subyrally

well, the harnesses are both complete, the bulkhead harness is the original fro the car, 1986. the engine and front end harness are from a 1987 gl-10. there is no splicing except where i acidently cut a wire. funny thing though, the misfire makes the car sound like my impreza with the borla headers i think that ill try to get a battery charger from my friend, maybe i was straining the charging system trying to run on a dead battery. i also need to get a steering whell puller and headlight dimmer switch. im thinking that might fix the lack of low beams problem i am having.

First off, i absolutly have to say thank you to snotrocket, eric, i couldnt have done it without you. and thanks for all that offered advice on what to look for and how to test it. it turned out to be a loose connection in the fuse block. now i need to get it fine tuned, i think its misfiring on #3. not a constant misfire, but its there. that and the black fusable link started smoking when i turned on the headlights, might that have something to do with the fact that i dont have low beams? it looks like both filaments are lit at the same time unless i pull the lever slightly. any ideas?

happy happy happy, joy joy joy its alive!!!!!!!!! thank you so very much snotrocket, you are the greatest. now i just need to figure out why it isnt runnig smoothly, it turned out to only be a loose fuse connection, figures it would be something tiny and simple. i think that the car is having a spiratic misfire on #3, but im not sure as to why, ill try to figure out in the morning. well, unless i end up swapping suspension on the impreza:brow: . thanks for everyong that helped and offered advice.

sweetness. i can use all the help i can get. a take it that you are bring your rx? when are you coming?? ohyeah, you have a pm. also if possible, i am looking for a car trailer that i could use for dree if possible so that i can move yhe car to a sheltered workplace. or a tent that could be put up over the car to keep the area dry.

2.2?!?! try 2.5rs rims, i know this well, i drive one averyday. on that note, very nice ride, not even close to ricey. keep up the good work, and go with pioneer next time.

yes, yes it does.

well, i have no problem with you crashing over here, just as long as you dont crash the car. btw, you have a pm. feel free to call me 301-305-1807 thanks for everything tim c.

well, i am hoping to get the car worked on firday, i havent lifted a finger on it cause ive been sick for the last few days. if at all possible, i would like to get it running and registered this weekend. i am not sure how i will accomplish this feet, seeing as my impreze is at the shop and the rs dont run yet, i think ill have to figure something out. i thinnk the sickness has gone to my head cause i dont think i am making sense.

thats hot, i just have a sti ver7 bov.

well, i wanna try to get it done this weekend, possibly on friday. hey snot rocket, are you available on friday? if so, then maybe i can get it reigistered and tagged by saterday. let me know asap what is going on, i have friday off so ill be out working on it all day depending on the weather. if someone can get me a trailer, i might be able to get a garage to use. maybe.

damn, scc has started a new trend, flat black spray can paint jobs. i thought i was the only one thinging about going stealth with my rx... oh yeah, good luck with you car, check the o2 sensor, perge control and then the maf.

i still didnt give it, i just havent got it back from thee shop yet

well, i think that the guy at the shop i used to work at screwed me when he set the timing on the engine for me. oddly enough, the car ran like that, but i am thinking that something has chenged since to keep it from starting. im at a loss on how that happened when the belts are new, atleast something resembling new. anyone wanna help with timing belts tomarrow morning?? i wanna try to get it started before school.

and you are already tryig to get rid of it?!? i wouldnt give up my rs fo anything.

still wouldnt be caught dead willingly driving a neon

hey will, when you get the rs??

well, when i first tried checking the spark, my friend said the spark he saw was blue, hhe thinks. when i had the cap off to make sure the rotor was turning, i saw a multicolor spark jump rom the center contact to one of the contacts for the wires. it was kinda a cross between blue and orange. but that was a huge gap. im thinking that the timing belts arent really the problem since the timing on em hasnt changed since they were put on the car, and it ran like a scalded beast until two months ago. a bit of bad news though, we got a rental car this morning, brace your selves ......... a neon, ewwwwwww.... and i am stuck driving my mom's mercury mistake, i mean mystique. just as bad. just more incentive to get the rx running.

