AK_Kev_007

I know this is an old thread but I'm wondering if there has been any progress?

It's a wagon 5 speed with manual shift for AWD. EA82 vin 4 Part one: It's time to change out my clutch on my 85' GL. When I look up the parts on website it asks me if I have a clutch diameter of 7 or 8 inches. Also it asks if it's a 21 or 24 spline (looking up clutch sets). I'll probably go with OEM parts cause I've been having bad luck with after market clutch cables(broke 4 of them in 6 months). What should I set the clutch diameter and splines at? Part two: It's wintertime here in AK. Also known as drifting time! I noticed the engine starts to load up with oil in the cylinders between 3k-4k RPM's. I lose power and she starts to smoke real bad. (It sucks when I'm showing off for the new girlfriend by doing a continuous circle) The car will also load up on the highway in 5th around the same RPM's. Any ideas of what I can do to stop this?

I don't mean to steal the thread but what kinda motors do you have? I'm also in 99515. I drive the flat black '85 wagon with a glass pack and a stock red '87 wagon.

Thanks Miles. As for how low the needle is right above the bottom mark when it is warmed up. And when I'm driving around at regular operating temps the needle moves to "45psi" which is right in the middle

So on my '87 EA82 at idle I have low oil pressure at idle according to the dash gauge. I believe that this has also caused a lifter tick on the passenger side. I think my oil pump is worn out but I'm not to sure. I was hoping for other suggestions before I set out on the wild goose chase.

Got rid of my old couches. Rolled the Odometer to 150K

Straight pipe FTW!!

My grandfather picked up a 1990 Loyale about a year ago. It has a turbo but I'm not sure what engine class it is. But when we go to put coolant in the radiator it litterally runs out the tail pipe with out even cranking the engine over. He said he had it running once but it didn't run very well. Any ideas of why the coolant is coming out the tail pipe?

Got this gem off of CL for $350 EA82. It's an auto :-\ but that will be good for the wife. It runs, not perfect but it made a 20 mile trip without incident. The exhaust studs need to be replaced and the power steering seems to leak. The idle was really low until I went to park it the last time. Push button 4x4. Rear washer fluid pump isn't turning on. The dash clock isn't showing anything. The air conditioning hoses have been removed but the compressor is still in loop. zzz It has a fan off the water pump instead of electric fans. Tires are shot but it came with studded winter tires that are in great shape, just need to be de-studded. The carpet is going to be ripped out. Stained beyond repair. And last the clearcoat on the roof is peeling. It still runs and drives!! CL Pic So the 85' i going to modded into a trailing rig and the 87' is going to be the around town/ delivery car.

Jumped my 85' wagon and knocked out one of the exhaust studs that come out of the head. Oops. Going to fix it in the afternoon. It's loud as hell and gets me a lot of head turns.

Not really. There is an emisions test in select cities/towns. My IM test is good until Jan 2013. Hopfully the IM testing will be done and over with by the end of this year. Atleast for Anchorage.

The only real bad rust spots I have is a football(soccer in some countrys) sized hole in the driver foot board. The driver seat is being held by 2.5 bolts so with the recline all the way up I still do the gangster lean. And both of the rear quarter panels where the jack and other junk went had to be seal off with foam. My sub frame is in good shape and she runs like a champ. 80 mph down Minnesota Highway all day long. I did however find an 87' wagon for $250 but I gotta wait for the cash to get it, rent sucks!

I'll start will bigger rims and tires. The suspension is already maxxed out. But the car does have cancer. Not from salt though more from sitting outside all winter long. Sucks but she was free

Well if you or the guy your selling it to is planning on using for drag racing the dust could make the car weigh .00002 oz more which could make the car lose a race. nah a little dust will never hurt the gears but to make it more sellable I would go ahead and shine it up.

On my way to my second job I have about 4 miles of highway that I get to just hold the carb wide open. Is it possible to push the motor to hard? She will do 80 mph all day without any complaints but getting past 85 mph seems like a chore.

The more RTV the better. If any breaks off the gears will just chew it up into tiny bits. Just don't break the bolt heads off when you go to put the cover on. I happened to do that on my Durango's trans pan . DOH!!

Great job so far. I went the cheap rattle can route on my car. Flat black it kinda hard to get right. But I used the cheap stuff as a base coat and used the more expensive Krylon to finish her off. 25-30 cans I think, I was pretty messed up after I was done cause I did the painting in my parents garage with some ventilation. All those cheap masks do is keep you from getting black boogers. One whole day of sanding with my wife. Then cleaning with glass cleaner and then painting. I never took any before and I need to find the during pics but I have plenty of after pics. I am a firm believer in prep. The better the surface is prepped the better the finished product is going to be. As for changing the doors I found doing my rear doors and my back hatch by myself switching them off of a 90' loyale. But I guess if you can't hold the door up with one hand and put the bolt in with the other you might not be able to find it as easy as I did. As forthe electrical let me know if you need any help. I know Alaska is pretty far away but I can explain most anything involving 12 volt.

If you don't already know I do use this car to deliver tacos. So a lift would not be in my best intrest until I get a diilfferent car.

Having fun behind my work. Video

Well my cat was getting clogged and the lid off of the first muffler rusted and opened up right below the center console, which was loud as hell. So I just took the 2" pipe and fixed both problems seeing as I don't want to spend the money on a new muffler. I am however going to stick a cherry bomb on it but I just haven't had the time.

I want to track down some of my oil and coolant leaks but I'm not sure what needs to be shielded from water spray.

The only wires I could find on http://the12volt.com that match your description is for the starter. But those look pretty small to send power to the starter unless they control a relay. It could be possible that they do the same thing as in they both send/receive power when the circuit is closed. One could send power to the starter relay and one could kill the power to the accessories. This is all hypothetical cause I've never worked on the under dash wiring on a 91' loyal but when I put a new back hatch on my 85' I had two wires that were the same color and did the same thing. Sorry if I didn't help you get any further.

Straight piped my 85' 4wd wagon. 2" pipe from the y pipe back. No cat or mufflers FTW! No catalytic converter. No silencer/primary muffler or whatever its called. No muffler Straight 2" pipe!

Thanks for the info. I'm gonna wait a bit cause #1 I don't have the cash and #2 I Might be buying an 87' wagon that has less rust than my 85' wagon

Tonight my Tomtom said I was doing 96 mph on flat ground. Rpm's at 4700