spatulaisgod

Thanks to all who responded, it was a huge help getting this resolved. I finally got the brake pads from amazon (Wagner Thermoquiet PD314 as suggested by Crazyeights) and installed, and I am no longer embarrassed to drive around town - the horrible noises are gone finally. I really do appreciate everyone taking the time to read these posts, and help others out.

I recently purchased a 1983 Subaru Brat GL, and I've been working on getting it fully road worthy. I took it to a brake place the other day to get the brakes done, and they came back and said that the rear brakes are not factory, and are disc brakes as opposed to drum. They were unable to determine which pads to use, and thus the car was returned with no brakes put on. Since I wasn't privy to the swap, I am useless in trying to help them. Also, it had a 4 inch lift put on before I purchased - not sure if that gives any clues. If anyone has time to help sort this out, I'd appreciate it very much. I basically need to figure out what model/year the swap came from or what to look for (if there are part numbers, what I have to take apart, etc..). I have searched the forums to no avail, but perhaps I am not using the correct key words. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated, Thanks!

I just double checked the failed report, and they did test it as a truck, and the carbon monoxide limits are 60, and mine was at 122. i'll double check the EGR and vacuum lines again. When we pulled the engine, the carb was not very tight, and one spark plug was finger tight - so I am hoping that had something to do with the fail. I'm going to re-tune, re-test, and hope for the best. Thanks for the response.

The first test it failed a visual smoke test from the oil on the exhaust. After pulling the engine and fixing all the leaks, and re-testing, if failed CO2 levels only. That is why I figured it was the O2 Sensor, but the info on the Federal vs. California is very revealing. I hit panic mode when I saw the space where the ECM was supposed to be, and the O2 Sensor with no wire to the wiring harness. It is awesome that the repair book fails to make it clear that the O2 sensor and ECM are California specific. Mine is not a California Emissions, so skishop69, your post makes total sense. Thank you all who took the time to read this, and respond. I very much appreciate it.

First Post, first time owning a Subaru - and I spent at least an hour searching to do my best to make sure this wasn't a duplicate post. My apologies if this has been posted before, but I did my best. I purchased a seemingly clean 1983 Subaru Brat (108K original miles) after searching for many years for the right one. It ran great when purchased, still runs great, but trying to get it to pass Colorado emissions is my only challenge. It leaked oil bad, so bad that the amount dripping on the exhaust caused the emissions testing facility to stop testing cause of the smoke caused by the oil on the tail pipe (no smoke out of the tail pipe). I remedied this by removing the engine and replacing all the gaskets on the engine - no leaks or issues on the re-install, fired right back up. In doing the engine removal, I noticed that the O2 Sensor had no wire attached to anything, in fact no wire at all coming from the sensor. So, I bought an O2 sensor, and was referring to the manual to try to figure out where it hooks to on the wiring harness, and couldn't find the lead. Upon further inspection (supposed to be a Red/White wire on the harness that splits to the middle of the engine compartment), I noticed that there was a lack of a thing the book refers to as the ECM. I see the triangle bolt pattern where something was supposed to exist, but there is no ECM. Despite this, the car runs great and I have no complaints and love it to death. I am however, faced with a quandary. Do I try to get a salvaged ECM off of ebay or used Subaru parts shop and try to hook it up (looking at more work than I ever imagined with a hopeful and successful outcome), or will I set fire to my wiring harness and beloved brat by trying to hook up something that a previous owner has evidently intentionally deleted. I know there are a broader range of possibilities than those, but those are my main fears. At this point, I'd just like it to pass emissions. Any help or guidance would be appreciated. Thanks, BratFanBoy10023