GLCraig

I saw a review on Car and Driver TV yesterday, they liked everything but the grill.:-\

There's been a few guys who have done this conversion, you should be able to find everything you need to know by doing a search.

Well foks it looks like I will be able to make it after all. At the moment it looks like I'll be leaving from work Friday night (about 5:00) but in the process I will have to shuttle my dad up to Port Orchard. Since I'll be doing that it will be pretty late when I get there; will the gates be open and will there be anyone one to collect the campsite fee? Or could I just stop on the way, pay the fee, claim a campsite, leave my gear and get back on the road. Or could I send my site fees with someone else who's leaving early and just have them pick me out a spot?

What I saw was an obvious hack, the hood was green and the scoop was primer

I saw one today and it was very obvious that someone added it. I know there are some turbo kits out there for the SVX but I don't know of any with an inter-cooler. Are there any, or did someone chop-up a perfectly good SVX hood and did a hack job of adding a scoop to try and look cool?

Hey Ed my Wagon is an 84, I wouldn't call that early EA81

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Attn Mods, this needs thread need to be moved to the New Gen Forum.

You can get KYB GR2s for all four corners but if you have 4wd you will loose the height adjustment in the front.

I would be more worried about the brakes on your Impreza then the engine. The EJ18 maybe small but it's a tough engine, spending a few miles running in 3rd gear at about 4.5K isn't going to kill it while climbing the passes. My bigger concern would be extra load on the brakes while going back down the other side of the passes.

#2 is the Fast Idle control device for the AC system. When the AC is on it keeps the Idle from getting too low.

it's been years since I've had one apart but IIRC the big one goes between the two halves of the pump casing.

I messaged the guy and asked if that was the correct picture.

the molding is probably just the plastic trim that goes around the glass

if it's for your 85 wagon, it screw in to the bottom of the block on the right side IIRC. The plug you take out is about 2" in diameter and take a 14mm Allen wrench.

Subaru sells a block heater that screw into the block and the heating element ends up being submerged in the engine coolant. It lists for roughly $30 at the dealer but if their a good dealer they'll wholesale it for around $25. Someone on the board posted on the board about getting a similar one at NAPA.

The SVX had the 3.3L

It looks like they're only building stuff for the EJ engines, but you can always call and ask if they can do something custom.

It's a bit different. You need to press the hub out of the bearing then press the bearing out of the nuckle. And I do mean press and sometimes heat.

If it's happening to both #2 & #4 at the same time, there's a better chance the short is in the wiring or the resister pack

My guess is there is a on again off again short with the #2 fuel injector.

It's recromended to replace all four and to rotate them frequently to maintain a uniform diameter.

I'll quote the Subaru machanic I use to work with. "It can be done in the car but you don't want to."

You mentioned that you replaced the fuel pump but have you varified that you are getting fuel to the injectors?

Timing belts can be changed with the engine in the car. It is easier to do them with the engine out of the car but it's not worth pulling the engine if you are going to do just the timing belts. The oil pump seals, came cover gaskets and oil pan can be done with the engine still in the car. You should also consider replacing the water pump and cam seals while you're doing a timing belt replacement.