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85 gl.

xoomer.......nothing is impossible. See for yourself. Twelve pages of photo evidence. Enjoy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26905545@N07/sets/72157605926523746/detail/

I found this one on Craigslist back in the spring. Fellow from Georgia had it. Sent it thru uShip. Soda blasted it and shot it with chasis black paint. It's a Sterling unit and I think I have a picture of the Sterling sticker on there with contact info. It does fit nice, even with the seats.

Now I need to modify my tonneau cover, or just have another one made to fit around the roll bar tubes. Pic's here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26905545@N07/sets/72157605926523746/detail/?page=12

The oil pump from HELL! 1984 EA81 oil pump backing plate. Removed the pump and the rear mount was cracked in several places. When I pulled off the front pump housing this was what I was left with. How in the name of God do I go about getting this out? Barely spins if I hit it with a hammer and a dull flat blade. She's in tight. Only about 1" or so of the flat plate remaining. HELP.

Yep, I was always told you can't ever make the crank pulley bolt tight enough. Tighten the crap out of them. I had a pulley come loose on a non-Subaru car after a timing belt job I let my inspection mechanic do for me. That pulley was keyed to the front of the crank and he never got it tight enough. Naturally, from being that loose it enlarged the keyway to the point that the pulley was actually banging around on the front of the engine. Had to have the engine pulled and the crank fixed. Tighten the @#&% out of the pulley bolt. I doubt you'll strip it.

Yep, the NGK's are close right off the shelf. I think spec is .040. If it's not spec that's what I usually set them at and never had issues.

Carb leaking down? Or perhaps the gas is boiling in the carb bowl (especially if you're running gas that has ethanol or alcohol in it). Try depressing the pedal to the floor twice (don't pump, just two strong full depressions) and see if it starts any easier.

Anybody have a part number(s) for the REAR in-line filter on an EA81 (1984 GL Wagon) near the electric fuel pump? Aftermarket #'s are ok. Also, how about rear wheel cylinders? What's everyone using? NAPA #'s?

More snooping on the NAPA website. Looks like the 4-door wagons and Brat's had the bigger 7 1/2" diameter boosters. Learn something new every day. So if anyone has a verifiably good booster from a '82 thru '84 4-door wagon or '82 thru '87 Brat that you want to purge let me know.

I need to pick up a replacement power brake booster for a 1984 EA81 GL. Looking at the NAPA website they're showing two. One is a 7" diameter diaphragm and the other a 7 1/2" diaphragm. Did they actually use 2 different sizes? If so what were the applications of each, and are they interchangeable (same mounting mounting pattern, same pedal push rod dimension, same master cylinder use)? Looking at subaruparts.com they show 2 for my year application, the only difference being "brake booster - wagon" vs. "brake booster w/o wagon". Really? Wagons used what I'm guessing would be the bigger diameter unit? Without popping the canister open how do you measure for the correct diaphragm diameter? Also, if anybody has one for my application laying around and want s to trade for cash let me know.

Tremendous info, thanks. How about the swapto Hitachi. In and out, or other mods/changes required?

GD, please explain the coil/disty match-up. I believe you but I'd just like to know as a point of learning something new why the coil is different and why a mismatch would matter. Are the coils physically different so I can properly identify which coil I have? Then.....is one disty/coil setup better than the other? Why did Subaru use a different setup for the 2WD vs 4WD? If the Hitachi is better is it as simple as finding one and doing the swap or are there other mods/components that need to be swapped?

Now I'm really confused. From what I can tell this is a Nippon in a 4WD.

OK, I know there are tons of threads covering all sorts of questions and issues with both the Nippon and Hitachi distys, so no need to lecture about searching. I've done that and I'm still perplexed. The latest undertaking is a 1984 EA81 GL 4WD Wagon. What's got me thinking.....this thing appears as if it's equipped with the Nippon distributor (vented cap). I thought the Nippon's were only in the 2WD (front wheel drive) models? What vehicles actually got which distributors? Just so I'm correct in my thinking its a Nippon, apart from the vented cap what's a quick visual to determine Nippon vs. Hitachi? Also, I've read that the disty's may have been matched up with carb manufacturer. I'm planning on a Weber carb swap, so if this thing is a Nippon disty am I in for any issues that I should be aware of going in? As always, thanks in advance for any help you folks can post.

Thanks Paul. Appreciate it. Yeah, this build is a 1984 GL. Doing with my 17 year old son. Trying to teach him some stuff. I'll try to start another pic page for this one, although its not nearly as rough as the Brat was that I did. Mostly cosmetic stuff on this one.

That's what scares me! If something looks too good to be true it usually is.

Anyone? I need to replace a 1984 GL windshield. Any success stories or cations on other replacement gaskets (PRP, etc)? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400128850258&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

Thanks GD......very helpful as always.

Are those 2 low compression cylinders even firing? Start the car and pull off those plug wires one at a time to see if it runs any differently.

Just before I left for vacation I got a hole in one of the heater hoses on my 85 Brat. I want to stop and grab new hose on the way home from the airport. Do I need 5/8" or 3/4" hose? Also, to replace all 4 pieces how much do I need? Would 5 feet be enough?

Mine just seems too soft for my liking with the Ranchos, even with the torsion bar cranked all the way up. People have posted that running the EA82 rear coil overs helps with that. For how I use this thing I'd rather have the stiffer ride.

I'd have had someone make me adapters for the mounts in order to use EA82 shocks on the rear end instead of the longer Rancho's.