Snowman

What exactly does the regulation regarding this say? Are you required to run the stock muffler, or is it based on decibel output? If it's the second one, then I'm sure you could find a muffler that flows a lot better than stock without being loud. And if you are required to have a stock muffler, then you could cut the muffler in half, take out the baffles, weld in a straight pipe inside the muffler, and then weld it back shut. That way, it would still be a stock muffler, well sort of.

There should only be two bolts holding the starter on. Sometimes they don't want to come out and just require some encouragement.

at Matt, Jehovah's witnesses and politicians, that figures! I gotta see this driveway sometime, it sounds like a lot of fun. A friend of mine in Haines has a similar driveway, except it's downhill to their house and you can't get OUT once you're there if it's too icy. I think I might have mentioned that to you before, but I don't remember. Ditto on the "army" brats lookin' good. But I think I'll paint my next "just for fun" soob like the bus on Sobe's "Love Bus Brew" bottles, black with bright green flames!

I know Roxanne really isn't very extreme, or a cream puff, but I love her anyway and here are links to some of my favorite pics in the image gallery. It really doesn't matter if you use any of them or not, but if there is a place for any of my pics, I would be delighted to have them used. http://usmb.net/albums/albuo40/july012.jpg http://usmb.net/albums/albuo40/july012.jpg http://usmb.net/albums/albuo45/frontview.jpg http://usmb.net/albums/albuo45/holycrapitscold002.jpg http://usmb.net/albums/albuo45/sledintow.jpg I'm also going to see what I can do about getting some good pics of "playing in the snow" with Roxanne as well as my mom's outback in the next couple of days.

The aussie kits that PK Davis sells are a few hundred dollars, and most people install theirs in a weekend. In australia they offer 2", 3", and 4" lifts for the ea82. I'm not sure what is offered stateside, but I think it's the 3" and 4".

It's my understanding that a 180 t-stat IS a cold thermostat for this engine. I think mine has a 195 in it from the factory, but mine is set up with the all the cold-weather goodies.

It's done. Time for some serious work. The heads are probably fubared and not worth saving. I would look for another engine.

I would recommend buying a quart or two of the cheapest oil you can get, and "flushing" the tranny with that to get out the old oil. Then refill it with full-synthetic 75w-90, or some high quality dino oil, depending on how much you want to spend.

It's 8 degrees. You can usually get away with 10-14 if you're running super unleaded.

Subaru completely switched to fuel injection in 88 on the ea82s. My parents used to have a carbed 87.

What about buying or making a swaybar disconnect so you can have it for on-road driving and disconnect if for off-roading? I've seen them advertised in Offroad Magazine and I was thinking about making one when I have time. All it really requires is cutting the swaybar in the middle and putting a pipe around it with removable pins going through the bar. Any suggestions or ideas?

Well, it seems odvious to me that 80's soobs are reliable, excepting rust. So maybe you could work something out with a fellow board member to get ahold of a rust-free one from the west coast or midwest with relatively low mileage. Then undercoat it really well. As long as you keep paint/coating on the entire car, it can't rust. If it's just the decade difference, then get a 94 loyale. You can swap in a d/r if you want, and everything else is basically the same as the older ea82s. Probably sticking with an ea82 subaru would be best. Even though ea81s have no timing belts and are generally simpler, they just don't tend to come off appearing to be in as good of shape in the eye of people who aren't subaru fanatics. And since they are older, they usually have higher mileage and more signs of hard use. Good luck!

I've seen those springs at AAA-1 Subaru in Anchorage, but that's the only place so far.

Has anybody tried those little springs that clip onto the wiper arms to hold the wipers against the windshield better? My wipers tend to come off the windshield above 65mph, when they are needed most. It's scary sometimes.

RallyKeith, Holy crap! What rpm were you turning at 120 in that thing? Is it 2wd or 4wd? I guess maybe mine's always had not-so-good compression, but that it has gotten worse recently. In two months when she's rebuilt I'll find out though.:cool:

The term "ricer" applies to a car, usually a Honda or some other Japanses make, that has a lot more modifications that make it look fast than modifications that make it go fast, or a person that drives a car like this. Cavaliers are also becoming popular. The top speed of an ea82 depends on the fuel system. My hitachi-carbed ea82 wouldn't do more than 75 before I started messing with it. At the peak of that engine's life, it could hit 95 with quite a lot of effort, but would cruise at 90 quite nicely. SPFI ea82s make more power, and a friend said he could do 110 or 115 in his. Currently, my engine has horrible compression in one cylinder and won't go over 75 even with a weber carb. I expect that it will be comparable to an SPFI motor after it is rebuilt with high-compression pistons and polished ports.

Soobs are usually good for three feet of snow with no problems if they've got good tires. Mine will out-do my parents' chevy pickup in the snow nine times out of ten.

80w-90, 75w-90, or just about anything in that range will work fine. If you live in a colder climate, go with a lighter weight, or if you live in a warmer climate, go with a heavier weight.

Yes Noah, I think you are;) .

Just about everybody uses the 32/36 DGEV. I can't remember who, but somebody on the board is running a 38/38 something. The 32/36 is the most popular because it's easy, its not terribly expensive, and it usually improves the fuel economy. Also remember that our engines have lame intakes and really can't flow much more than the 32/36 will.

I have to park about 1/4 mile away to plug it in, but I do anyway. They only have about four or five spaces in my parking lot that are close enough to an outlet.

reach up from underneith with a long screwdriver or something

This was in airport parking, so no plugging in . I always use the block heater below 25 above just for good measure if I can. I think I'll get an oil pan heater in the near future. She started up fine this morning after being plugged in overnight, so I think maybe it was a case of the fuel draining out of the float bowl back into the tank and everthing being sluggish after sitting for several days in the cold. Oh, and the hot air pipe has no way to connect with the weber carb. Tomorrow morning I'll inspect the choke to see what it's doing.

It depends on two things. First, if you have a belt-driven fan, you can pretty much block off the whole thing. That's what I did until I just removed the belt-driven fan. If you just have the electric fan, I would recommend blocking off all but about 3/4 of a square foot, leaving the open part in front of the electric fan. It also depends on what you are doing with the car. If you are just driving on flat ground with no big loads, or for short distances, it's fine to cover all or most of the radiator. But if you go up a long hill with the radiator totally covered, it won't be long before the gauge creeps into the red. I would just experiment, starting with most of it blocked off and removing some of the cardboard if it's necessary.

Coming from 70 degree Oregon to that made me feel like Besides, Roxanne seems to like the cold, it's just the weber that isn't too fond of it. How do you adjust the choke? I've adjusted the high idle control, but couldn't find the choke adjustment itself if there is one.