up two GL's for 200$ that both ran and drive we drove the good one away on 3 cylinders we thought for ************s and giggles we would replace the spark plugs and it ran like a champ so we left it at that.

The first time i replaced my starter, it took me 10 minutes total, Removal and instalation.

Posted from the guy that has a non-subaru moter pic as his avatar and hes a subaru fanatic...... haha. Just kidding!

Sorry i dont quite understand what your saying after talking about the disty? the Can? Found a good what at the junk yard? the disty and wires and plugs are all less than a year old. Im a little iffy about this moter seeing how we bought it from a guy that said cylinder 3 was blown....The thing is ive sourced a moter shipped for 350$ and can probably get the guy down even lower. Becasue im willing to bet if i pull my plugs im going to see some ugly things.

Why do you need to notch your oil pan?

Its been my DD for half a year with no problems until my friend touched it, i told him its a little moter that makes max power at 4800rpms so dont be afraid to rev it a little higher, he was convinced it was the timing and messed with it thinking he was doing me a favor, i miss my car. Ill tow into my garage and just do everything properly but is there a guide on how to due this properly? What does removing the Vacumm hose do/ prove? By the way its in miles, it has 82,000 and some miles, dont know how it ended up in Canada. can i tow this car like a FWD car, with just the rear wheels on the ground? on a car dolley.

Thanks this was able to get the car running and moving but something else is seriously messed. The car will not start unless the timing is advanced all the way, it does not have enough power to get going there is something seriously messed with the timing, It really weak at idle is popping and missing badly and you have to rev it hard to get it going and then it feals like nothing happens, it is seriously messed. Is there a good guide to start from the very beginning and time this thing to Factory Specs? As far as the vacumm line goes, i found the line that was suppossed to go to it and attached it, Thanks for the help! Also the alternator must be going, becasue the voltage slowly drops at idle, Below 12V thus effecting the way thge distributor sparks, i think this is a problem too. The thing that pisses me off the most is that everyone wants me to throw this car away, that is not happening.

SO i went there boosted it and it ran like a champ! However i found a massive vaccum leak behind the carb on the drivers side that was really loud, as soon as you put your finger over it, it idles smooth, as soon as it was open the car wouldnt drive anywhere and just stall, i didnt have enough time to fix it, but im assuming this is my problem?

What do you mean the timing light, What am i looking for?

I know when i mpove the disty around whiles it running it definatly does affect the idle, does this mean it was installed correctly?

Thanks, everything is in the car except the wire and the duct tape, What is that for? I always let this thing warm up forever, becasue its freaking cold hear anyways, i really appreciate the help. I accidentaly sprayed a little bit of brake cleaner down my carb assuming it was Carb cleaner, i hope its okay. Yes if i can limp it home i should be good, THANKS FOR THE INFO!

Wow, Sounds Awesome. If you need some random EJ22T parts i might be able to hook you up (Calgary, Alberta) Post some pics!

And why do we love these cars so much? hahaha

I was having issues with mud blockage with it so i had to remove it, i guess it is winter now and would be a good idea to find one, but i gotta replace that exhaust gasket first. Thansks for giving me some optimism im hoping to rescue my car in the walmart parking lot today, im praying to god it hasent been towed away. Thanks guys i really do appreciate the help. So i should time the Car with it off? engine off......

Also, What is my Stove pipe?

Yes, the Cutout issue Was Starvation of fuel. I knew the seriousness of this issue so i drove to a speed where it would not lean out. The timing was set ALLLLL the way forward by my friend. I did not know this as i just drove it in town at max 50 km/h speeds. When i got to the Highway i just found out and was not too happy. In Relevance to the ditrubutor where should the Screw be located?

Same thing with my Gl, same Drivline, diffrent body, but same front end, but a hatchback? Standard Tyres? or Studded tires?

Its a Subaru, What did you Expect? Its the best Car ever built and no one else understands them or us, its a shame, every car breaks down, but when its mine its a POS.

Drove Car about 20 minutes today it was choppy and was cutting out so i went easy on it 1/4 throttle, I adjusted timing while at idle to smooth it out, took it for a drive all was good. Parked it wen to walmart with my buddy to get a phone, come out 20 minutes later, car just dosent want to start, its cranking, firing and when we finally get it going, The car must be revved really hard to just keep going, it dosent have enough power to even move itself and just stalls. So, I assumed the worst and thought someting internal had happened. The Car possibly had a knock but there is a bad exhasut leak right at the manifold i was supposed to fix. It only has an original 83,000miles and the Car is a 1985 Subaru GL with the EA81 and 4 speed Dual range 4WD tranny. SO i come back about an hour later. Car cranks right up and idles right at 1000rpms, i try to REV it lightly and it just dies. Checked the oil, it looked good ( Dipstick was poped out) Is this a Carb problem? Things ive done to it laterly, Fixed the Starter. Replaced Rad with an EJ22 RAD. Because thats all they had in the yard and it actually fit quite nicely. Car did overheat once because the lack of a fan, but it is -25 here now, so i assumed a fan wasent totally necessary, Help me guys! Your my only hope! (Star wars reference)

I actually had a very simple fix the duct that transfers the air under the passenger dash was kicked off.

My 85 Ea81 Gl does not want to start in the cold unless the block Heater has been plugged in. If you dont do this. Crank the car for 2-3 seconds. Quickly depress the gas and then Crank again.