ShawnW

I might be missing the point here, kindof sleep deprived but it sounds like the FWD system is broken and the 4wd system works. Wouldn't it be possible you broke a front axle (pinging noise indicated above).

No worries. I can often beat Ebay deals but it can be tough.

If you need shims or other parts let me know.

I have seen the clearances change after torquing the head but it doesnt happen very often on these engines. Probably about 3-5 out of a couple thousand I have had to put back together either for rebuild or head gaskets. Your clearances seem about right. Sometimes you can simply move a shim from one valve to another to make things slightly better. For the most part dealers dont stock these shims.

He said he put an XT trans in, did you put a 3.70 trans in where a 3.90 one was?

I see a lot more power steering pumps needing reseal than cam seals leaking. Also, I use the grey metalic gasket that comes with most good quality water pumps or the factory water pump gasket. I see no need to use a silicone here this gasket works great and is a lot easier to change out when its time for a new water pump.

Or that there is gas in the car. I have had a few that sat for a period of time, towed them to the shop to rebuild them and the gas needle is where it was when parked but the gas evaporated and the level sensor doesn't move until you fill it up again. Strange but its happened two or three times now. You could also try spraying some carb cleaner into the throttle body and seeing if it backfires or verify that you have spark with another plug wire and spark plug.

Pretty great idea. The simple and almost obvious solution and yet not obvious. Nice job and thanks for sharing.

Sorry about the slow response. The dealer finally gave up in their search for the key maker machine they had a couple years ago. I am going to order one so in the future I can simply make them here at RetroRoo in the shop.

If you are just trying to put the diff in an impreza, use the legacy turbo axles in the Impreza.

Control arm is the word you are looking for. It going to take some muscle if you can't get the control arm off as you are going to have to pull the bolt out of the top of the hub and lube it and hope the bottom of the strut will pop out of the hub knuckle unit.

I know there are some used ones in my bins here I just need to know the knurl diameter if someone has one that is removed I will measure them and am happy to ship them for little to no cost.

The radiators are the same as any other ea81 body radiator with of course the addition of a trans cooler setup if you have the automatic trans installed in the car still.

Your post isn't long its complete. And its typical. I see these leaking all the time. I recommend: 1. Fuji Bond Red. (dealer or I can ship you a tube-see site below) or 2. Rubber type gasket. Don't use paper or cork and don't use a sealant that isn't the red mentioned above. anerobic works well sometimes if you want to use that. 3.5 foot pounds is spec torque I believe that would be about 42 in pounds.

The belt itself might be tough but the idlers and bearings aren't intended to take on the elements directly like that in my opinion.

I love it. IMO its the best of both worlds. Impreza looking interior, GL looking exterior, and lots of refinements. Its what I am after in my 83.

You can also remove the negative battery terminal, place the key to the ignition on position, and put the battery terminal back on with it still at ign on to trick the alarm/keyless system.

Moving this to the historic forum, there is likely more interest in there.

Red Fuji from the dealer. Expensive but worth it.

Did you remove the inner tie rods as well? I see a lot of people replace the outers when the inner ones are shot.

In person, better than wildest expectations. I am going to add a few more coats of paint but of no flaw in build or the fabricators, mostly my method of unpacking scratched it a little. Will be installing next week.

Been quite a few years!

Going to move this over to the Older Gen forum so you can get an answer as to whether or not it will bolt in or not.

Im already married but I think its probably guys thinking its a better place to meet women than anywhere else on the web.

I think its also possible its a linkage or trans mount broken and the selector isn't really going into 2wd position, just that no mans land in between.