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What model subarus (EA Series) came w/ overflow tanks stock? (Plenty of dead Subaru's 'round these parts)

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Well, there are like a million places to put it. I'll probably just pop some can/bottle in there when I drive back to school in a week, then find some tank later. I'll post a pic when I put a permanent one in, though. If nothing else, the spare tire mount is definately the go-to spot for anything on these subarus. I mean, who needs a 5.2" diameter dougnut anyhow Question: When I put it in, and make sure the radiator is at the right level, I DON'T put any coolant in the overflow tank, right?

If I carry one around, it's going on my roof rack - I do like the idea of a holder on my rear bumper, but it's only good for offroading (dangerous in traffic) I am just concerned w/ safety. I would rather not blow up after I flip my car as it would definately ruin my day.

Alright, thanks. P.S. In regards to your photo - I love it.

I've been considering the MilSpec 5 Gal. tanks, but it the metal construction worth worrying about? I'm no safety freak, but I don't want to die anytime soon. I haven't even gotten my first Ferrari yet. As for in the cab, I'm not sure I like that idea. The tank I have is about the CRAPPIEST thing you'll ever see and I don't like the smell of gasoline for extended periods of time. I'll see what I come up w/.

Well, my gas guage works . . . sometimes - I think the contacts are a little dirty and it's too cold for me to lay down in the snow and get gas all over myself (summer project) I would like to take a small gas tank (I have a 1 gal. just for example) with me where ever my car goes just as some assurance that I won't be SOL and cold. Where (if anywhere) should I keep it? Are there any dangers to consider. I would say pop it on the roof rack and make sure it's secure. Will this pose any dangers to the livelyhood of my car's occupants and/or the cars that I burl over?

So, with an overflow system, it's just a hose going from the radiator cap to a small tank. That's it? Does it create suction and pull from the overflow tank when it's low automatically? And I suppose, all I need is some tank w/ a cap that has a hose going to it (or make one) - right? I guess that I wouldn't need an elaborate cap if I just made sure the hose stayed below the coolant surface in the overflow tank . . . This sounds like a 5 minute project that will save me all the highway hours I spend pouring water into a piping hot radiator. Damn glad I started thinking today. (Thanks, RavenTBK)

I think I have the same thing. Is it just a short (6 in. or so) small diameter hose which goes nowhere and just lets overflow out? If that's what it is, I'm sure that you could EASILY pop in a longer hose and mount an overflow tank - you'd be set. I'm not exactly sure how overflow tanks work (never had one) so, let me know if I just made a bunch of garbage up!

Well, I certainly hope you are able to do it. Let us know when you start working on it. I think this could be an awesome mod. I think it would be pretty sweet to have a set up (for offroad) w/ dual front handbrakes and a rear one. How do hydraulic handbrakes and other such systems work? Would it be hard to incorperate something like that into a cable system?

Has anyone done this conversion yet? How do you like it? How did it you end up setting up the cables and handbrake? Just thought I'd see how things went . . . .

Yeah, it's kinda dissapointing that the online warranties require shipment for service. You can't beat their prices, but you sure can beat the warranties easilly. Meanwhile they quote 200/wheel for SSR's to me. Oh well.

*No intention of Hi-Jacking a post here, but . . . How do people feel about buying a tire online when there is no local store which is backing up the warranty on the tire. I'm not sure how the online warranties work, but as I recall from a friend's experience, you have to send a defective tire in to the vendor's [website] factory for the warranty to be useful. Whereas if you buy locally, you have the assurance that you can walk in (or drive in on a spare) and use your warranty.

McBrat - Thanks a lot for the description. I'll take a look at it tomorrow. Later,

The Haynes Manual that I have (doesn't cover the EA81's like I was assured it would) shows something that looks quite different than what I'm seeing here on my car. I went to remove the Glove Box but couldn't figure out how. And once again my manual is useless.

I'm trying to locate my blower motor in the EA81. Best I can find is a brass-colored cylinder w/ a small hose going into the back of it. Is this the heater blower motor? I can't see any wires going to it and I can't see any screws to remove it. Any help would be appreciated. Also, does anyone have a ballpark estimate of what a replacement from a parts shop costs? Thanks.

If you're looking for SSR's, I found them for $89/tire at tyres1.com I also was told $88/wheel (mounted+warranty service) for some Cooper Discoverer LT 27x8.50R14 today at a local tire shop. It looks like I'll be going w/ those. Good luck.

There's some good disscussion of the EA81T engine that you have. My wagon has it and I like it. I would suggest that you wander around the site looking at the EA81(Turbo included) info. What transmission do you have? Automatic? I have a 5spd. Dual Range from an '87 and I don't think I could live w/out it sometimes. As a sidenote, I think that car you have is awesome. There is a lot of interesting things that can and are done to subarus around here. Enjoy

Did anything ever come of this? It sounds pretty cool. I kindof like the whole locking mechanism for the CV idea for welded diff.s That's some good thinking. Someone feel like building some locking/unlocking CV's?

To my knowledge, 90's Loyales have pushbutton 5spd 4WD. 80's have the D/R 5spd and 4spd. I imagine you could swap a D/R trans. into the 92. Good luck.

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A Dog, whats the Bozeman snow like today? Missoula got like 4-5"s. Sorry about this hijack.

Anyone consider spinning the wheels of a RWD RX (or RX sedan) on an autocross course? That sounds like it would be pretty cool. Might want to give the 'ol turbo a little more power. . . Maybe use a dif. transm. w/out the center locking dif.?

Good point.

I need a new oil filter for the 'ol Subaru. People (on the board) say stick w/ genuine subaru oil filters. Does subaruparts.com carry genuine or aftermarket? Here's the URL of what I found: http://shop.subaparts.com/auto_parts/search.html?offset=0&model=4wd&year=1984&sub_model=4250&part_type=engine_mechanical Also, there are 3 dif. results for the oil filter, 2 are almost $30 and 1 is $5; Any clue as to which is the one I need? Thanks