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*thumbs up* I like that!

When I first started driving the Loyale around, I thought this was a real strange occurrence too, but I've gotten used to it. in final (3rd) gear when you're going at speeds above about 35 mph, when you abruptly let your foot off the gas, you can feel the vehicle engine braking. It even jerks you forward a little bit, too. It's more evident at higher speeds. I think this just has to do with the way the transmission is geared. Because it only has 3 speeds, when you're doing 50 mph it's at 3k-ish RPMS and when you let your foot off, it's the same engine braking effect you get as if you were in 1st gear going 10 mph at 3k and then suddenly let your foot off the gas. It's not as harsh of an engine braking of course as it would be in 1st, but it is there. I'm pretty sure it's normal. And for me, shift points based on a light, casual acceleration are about 1st to 2nd 2600 RPM 2nd to 3rd 2400 RPM +/- 100 RPM. What bugs me about the tranny is how it doesn't (well mine doesn't at least) downshift quite properly, for instance; Driving down a block, very light throttle, doing about 28-30 mph the car is now in 3rd gear. Approaching a right hand turn, slow down, take the turn at about 10 mph (15 if I'm feeling frisky or need something that's too far to the right on the dashboard for me to reach) and then accelerate down that block, the car remains in 3rd gear. 10-15 mph in 3rd gear. Does the same thing in 2nd gear too, if I'm approaching a turn at a lower speed and the trans is in 2nd, I can come to almost a complete stop and then begin accelerating and it'll still be in 2nd and be groaning. I've begun to just shift the car manually from first to second and then into drive when I need 3rd. Works fine for me, I usually make it shift at 3k. Downshift from 3rd to 2nd when I hit inclines and such. For some reason I can never *NEVER* downshift into 1st gear while doing anything other than barely rolling otherwise there is a very violent downshift. Not sure why that is. Sorry to ramble, I'll shut up now haha.

Ben (93 Loyale) is my girlfriend's first car. It was my introduction to these vehicles actually, I remember she needed a car for school. The guidelines were: Cheap, reliable, and good on gas. That's when I came across him on Craigslist. 1993 Subaru Loyale LOW MILES! WTF...is a Loyale? I remember thinking haha I clicked the link and I saw the machine. I recall telling her I found a great car for her. The drawback, I told her, was that it was ugly as all hell. It was listed for 1-5 we got it for 1 even. This was 2 years ago. 84,040 miles on it now as of this morning. She recently was involved in a fender bender (literally; the fender is very bent now) and when faced with the notion of perhaps finally giving up the little car that took us to Canada just last year, she actually teared up and cried a little. So yeah, she's a keeper. As is Ben. Neither she nor I think he's that ugly anymore, the look really grows on you. Then a year after she got him, I got my GL! Which I may have to part with But let's focus on the positive haha Cheers.

I found for my brother a 94 Impreza that at the time had 150,000 miles on it. It was $600. It was beat up. It had no hubcaps, just black ugly steelies. The interior wasn't the cleanest. I tell you what though, that car started right up every time and continues to do so to this day. The front rotors have been replaced and the ignitor was replaced. As well as the MAF. Those are the only things that have been done to the car and it now has 210,000 miles on it and it still starts up every day and goes where-ever it is directed to go. It's got three trips to Florida under it's belt and at least 20 trips between NJ and NY and PA. It's going to need a clutch soon and the axle's done, but engine wise...it's the energizer bunny.

Jeszek, This one was 2 1/2" thick, so not quite ultra slim lol, but slim. It barely fits as is, but I did manage to get it installed as a puller and until i get the car torn down a bit to pull out the fender and bumper it's just attached with real heavy zip-ties through the radiator. Not quite as clean as I'd like to have it, but after the accident priorities switched from getting things done properly to getting things done by whatever means necessary lol. Hopefully after I hook up the chain and yank the body panels out a bit I can get it fastened better (and get the car looking better)

Good question, do ea81's have the same mickey mouse gaskets?

You are correct; the lower hose inlet is at a steeper angle than the stock radiator. I found that instead of using the normal hose to go from that inlet to the water-pump pipe, I used another upper hose that goes from the thermostat to the radiator. Fit just right. Is a little strange they got the design off a bit there, but aside from that, no other surprises. = )

$46.00 shipped. Grabbed one of those off ebay not too long ago. Decent quality, unbeatable price. If they are the same for ea81's as ea82's, I'd just throw a new rad. in if you can't get it flushed. Link here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/400282694272?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 Hope you can get it sorted.

