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My gl decided to get a bit of a make over by catching on fire. It now rests wherever mac towing took it.

Im not entirely sure. I think it overheated at first and then maybe a wire melted? I have a feeling it was due to the fuel lines though. Maybe they were old and cracked in some place.

The subaru is no more. It caught on fire today. RIP Tow truck took it away to subaru heaven, ie its still in the northwest if anyone is looking for the trans.

Timing is set to 20* 3 way filter sounds like a good idea. Ill have to do that one. I replaced all the gaskets. Everything seems tight. No burning coolant either. At least any that I can notice. Jets are standard. I checked everything out and it is at 2.5 turns out. Vacuum is stable, so I dont think there are any leaks. Float was set before install, choke isn't interfering.

Well I do know that abs has helped a lot in the past and I have taken an airbag to the face... I cant imagine that force hitting a steering wheel instead of a pillow. Cool little tidbit about the b pillar info.

Ok so update! The dieseling is more under control. The car is not too bad with the weber. Just have to be mindful of the traffic a bit more. Now that it is daily able and in good working order I need to figure out whether to keep it for my brother or go with an obs... Thinking and planning time.

Yeah thats a good point. Ill see how he picks up the 5 speed. Hes not really into "cars" that much. Im more worried about something hitting him than him speeding a lot, even though it could happen, its less likely.

Ok so I have had this 1987 gl wagon for not too long. Now at the time I just thought, "ok my brother needs something cheap with decent mileage that I can fix up for him." Well after some hunting around and thinking back on when I built my chevelle, I realized that when he gets the urge to do something stupid that it's better he do the stupid off-road while camping and just get stuck in mud rather than fly off the road trying to drift or drag. Subaru gl seemed perfect for his first car. But now after driving it around some and seeing some wrecked ones at the yards I wonder. There's no abs, no air bags, and the body doesn't seem all that reinforced. At the same time I don't have much of a problem with merging onto the highway with the 5 speed and low hp. Had to continue accelerating on a shoulder earlier because the cars wouldn't slow down and let me in, he thought we were going to end up on the wall/ditch. So yeah just made me a bit nervous and think twice... An auto obs should be a better step up safety wise I would assume and still give him something fun to do with it? Anyway, let me know what you guys think, he'll be driving in a few months so I still have time to get something setup for him if the obs would need a little work.

Ok sounds good I'll get that setup.

Ok yeah I'll order one up soon.

Increasing the timing has helped a lot in driveability. Low end torque has increased. Dieseling has not decreased. I am surprised that these carbs can function while being so hot. If my holleys and edelbrocks ever got this hot the fuel would boil over right quick.

32/36. DGEV. 140/140. 2.5 turns out mixture screw. No air leaks. Initial timing set to 10. Car runs hotter. Dieseling for about 20 seconds. No additional power. Strong gas smell. No gas leaks. I do not know whether or not the fuel could boil over to exacerbate dieseling. Power band is smoother. Slight back fire/popping from carb. Doesn't seem like a lean condition back fire. Up hill floored in second can barely hold 30 mph. Strong exhaust pressure so cats unlikely.

The Weber I put on has been a waste of time and money so far, but I hustled my wiper motor like it owed me money and it started working again

Good news everyone! I gave that wiper motor a cheeky jab and it started working again

So drove it around for a bit. It'll diesel for about 20 seconds when shut off. Mixture screw is 2.5 turns out. It's also stinking of gas after a few miles. There are no leaks. Timing is set to 10. There's no extra power but it is smoother. This was a supposed to be a reliable efficient daily... it is becoming the exact opposite. It's also running hotter. Was at about 1/3 of the gauge now at about half.

Just connected the front port to the dizzy. Will need to find heater vacuum line. Was the pressure regulator built into the hitachi? Dem is some old lookin plug wires. Cap and rotor old... But engine was stable/smooth before hand. No missed fire. Timing was set unhooked. It is at 10. Just as it was before. All plugs are connected. Can I remove that black cannister on the passenger side and plug whatever port it comes from? What about the after burner? What other things did I not remove? Do I really need 2 pcv ports or can I just run one and plug the other?

The weber is on. I think I have plugged everything that needs plugging. Just need to gets some better hoses for the PCV. Thats not set yet. It seems to be running... The same. I have the idle mixture set 3 turns out. Idles ok. A little shaky. Also the worst dieseling I have ever had to deal with. Literally just keeps on going and going and going and going and going until I just kill it by putting it in gear. So I take it 10 btdc isnt enough? I can try running more initial timing, but you guys have said it should be fine at 8-10. There doesnt seem to be any air leaks. No leaking gas. Here is some pictures of what is plugged and not. If you see something that is a big no no point it out

Well got the hitachi out. Now just have to figure out what to plug and what to leave alone. Taking this carb out was a pita... had to pull reservoir and found out there is a coolant passage under the carb... Fortunately radiator cap holds pressure well so not much got into the intake. But fluids were spilled.

Temp is staying below half. I actually do have a converter, I could put it on when I go to get the O2 sensor plug welded on. But yeah, the car isnt running too hot, nothing is glowing red hot. If the weber and converter dont do it then I may just have to end up looking for an impreza wagon instead and sell this to someone that can go through with an EJ22 swap. Its a great candidate because the car is solid other than a cut cv boot.

Yeah I'll pick a few up. The car is frustrating me in other ways. Semis shouldn't be passing me uphill while I have it floored barely keeping 55... It was funny at first but now the gutlessness at sub 17 mpg is just getting stupid. We will see what the Weber gives me.

I have a cone washer and flat washer in it. Just the old ones. They arent in severaly bad shape, but a few little knicks in the cone washer.

So I am in need of a seal that goes on the inside of the hub. To keep the grease from coming out of the bearing I assume. Now on rock auto, there are about 20 different ones, and I do not know which one exactly. Here is a link: http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1268478,parttype,1860 Also, I cannot seem to find the outer racer at all! Mine has a few little dings in it. I assume it would be proper to replace it. Problem is that I barely know how to refer to the part. Its the one that goes on the outside of the hub. It is followed by the "curved" ring washer with the curved side facing out. Ideas?

Ok so progress! Lucky, maybe. So I went to start working on the car. I took off the old hub just to check things out. I noticed something... The machining marks were still on the threads of the shaft! Which meant that it must not have stripped. Only the hub. I rushed to buy that hub and it fit really tight! Now that its on I forgot to put on a new oil seal, washer, and outer bearing/spinner thing. The outer bearing did have a few little dings. Well I greased everything up really well and now it drives perfectly fine. While I order the seal, outer bearing, and outer washer the grease should have time to catch any debris so when I open it up again in a week or so I can clean everything out and re grease it with the new components. I got really lucky that there is 0 slop in the actual inner bearing. So looks like I have a backup trailing arm assembly and axle! Also having a hard time finding some part numbers. Especially the outer bearing. The washer can and oil seal can be had at oreilly but not the outer bearing.

I dont think people well mind if you contact the original poster with a private message about it.

Are you referring to the bolt in the back that has the bushing? At the weird angle? I'm more worried about the axle not fitting or some other dimension being wrong.