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Good food for thought. I guess I'll wait till I tear into her to decide. I like the idea of just have to re-seal and head work. There are subarus all over in Southern Oregon. I swear Ashland, OR is like the subaru Capital of the world. Parts arn't too hard to find.

 

thanks,

Dan

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The engine didn't burn any oil, and the cyl walls look good. A buddy let me use his pen microscope (that thing was so cool). I plan on doing all the work myself, except the head work. I picked up a 32/36 weber at a swap meet for almost nothing a few yrs back, and now have a veichle to put it on.

 

The car mechanically is in good condition, so I don't just want to dump her. I Only really need 4-5 yrs out of her untill I finish college. I think I am going to re-build the engine. I have the next 2 weeks off of college and work, so time is not a problem.

 

plus I love tearing ************ apart and getting dirty. On a side not Is the Haynes manuals pretty good. Back in the day I used to use Chiltons, but it seems like they arn't as good as they used to be.

 

thanks for all your guys advice.

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The compression on my 87 Ea82 with 230K on it is all over the board 152, 100, 150, 80. I was woudering if I should just rebuild the engine (new seals, have heads rebuilt, cam ground, cyl's honed, new rings and bearings....etc), or upgrade to an EJ.

 

I'm not good at wiring, so playing with the wiring harness scares me a little. The wagon Is just a beater DD and don't want to dump alot of money into, but at the same time I want something reliable.

 

 

thanks,

Dan