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Thank you guys for all your help. So I got it fixed the fuel pump they gave me didnt have a label for the + and - so after we got it primed we had to switch the leads around and now it's Alive!!! Next projects are gonna be the clutch and the heater core!!!

Okay so I think I figured out the first issue I had. I work at Autozone and our computers said that for the spfi 1.8l motor I can use a fuel pump that produces 4 psi and has a gph flow of 15. So that's the one I installed last night and no bueno!!! Earlier today I stopped by the local Subaru dealership and they told me that my fuel pump should be producing between 30 and 50 psi and that Autozones parts catalog was wrong. After cruising around on this awesome website of all knowing Subaru gods I discovered that you can use a fuel pump from a mpfi Subaru. So after arguing with my manager about weather the Subaru dealership is right or our system is right I ended up getting a generic fuel pump that's supposed to be able to fit the turbo Subaru among other things and that's rated at maximum of 90 psi but I was told that the fuel pressure regulator should be able to tone it down to he necessary level. When me and my friend installed it and primed it no bueno it would not pump gas... So we disconnected the fuel line coming from the tank and no fuel came pouring out. So my buddy thinks that we can take a turkey baster and fill the lines around the pump with fuel so it would start pumping and pressurize the system? Are we on the right track or have we completely and totally disgraced the usmb forum by being such total noobs!!! Any help would be greatly apreciated.

Thank you for the fast reply we'll try to get a 90" fitting for the fuel pump tomorrow and see if it helps the kink because it'll look closer to how the factory pump worked... Also how would you check for the check engine light codes I know there should be some diagnostic connectors either inside or in the engine bay but I'm not sure how to read them in the subaru.

My car would turn over but wouldnt start. I have a 87 subuaru dl with the 1.8 spfi engine. I tested the fuel pump and it was getting power but wouldnt work so I went to autozone and got an airtex universal fuel that was rated at the same gph and psi as the subaru one except it cost 61 dollars instead of the 235 that the subaru cost. Now my car starts but it dies after 1 to 5 seconds and I can make it keep running if i play with the gas pedal but it wont idle on its own. So me and my friend that helped me put it in think it could be a couple issues. The airtex fuel pump is about twice as long as the subaru one so when we were putting it the line that goes to the engine is a little bit kinked and we were wondering if that would have any impact on how much fuel gets to the engine. Also the airtex fuel pump came with a fuel filter attached and we didnt remove the subaru one in the engine bay so we were wondering if having 2 fuel pumps in line before the engine would be restricting the flow of fuel at all? Any advice on anything else I can check?

So does anyone know how to track down and figure out what the problem with the temp guage is? could it be a short in the wire or something? bad guage? any ideas and how to check for it... any help would be awesome!!! I think itd be awesome to get it figured out this summer so I can finally have my subaru as a winter car.

So I was checking out the engine and the cooling fan doesn't seem to be coming on either... The temp sensor on the radiator is new so is the temp sensor for the gauge cluster is also new. I'm confused why the readings are wrong and why the fan doesn't come on. I'd appreciate any help or suggestions that anyone has.

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I'm pretty sure it just has the one... how does one go about tracking down where the wire is shorted out i haven't ever really tried anything like that:confused:

Tri - Cities Washington kinda in the middle of no where

Just dropped by to say hello, I'm still kinda new to the forum but so far this has been a very helpful site. I have an 87 dl that is a running, driving project but hey i got for cheap!!! Everyone has been very helpful so far!!! Thanks guys.

So I finally put in a new radiator and water pump and the car still runs great. Gauge still jumps to hot after 20 seconds and the temp sensor is new could it still be bad? Or could it be the actual gauge going haywire? Just wondering if anyone had the same problem or know any fixes for it. Also the check engine light comes on after a couple minutes then starts blinking. Could the gauge reading be causing the engine light to come on? Again any input is highly appreciated you guys have been a great help so far.

so me and my friend checked the engine temp today with one of those infared temp guns an it was at 78'C which isnt very hot. oh and another weird thing about it is the guage only jumps straight to hot when the car is in gear in neutral it takes about 2 minutes to warm up and it never goes past the halfway mark. A new radiator and water pump do sound like a really good idea though just to be sure that all the cooling componets are all good to go. oh and MilesFox ill definatly try your filling procedure and see if that helps any.

i'm new to this forum but basically i picked up my 87 subaru dl for a 100 dollars about a year ago. When i got it it wasnt running at all. But hey the body was straight and it was a 100 dollar car not bad. I finally got it running after playing with the timing and putting in new spark plugs. As soon as I got it to start up the temp guage jumped straight up to hot!!! I thought the temp reader was wrong and replaced the sensor, thermostat and flushed the radiator. Still did it!!! Got it compression tested and found out the head gasket was blow. Last summer I ended up pulling the engine and replacing the gaskets, got the heads machined and put back together... Car started right up engine runs nice but overheating problem is still there!!! Anyone have any opinions or advice? Should I start replacing parts like the water pump and radiator or did i just majorly f*** up on my rebuild?:-\