snot rocket, thanks for the offer, if you come up, ill see about throwing a cookout. id love to see another running rx, ive never seen one that ran other than mine, when it ran. and if anyone wants the history o the car and the work ive done, here you go. the car's history is that it was previosly owned by an old employer, it caught fire about 6 years ago when something got sucked into the engine compartment and lit. it basicall sat for about6 years until i took ownership of it as a rolling shell. i rewired the front end, put in the enginethat was waiting for the car, the engine had brand new heads on it. i had the car running and rather well at that. then when i quit the shop i worked at, i had the car tranported to my house, where i fixed the rust on the car and gotthe engine work done. i drove it up and down the street every few days, just to keep the battery charged. turned out that the alternator i used was toast. replace that and the battery, then the car ran again. then came the day that i drove it up and down the street, then put some fresh gas in it. the next day, i went to start it cause i wanted to make sure the car was ready for inspection, nothing, the fuel pump wasnt priming like it should have when i put the key to the "on" position. i started by checking thevuel pump wiring and ended up rewiring the pump. then i checked the relays, they were still good. then i tryied the other ignition components, i replaces the ignition ciol and plug wires. no change, then i tried replacing the ditsy, found the original problem, the pump primed and everything seemed to wake up, but it still wouldnt start. i thought that maybe the ditsy was 180* off,tried setting the timing again and again, and again and again. i finally had a friend come over to help me, and i think i finnaly got the timing set right, but it still will not start.i checked for spark, check. checked for fuel, pulled out a plug and could smell fesh gas. checked the plugs, looked almost new, justa little bit dark colored from use. checked the fusable links, all intact. tried using starter fliud, nothing but a single "pop". thats where i left off yesterday. woulda done more today, but had a really bad headache. i think that is accurate.

well, i know that hte spark is getting at least to the ends of the wires, me and my friend checked for spark, and when i had the cap off to make sure that hte rotor was spinning when i cranked it, i saw the spark jumping the gapthat the rotor would usually bridge.tomarrow, i will try fo some new plugs to see if that makes any difference. if not, then ill prolly be calling local garages. unless someon is able to come out here to help out.

whats up with that?!?!?, i thought you were gunna hook me up with a few parts from your rx. not that it really matters, i cant even get mine to run

thats just not right. now just imagine finding a way to fit the ej20 outta a jdm sti, hkmm,lets say ver6 or so, in a justy. that would be meen, no one would ever see that coming when you absolutely rape them head to head.

oh yeah, btw, i know that when you set timing belts, you set one side up and the other down. i used to work for a suby garage (bunch of jerks there) and i have every book for the 80's subies. that i could find. as well as the fact that i go to school now for automotive technology at lincoln tech.

i need to check that, i havent cahnged the timing on the belts since they were first installed and the car ran fine till it died 2 months ago. i wonder if the plugs could have been fauled by the repeated attempts to start the car without success. any ideas or opinions? btw, for any that dont know, the rx does have the ea82t, mpfi turbo.great car when it runs, but for me, its a p.i.t.a.

...and ive been old that if i cant get it running soon, ill have to junk it. i have replaced just about all the ignition system components under the hood during the last couple months. new coil, ditsy, cap, rotor, plug wires, alternator, battery, plugs are new from december when i built the engine. i set the timing on the ditsy to tdc. the timing belts are still in sink. i checked for spark, it were there. pulled a plug and smelled gas, so the injectors are working. i tried starter fluid and the car didnt even try to start, i just got a single "pop" from the tail pipe. i really need to get this car running again so that i can get to and from school while my impreza is in the shop.(damn deer) it will be down for at least two weeks and i think that getting the rx running will cost less than getting a rental car, even with the insurance co paying a bit towards that. any help would be great, i need all that i can get. i am at a loss on trying to fix it. i have no idea of what else to look for. thanks tim c.

that price is retail on all the parts and the cost of paint and labor. it should all be cover ed be the insurance co. unless they total it, in which case, id raise hell everywhere it would make a difference. i really think it would be dumb to total a car that has a little bi of body damage. but the repair costs are getting ot be near if not over 40% of the blue book value or the car.