GLCraig

okay I finally got my photos up. Sorry that they are small but I'm fighting the limited amount of space that's avliable. Also I'm sorry about some of the late evening pictures being blury. Action shots don't come out well when you have to leave the shutter open for a while. If anyone wants a high rez copy just drop me a PM http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?si=&perpage=24&sort=7&cat=581&ppuser=&friendemail=email@yourfriend.com&password=

I'm pretty sure it's a WRX comerical

call around 4:00 someone said you were at work

Well today was suppose to be my recovery day from WCSS#6 and it was going fine until about 2:00 in the afternoon. Earlier in the day I drove out to my dad's place because he need help measuring a part of the roof of his house. Well, on my way home I was just going along and my GL's engine started to sputter then it died. I got myself pulled over in the center turn lane and popped the hood. My first though was that my ignition module wires had come loose again like they did at the RallyX on Sunday. So I farted around with them, tried starting it up and it ran for about a second. After that I ended up waiting for a big enough break in traffic so I could push the GL into the parking lot across the road. I opened the hood back up and notice that my evap filter didn't have any gas in it, so i then crawled under and looked at the back filter and noticed it was empty too. So I my next thought was that I might have just ran out of gas. I took a look at the gage; it said I had about a 1/4 tank left but my trip meter showed that I had driven enough miles that I could be out. So I then found a phone and called my dad and had him come bring some gas. He shows up we put most of the gas that was in the can into the tank and it still didn't start, we then pored a little down the carburetor it then started but ran only for a moment. At this point I know it was something wrong with the fuel system. I check the fuse but it was still good. I tried tapping the pump with my lug wrench and that didn't help. Since I didn't have my tools with me I could do any more testing, so I had my dad drive me out to my place. He dropped my off and I walked over to Flowmaster's place and asked if I could borrow his fuel pump and fuel pump control unit from his brat. It was Okay with him so we moved his Subarus around so we could get to what I needed. One problem his brat's fuel pump has a different electrical connector them my wagon. I didn't want to snip the wires so we called up Baja but he wasn't home. I then called a friend of mine who isn't on the board because he can't afford Internet or to insure his hatch that is the same year as my wagon. He basically said come get what you need so packed up the tools and headed out there in my Legacy. I got there and got to work on getting the parts I needed while he kept an eye on his 18-month-old son. Hence the reason he doesn’t have money. I took off from there and headed for the GL. Once I got there the first thing I did was trying to swap the Fuel pump control unit. I did this first because it's easier to do then swapping the pump and at the Subie shop I use to work at, the control unit was more often the problem then the pump itself. Well swapping the control units didn't help so I swapped the pump and filter assembly. Tried starting it again and it started just like it should. I then shut thing down and put my control unit back in and it started up just like normal again. I let it idle for a while and began packing up. Before I took off to park my GL at my dad's I realized that I need to lock up my Legacy. So I shut down the GL and lock-up the Legacy. I get back in the GL stick a key in the ignition and began to turn. About 3/4 of the way through the movement of the ignition lock it stopped turning. I had put in my Legacy key in by mistake and some how it managed to turn the lock. I tied turning it back but it wouldn’t turn. I pull the key out and put the correct key in but it wouldn't go in all the way so it couldn't turn the lock either. I then tore into the column and remove the actual electrical switch from the lock and turn it. I heard the starter begin to turn the engine over and stop. I tried again a few more times and it did the same thing. I then checked the wires at the battery and one was loose. I tightened them and tried again. Same thing it beings to turn and stops; I tried jumpstarting it with my legacy and that didn't work. So after trying a couple of other thing I felt the starter motor and it was HOT, hotter then the engine block, so it looks like I may have actually overheated a starter motor. Well it was getting dark by this time and I tried to do a solo push start and that worked. I got everything packed and drove my GL to my dad's place since it was closer then mine. He drove me back to my Legacy and I drove home. What a crappy day.

Check the battery cable,

Okay take the wheel off then look at the caliper, on the side that faces the back of the car there is a little cutout that you should be able to see the rotor sandwitched between the pads.

The point gap should be the same as an EA71 with points distributor.

Yeah I saw a few worn hubs and brake drum splines while working at a Subie shop. One of the contributing factors not mentioned yet is spending too much time in 4wd without enough wheel slip between front and rear. Those cast iron splined don't fair as well as the hardened steel that fround in the rest of the drivetrain.

ARRRRG today my boss handed me a project at work and I may have to work friday to finish so I may not be there until after you guys leave friday night.

Bite Me:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Can I have my thread back

If it has the clips to keep the adjuster from turning then it probably has hydraulic lifters. Also There's a difference in the pushrods. Models with hydraulic lifters have steel pushrods and models with solid lifters have aluminum pushrods with steel tips.

If I remember right you'll need drums from an EA81, there maybe a difference in diameter. Also try and get drums from an 83 or later, they're the ones that are least likely to warp.

You did put this request in writing and you did remind your stuperviser about the request last week; didn't you???

No problem, I was asleep anyway,

What gives guys, You two drop a car off at Flowmaster's place and not bother to walk 2 doors down to say hi to me. What kinda crap is that

Actually Offset and Back space are 2 different things. Here's a link with okay deffinations of both http://customwheelsmarket.com/wheelter1.html Are you looking for specs on EA81 or EA82 Wheels? There is a difference in the backspace and offset between them. This has to do with EA82 needing additional clearance around the brake caliper. Also the Stock sice for a GL is 13x6 some EA81 DLs got 13x5.5

He might be after their wheels. Last thing I heard about them was they were having quality control issues

On a Left hand drive, they are under the dash next to the stearing columb. i'm not sure where they are on a Right had drive that you have. Here's a link to the Austrailan message board, you may have better luck there http://www.ausubaru.com/ausubaru/html/modules.php?name=Forums

If I get there in one piece count me in. I plan on being there mid morning friday.

Hey Jason If Mike or I give you a ride out will you have enough cash for the weekend.

It may have become loose because it was not sufficiently tightened or because the threads in the hole are bad. Try torquing the plug to 15 ft*lbf, if it comes loose again the chances are that the threads are bad.

The AC is R134 Trivetrain is basically the same so should the reliability

I don't think we did get that model. Here's a link to the sale brochures that we have for 74

I need a favor, a friend of mine wants to come but he has to work Saturday, so he won't make it there until that evening. He's asked me to claim a place to pitch his tent and park his RS next to where I set-up at. So could you guys give me some space. Oh his RS is the one in the upper left corner of this web site http://members.dsl-only.net/~sawlid/wcss6/