TheSubaruJunkie

http://usmb.net/gallery/album134 Here are some pix of us today in Sacramento on the American river. We drove to the ORV park, but for some reason the park is closed on wednesdays (and only wednesdays). So i took him to the river for some river access off-roading. Got some good shots. Also got a good "evolution" shot: -Brian

Wow... all i gotta say is my subaru looks stock when it sits next to Jareds. We got more pix comming of it off-road here in Sacramento. -Brian

Cancelled, going off-roading instead. -Brian

Yeah, i heard they cancelled the Portland Blazers game cause of snow and ice. -Brian

Im rebuilding a 1600 for a 78 Wagon i aquired. Looking for a nice set of dual carbs for it. If you come across another set by chance, try to PM me. -Brian

Dual Carbs? I want! -Brian

Me either, where did you send it? I guess i should change the email address that is on the USRM. So many things going on lately, the repair manual has been put on the back burner. -Brian

That thing looks like a hair dryer. Welcome to the board. -Brian

Pretty sweet. -Brian

Oh... well yeah, Dave emailed me and told me he'd be ready at 10am this morning. I knew you'd be up for it Dave Sorry we missed out, how's the weather up there anyhow? -Brian

Ok... well that didnt work out. Jared is still in Eugene. Nobody else showed any interest. Here it is, noon... and i find myself wasting another day off... infront of the computer. With a 1/2 working USMB -Brian

If there's something you want, and you dont see... feel free to write an article and submit it. For the time being, goto the library and do your own research. :madder: :madder: :madder: -Brian

Yup, donner ski ranch at 10am. So far its just me and you Dave... and hopefully Jared will still make it. -Brian

Got a dremel? Thats what i used on my fenders to get the edge out of them. THat wagon is looking great! Go get it muddy -Brian

No offence to those who live in Tahoe, but South Lake Tahoe is full of a BUNCH OF IDIOTS! Most of them are californian's who have never been in the snow before, and they get affraid and drive 30mph. Anyhow... Who all is going? -Brian

Now that we have a larger group populating, we need to have a larger get together. Maybe if Shannon ever brings his car out of the garage Anyhow... so, is it just me and Jared on tuesday?? -Brian

does that mean your gonna come boarding? -Brian

Its a PITA on our subaru's. The easiest way to replace a pump would be to remove the radiator to give you more access. Sucks when its -7 outside. -Brian

Woohoo... i love it when its the small things. Grats. -Brian

Shannon, i got your video I re-recorded it, it has a 1hr special that recaps the entire year, then it starts with Australia and goes until the end of the season. Boarding will have to be Tuesday, its the only day Jared will have. I have 2 from work that are going as well. Not subaru guys, but still cool nonetheless. We're going to Donner Ski ranch. $10 for a ticket, $40 to rent gear... should be dead on Tuesday. I-80 got DUUUUUMMMMPED on last night. Another 18" in the summit. They closed both freeways, 80 and 50 last night due to the snow. Snow chains required, but usually 1 simple look at a Subaru with a lift, and they change their minds. -Brian

Did they get Justy's in Australia? if not, they might not be of any help at all. If you need a place to put pictures, contact me and i can set you up with a login for the Image Gallery. -Brian

Got a call from jared today. His car wasnt ready when he arived in Eugene, and its still not ready. He's in Washington right now, but the plans for stopping in Sac are alittle shakey right now. Pay attention to this post if you want to go. -Brian

Nope, it wasnt the fuel pump. I fixed the problem, and im 99% sure it was the carburator. I pulled the air filter box off the car, and started it up. It ran like crap, and wouldnt hardly idle. I sprayed some carb cleaner around the carb, and sure enough the idle picked up and smoothed out, but not for long. I thought maybe alittle cleaner had made its way into the carb itself, and maybe that was what was keeping it from idling. I replaced the other fuel filter and I grabbed a piece of cardboard, and revved the engine, and stuffed the cardboard over the carb... choking it to death. I did this numerous times. Every other time i would spray some carb cleaner in the carb... let it pick up idle, then rev... and repeat. Then i dumped a bunch of MMO down the carb. It was still running like crap and refused to idle. Then i looked at the air filter box, and noticed one of the hoses hanging from it, was broken off. So, i found the other end of the hose... attatched to the intake manifold. Pulled that, plugged it, and VWALLA!! It idled. Then i did the choking trick a few more times. So... it was runing great. I sprayed around the carb with Liquid Wrench to loosen everything up and make sure things werent sticking. I didnt have an air cleaner, so i used a disposable face mask, and put that over the carb opening inside the air filter box... put the cover on, shut the hood and tried to take it for a test drive. I was amazed that I was able to accelerate without the 2ndary getting stuck open, so i floored it. Then it stuttered and died. And wouldnt start. I was able to turn the car around, and drive it into my driveway... all on the starter and a 1/2 running car. The car absolutly refused to start. At this point, i was furious. The car was just running great in the garage, and now it refuses to start???? So i popped the hood, took the air filter cap off... and there it was The Mask had gotten sucked into the carb. Well, not ALL the way into the carb, but enough where it was restricting airflow. I robbed the filter from my Brat, put it in the Wagon, and started right up! Revved a few times, shut the hood and returned to my victory lap. The car ran GREAT! I was able to accelerate through all gears, without any stutter or mis-fire. Got it on the main road and had it cruising at 50, without skipping a beat. God its great to have my wagon back -Brian

Yup.... done. -Brian

Thats great... we're all proud for you. -Brian