88coupe

The temp gause doesnt show lower than half, it shows exactly half. What would it be at for normal operating temp? And wouldnt the lower hose be cold if the water pump wasnt working?

What signs should i look for if it is a head gasket failure? The car runs very nicely and drives just the same, im just very worried. Has anyone had experience with "blue devil head gasket sealer"? cuz if it is a head gasket i would think about trying that before tearing the motor apart. Is there a step by step page or video for a timing belt/water pump replacement that anyone knows of? Oh and another thing is I had asked the guy if the check engine light came on when it overheated and he said no. But when test driving it the light came on at a stop. What would make it throw a code under these circumstances? Thermostat failure or water pump failure? It wouldnt know if the head gasket went or block was caracked right?

Hi, I just recently bought a 95 legacy for less than $500. It has the 2.2, 5-speed, and 229K. The guy i got it from said the head gasket might have went out on him, but i checked the oil for the "milkshake" sludge and i checked the coolant for oil, no bad signs. The car had overheated on him he said and he checked the coolant and there was none. So i was hesitant to buy the car but it runs so nice and after checking for signs of head gasket failure I did buy it. But heres the thing, the temp gauge never goes above half way, the top rad. hose gets hot but the bottom doesnt. I poured water in the rad. and i seen it leaking out of what looked like the thermostat housing, but getting under the car it is leaking ABOVE the thermostat housing. There is a trail of rust on the oil pan where water has been leaking for sometime. So I think its the water pump leaking and has been leaking for a while, thus explaining the rust trail and the reason there was no coolant in it when it had overheated on him. Oh another thing is he said when it was or before it overheated it shot a white smoke from under the hood, he said like rubber smoke. So heres what i thought, that the water pump had been leaking for sometime and the system finally ran out of coolant causing the pump to seize up and the white smoke being the timing belt trying to move a seized water pump until it broke free. Please give me your thoughts and opinions on what i think has happened and also give me some ideas on what to look for. Any help is greatly appreciated

Iv been told that pumps can fail if ran out of gas too much, like they just fry themselves pumping air and not gas. I had ran out of gas the other night and next day when i brought it home aftering putting gas in it, it had a puddle under the pump, and it seems when it was running is when the gas was flowing out on to the ground. T That could be from pressure of the system pushing it out of a pinhole some where? I have been smelling gas for a little while but never payed that much attention to it and then i run out of gas, put gas in it, start leaking gas. And where i could the gas leaking was from the mounting plate of the pump. All the lines were clean and dry. The plate had some built up sediment from getting wet with fuel then dirt klinging to it.

Can a fuel pump start leaking after its ran dry a bunch?

Iv been reading a lot about the ford fuel pump that works on a subie. i have an 1988 ea82 spfi 3-door(2dr-hatch) and the pump started leaking once i filled with it up with gas after runnin it bone dry. Will the pump leak if its been ran out of gas a bunch? But will the ford pump work on my SPFI motor? If so please put in your 2 cents about the situation. Different car fuel pumps that will work, parts numbers and prices please i'm real tight on cash flow and need the cheapest one i can get.(cheapest in money not in quality)

88 ea82 4wd 5sp. I would like to know if any one out there knows a good manufacturer for replacement subarus parts. Im in need of brakes,front pads and rear shoes.I need shocks all around. And need wheel bearings. I just dont know if NAPA products are a good replacements for the brakes, shocks and wheel bearings.

Sorry the spacer is a victor not the adaptor.

88 ea82 3 door. i got a sweet gt grant steering wheel and need to get it on the subie. Ive read some postings asking the same thing but havent gotten a sraight answer. So can some one give me a website and/or a part number? Got the wheel off a 91 vw gti and have the adaptor for the gti, maybe it will work on the sube? the adaptor is a victor just to through that out there.

where is the coolant temp sensor located? I knew i was right with the 3-door term, the chumps down at the local NAPA said it could only be a wagon, sedan, or hatchback. And i tried to explain to them that the owners manuel says 3-door and they wouldnt have it. but what other things would i checj out once i'm in there replacing the timing belst? AND THANKS FOR WELCOMING ME TO THE BOARD! love it so far.

Also i would like to know if there is a great subaru parts site out there. And the parts brands to use on subarus.

the previous owner thought the grinding noise was the wheel bearings but i'm pretty sure its was that crappy cv axle.

I recently bought a 1988 subaru gl 3 door(2dr hatchback). Its a EA82 SPFI, 5spd transmission, dual range four wheel drive, 132,000 miles for only $800. So far i really like the car, good mpg, four wheel drive and reliable. But when i bought the previous onwer said it needed wheel bearings replaced on passenger side but once i got the car home(4 hours away) i checked the passenger side axle and it was cracked and spewed all of the grease in the engine bay. I cleaned it up ordered a new axle and gates timing belts from parts train. I got a haynes repair manual and checked into timing belt replacement, looks a little over my head. And it idles high,about 1500-2000 when first started and about 1000-1500 when at stops and in neutral. I cleaned the idle air control valved and still no change. Also when i pull to a stop occasionally it will start to idle irractically, jumping from 1000 to 1500. Looking for a little advice on who are some good subaru mechanics on the oregon coast and what other things should i check and/or replace on this subaru besides a basic tune up.

the remans. from MWE axles

do the remanufactured axles come with wheel bearing replacement?