George1943

You may have a crack on the hose behind the o-ring. That happened to me on an AC hose. If that's the problem, then you'll need a new hose or maybe the end could be changed.

From what I can see, it looks like either an EA71 or EA81 4 cylinder.

The splines in one of my front hubs was stripped out when that happened to me a few years ago.

Is your aternator/charging system working? I had an earlier Brat that died when the alternator died. When cranking, the fuel pump worked, but once it started the pump quit. Replaced the alternator and all was good again. Sounds like that may be your problem.

I agree with silverhelme. I'm thinking the grinding noise you heard with the old clutch was the axle slipping in one of the front hubs. Maybe you didn't need a new clutch after all. Try putting it in gear ( two wheel drive ) and with the clutch pedal out, have someone look at the front axles to see if one of them is just spinning in the hub. If it's not moving anyway, you could just get out and check for yourself if you don't have someone to check for you.

Here is a page from my Haynes manual.

Thanks for the response. Good to know. That is my 'plan B', IF I ever get around to making the swap.

Does anyone know the approximate HP difference between a '95 fuel injected EJ22 and one that has been converted to a Weber and an Escort distributor?

With the engine cold

I switched to a Weber and haven't regretted it for a second. Lots of other people have done that too. The only vacuum hoses that I use that I can think of are 1 to the AC control, 1 off of the carb to the distributor vacuum advance , and 1 to the power brake booster. All the others are capped off. I still use the PCV valve but I think some people cap that off too. Hope this helps.

These stabilizer bushings are available at Rock Auto, Oreilly's, and probably other places as well.

The high side is the line that goes to the condenser in front of the radiator.The low is the one that comes from inside the car. The low side hose is bigger than the high side hose. The sight glass eye is on the high side.

In the 'Shop Talk' section, search for 'Adjust hydraulic valve lifter'. There's a write up on how to adjust them.

Sounds like you need to clean your battery posts. Also, I agree with DaveT, always disconnect the negative first and if both are disconnected, connect the negative last. I learned that lesson by experience.

A little green o-ring? My first thought was a castrating band used on goats, sheep, etc. (Look it up on youtube) Although that one looks like it's been laying out in the sun and deteriorating for some time.