adamv3

I did install an aftermarket stereo myself but I didn't modify any of the wiring, I just purchased a harness to fit the car. I have only owned the car for a few months and it has never given me any mechanical issues until now. The car appears to be totally unmodified to the best of my Subaru knowledge which is obviously not very extensive.

So after many hours of useless troubleshooting the problem turned out to be the clock fuse. I never would have thought to check that fuse and still don't fully understand why it is constantly hot to the ecu. If it wasn't for you Subaru gurus this could have taken me days to figure out, so thank you greatly for all your help. Now the issue seems to be the fuse has blown for a second time. After replacing the fuse the car started multiple times just fine. I drove it home (about 30 miles) with no issues and parked it for the night. I went to start it this morning and it gave me the same issue so I changed the fuse and it started right up. Is there anything in particular that causes this fuse to blow?

The rotor is turning in the distributor, I forgot to add that we checked that. In order to be totally clear, the 4 U-shaped wires in front of the strut tower are the fusible links, correct? And the test connectors are sets of wires with plugs that are closer to the firewall on the driver's side? I will upload pictures when I arrive there today. As far as power to the ECU goes, where should I be looking for a possible failure? Are there places that are common for breaking connection or a main ground that could have come loose?

Ok I want to test these things tomorrow but I'm not very familiar with some of these electronics. Where are the fusible links located? And as far as these test connectors are concerned, there is a box in front of my strut tower with 4 green or black U-shaped wires are these what you are referring to? They all appear to form a U and are connected at both ends. Is the ecu fuse located in the main fuse box under the dash? I apologize for my ignorance on this matter and appreciate the help.

Alright guys my subaru has got me totally stumped. It's an 89 GL SPFI 4WD. Two days ago I drove it to my dad's garage to change the passenger side axle. Car drove there fine and hasn't given me any real running issues since I have owned it. After tackling the axle I went to start it and noticed the fuel pump wasn't engaging (I can usually hear it pulsing when ignition is on). After some research on this site I did some testing and here are the results -replaced the relay, still nothing -sent direct power to the pump and fuel is definitely getting to the engine(unplugged a fuel line at the filter) -engine will not run even with direct power to the pump -check all the applicable fuses under the dash -disconnected/reconnected the negative battery cable idk about subies but this is how I have always reset ECU's After all this testing I can't get the fuel pump to turn on under the power of the car and even with direct power it will not start. I'm wondering if there is a main fuse or an ECU fuse located somewhere else that I am not aware of or if I knocked a critical ground wire loose in the axle changing process. To change the axle I did beat on the control arm quite aggressively but nothing more than I did to change the ball joints. Any help will be greatly appreciated as this is my daily driver right now. Thanks, Adam.

My 89 GL is leaking badly out of a line on the rear left side of the car. There are 3 hard lines with rubber hoses connecting to more hard lines. One of the hard lines is rusted through and I need to know what size of line to get. I read that the rubber are 5/16 inside diameter, is it the same for the hard lines?

Whats up fellow suby owners? I recently acquired this lovely GL wagon after the timing belt broke on my other car. I'm brand new to subarus and am very glad I found this site. I've browsed nasioc before but this seems much more like the community I want to be a part of. I got the wagon for a few hundred bucks and clearly it needs some love. I already fixed the exhaust and cleaned the interior for a few hours. I don't plan on doing anything extreme at the moment but who knows. She's got 160K on the clock and seems to run like a top. The suspension could certainly use some work and I'm starting with lower ball joints this weekend(wish me luck). I've been doing some browsing and would really appreciate if someone could tell me the EA(I think) designation for my 89. Here are a couple pics of my new beast for you guys! [/img] And one with my other ride in the background. Please don't hate on the Honda [/img]