Got that thrown in Ben today. Was able to get it finagled into the stock position of the old electric fan. It sits about 1/4" away from the crank pulley, which I don't like, but there's nothing I can do to avoid that for now, so that's how it stays. Feels great to not have to watch the temp gauge all the time due to no fans. FYI, with an ambient temp range of 50-80 degrees (as it has varied from/to while the car was in a no fan state) our cars, with a fully functioning cooling system, will run in a safe temp range with absolutely NO cooling fans 95 percent of the time. I ran Ben with no fans for the past month 1/2 and the only time he ever started to heat up was sitting in traffic or while driving slowly looking for parking. Never did he hit the danger mark either.

Misread that, I stand corrected. In that case the dimensions you need are listed in that link and you can get any waterpump following those guidelines. I, personally, haven't had any issues with the cheap-o duralast (knock on wood) however, that's not to say others haven't as well. Guess I've been lucky. They do come with a lifetime guarantee as well so with the new (to me) news of their higher failure rate I still feel a bit rest assured, but at any rate! Hope you're able to get the parts you need!

Okay, so if GD is correct and one type of waterpump is on the vehicles with factory AC and one is on the vehicles with dealer installed AC...that means that the duralast waterpump I have linked to and have installed in my GL and Loyale is the one that goes on the vehicles with factory installed a/c. Factory installed a/c = inboard compressor outboard alternator. Your gl10 is dealer installed ac, correct? From left to right the alternator is in-board and the a/c compressor is outboard? If that is the cased, based on GD, you need the OTHER waterpump. Not the one I have linked to and photographed. To determine which one to eliminate, click the autozone link and look at the dimensions. You need the other one.

Could I bug you guys to tell me what the carrier bearing mount is? Or where it is (or should be)? lol

If your waterpump looks like the ones above I recommend the Duralast BWP-683 Which is the water-pump pictured in the lower photo and can also be seen here http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-New-Water-Pump/1993-Subaru-Loyale/_/N-j01jiZ8ii0v?itemIdentifier=17509_387998_10947_ If you want to try and find it cheaper can always look on Ebay. I'm currently running these exact pumps in my GL and my Loyale with no problems. They are good quality.z Pretty sure this is the pump you have in your vehicle. It may be hard to tell with the clutch fan attached to it, but after removing that fan and the pully (once the bolts are removed for the clutch fan the pulley just slides off) you can see it well. If you need a write-up on the waterpump replacement, I've got one on here that I could direct you to.

Ahh cool thread to come across as I am debating doing basically the exact same thing. What's that bit about welding part of the drivetrain?

Yeah, they are surprisingly peppy once they get going. You're not going to win any drag races, but they'll take abuse and just keep purring along. I'd say drive it like an old person 85 percent of the time, and beat the hell out of it, winding up to redline through the gears once in awhile Just to clear cobwebs

Does that belong to a board member here? Fellow Jerseyan?

That one you've got in your car will produce an astonishing 90hp on a favorable day.

They never came from the factory with an EJ series engine. All have EA series engines, as far as I'm aware. The EJ engine is a popular choice for people to swap into the EA vehicles for better performance and reliability, so any DL or GL or Loyale you run into, unless it's been modified by somebody, should have an EA under the hood.

Just out of curiosity, do you know how many miles are on that tranny?

EGR Solenoid. Might still be functioning...but not quite properly. Would throw that code. I've had that code for about a year now. Disconnected the CEL. until I come across a cheap solenoid. Nice looking wagon, by the by.

Happy Easter from Jersey where Subarus are...uhm...rusty. And old people's cars. And Rusty.

Yeah, sounds awesome and looks great too, not to nit-pick, but that driver's side pipe hangs almost dangerously low. Especially if you take it off pavement...would get them to take care of that. Wish I could afford a new exhaust :-\ lol

Here's the one behind the wheel of the van: Behind the wheel of the '70 Nova: Behind the wheel of the Loyale: And behind the wheel of the GL. Literally. Upon arrival at Burning Man. (Notice the ODOMETER!): And a picture of the one with the lady. Now somebody buy my damn GL. lol

I gots me that steering wheel as well

Haha, I had seen these a while back. Posted it in the old rally thread. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=130395&page=2