86WAGO

I finally had some time to get underneath the hood of my car since I bought it last week. The car recently started to blow smoke out the hood somewhere so I decided to investigate It smelled like burnt coolant and oil. No white smoke was coming out the exhaust thank God...And as I revved the motor, the smoke would stop, then resume once I let it idle. I spotted a little puddle of coolant around the intake mani, so I replaced some cooling hoses by the intake manifold. Thought that it would fix the problem. Then I saw another puddle after I let it run for a little bit. Took a closer look and noticed that the gaskets around the manifold looked worn. So I continued to remove the intake manifold and in doing so took off the EGR valve which was clogged up with black carbon. As for the oil leaks, I tightened up the valve covers since those were dripping oil as well, (I was able to loosen these bolts with my fingers.) As well as the oil pan bolts. hopefully this will help me pinpoint my problem. Anything else I should take a look at/ replace while i've got things torn apart?

Hi guys, I'm new to the whole Subaru scene. I recently picked up an '86 GL wagon 4WD 5 spd Carb'd for $750. I've been doing some research and reading up on these cars but could not find a forum that was mostly dedicated to the older Subaru's. Glad I came across this site. Here's what I have: 1986 SUbaru GL wagon Carb 5 spd with 257K on the odometer( not sure how long these motors last) Runs well just wish it had some more power. There's a few oil leaks looking like it's coming from the valve cover. And a small coolant leak coming from a hose up top. The temp needle recently started to climb up to 3/4. Read that it could possibly be a clog in the radiator. Went to the Arlington Pull A Part and picked up an OEM rack to slap on my Thule Box, and some fog lights. Everything is in working order, power windows, mirrors, wipers, EXCEPT for the fan speed switch. What are some things I should do to make sure this thing is going to be reliable to take me up to the pass this snowboarding season? I'm looking forward to meeting some local Subaru owners!