Beat Grinder

Sorry for posting in the wrong forum (just realized this). Trying to move it to the right one.

Hi everyone, I had to give up on my dream of rebuilding this beauty, as I don't have the time or the skills to get this thing back to roadworthy. Also, I have a kid on the way, so off it goes. I'm sad to see it go. I know a lot of you have the skills and the ability to find the parts to get her blasting down the road again. I figured I'd post my Ebay auction here since you are the Subaru Gurus $1900, no reserve. Beautiful body, sad engine & cooling system. All details in the auction. Thanks for your time. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111544339147? http://www.ebay.com/itm/111544339147?

Hi everyone, I forgot to mention that I really appreciated all the advice you gave & took it to heart. Finding out I have a kid on the way basically destroyed any dream I had of rebuilding it. I put it on Ebay for 1900 if anyone is interested. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111544339147 Thanks again for all the advice.

Sounds too good to be true... anyone else have the guts to dump this in the radiator and say a prayer?

Thanks for all the info and appreciation of this 'so ugly it's beautiful' car. I feel the same way, it's my throwback to Knight Rider that turns all the kid's heads here in Cali. I've now caught 3 people taking pics of it in a 3 weeks, mostly due to it's impeccable condition. About the head: Yes, it's cracked (as least the mechanic claims). I found a coollant leak I couldn't trace, but it lead to the head. I've never gotten so far to drop an engine; only a tranny. Got the mechanical skill to change most anything that doesn't require a cherry picker or special expensive proprietary tools. From what I'm hearing, I think I'd be better off biting the bullet and paying someone with experience. This car is too rare to go codswalloping up playing shade-tree mechanic... I'm a computer guy anyways. Again, thanks for the great info. Once I get her back, I'll give everyone an update. I'll tell you this, when the head was still OK, the thing FLEW...Not much could catch me at a light after the 'crosswalk' turbo kicks in

Hi Guys, About a month ago, i scored a 1985 XT Turbo for a great price, in near-perfect shape visually, and it drove pretty damn good to boot... Since im new to Ru's, I took it to a trusted Subaru-only mechanic to give it a good once-over. I had noticed the temp had been reading too high for my comfort level, which was my main concern. Long story short: he claimed he checked it w/a heat gun and that the sensor was likely bad or a thermostat issue. Told me I was fine, flushed the tranny (which made me twitchy), put on a new set of belts & sent me on my way. Couple weeks later, the rough starts begin. Flooring it cleared it up, which seriously concerned me. I sensed coolant was getting into the combustion and fouling it up. A week later, I stalled in the road... Brought it to another mechanic, he found the bad head after I traced a coolant leak & showed him. I don't think the block is bad as he's quoting me on the head & labor (hopefully, still waiting on est.) ------------------ The Big Questions: --------------------- 1. How hard is it to change the head myself? 2. Am I correct in my research that this model (front wheel drive turbo) sports the EA-82T? 3. Is there a good source for parts you're aware of if they try to take me to the cleaners? 4. Is there more that can be wrong after this & I may want to have a pro looking at it anyways? 5. I found this, is this what I'm looking for? http://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru_1985_XTGL10-TURBO/HEAD-ASSEMBLY-CYLINDER-------------------92----B/49223305/11039AA780.html Thanks to all for reading and for any potential advice you have to offer. I will be a regular here if I can keep this thing running tip-top without draining the bank account...