Subie2Go

So i was able to go through everything and diagnose it as a bad battery cable, both ends looked good, but the center was pretty corroded so I replaced that and it started right up. thanks again for all the help and comments. In the long run it think it will be better off since i now have the right information to check for other solutions if something else were to cause this to happen again.

Thank you for all the replies and information, I will be working on this during the week in-between work and school. I will keep everyone posted, hopefully its because its running

Yes it does, we were turning it when installing it in the car to get the clutch to line up with the transmission. It also turned freely with a wrench before installing it.

Yeah the starter from the 93 is the original

I will get some more info on it tomorrow and I have tried hitting the starters, no luck on that either. Not sure on the tests, the have a bench/cart with test equipment on it, hook up the starter and press a button to see if they engage or not, so far they do, at least on their tester, and the original starter did start every time just prior to the engine being replaced.

Tried Neutral, unfortunately nada. need jumper cables first, well another set anyways, the set I have is with another vehicle in another city. I tried both starters, both are factory Subaru starters and I had both tested. They tested good and do engage outside of the car. The original starter from the 93 before the new engine started every time. The 89 starter has only 53k miles on it and did test good also. The battery is brand new (less than a month ago) and was test for my amusement again and that also tested good and has a good charge on it. Cleaned all the terminals and searched for corrosion, what little was there was taken care of, to my knowledge without cutting the insulation off of all the wiring.

Lol it just sits there and stares @ me funny. I can hear the starter clicking, but its not actually engaging and turning the engine over. It is the factory Subaru Starter and I had it checked already, which it passed and tested good. I did put a new instrument cluster in from an 89 Loyale also, could that possibly contribut to the issue? I don't know why it would but just a thought.

2" Bill Om lift 6 lug conversion with 14" Datsun truck wheels 27x8.50R14 General Grabber AT's

Yeah that will start it once but i want to be able to start the car by turning the key every time.

I have a '93 Loyale that had a push button 4WD 5 MT in it and I replaced it with a lower mileage engine and transmission (my engine died and I swapped in a D/R 5 MT). The engine was from an '89 Loyale FWD automatic. The Transmission was from an '87 GL. Got everything swapped over, ground wires are checked, starters are checked and working and wires are connected, power works, battery is charged. Problem: When trying to start the car, the starter will not engage and will not turn the engine over. Any ideas? Thanks.

I have a '93 loyale with just the gas, tach, speedo, and coolant temp gauges. can I swap in the '89 cluster that also includes the oil pressure and voltage gauges?

Thanks guys, Yeah it confused me there for a min since all the other vehicles that I have ever done a clutch on, Dodge truck, BMW 325, 540i, Toyota Supra have all had the pilot bearing installed in the rear of the crank and not the flywheel. I am also putting in the 5mt d/r and the auto starter does fit. Will post up some pics of the car also. I just installed a 2" quick lift, 6 lug conversion, Datsun 14x7" stellies with General Grabber A/T 27x8.50R14 tires, an aluminum roof basket with defender series tire mount, and non auto track seat belts.

Looking at putting a pristine 55k mile EA engine into my 93 loyale. Got the engine home and went to start putting the clutch on and there is no space to put the pilot bearing. Any advice? Engine was from an '89 Loyale Sedan Auto. Thanks.

Nice, those look great! I have 14x6" Datsun steel wheels.

Looking to purchase new tires for the subie. What size are people running with similar set ups? Thanks for the input. Ps. Pictures would be nice