Subarute1984
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51 minutes ago, forsaken said:
Hello everyone im new here, now I'm haveing a very hard time locating the gasket that goes between the crankcase ( once its split in half ) would anyone have any ideas where to get it. its a 1984 brat with the ea81, its going to be a daily driver and just doing a full rebuild from ground up.
I've heard you can just use gasket maker, but I'm not sure
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2 hours ago, Crazyeights said:
The EA81 and EA82 do share the same main and rod bearings.
Thanks! That's good to know
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Alright, so after some research I'm about ready to start an engine rebuild of my ea81. I'm going to use this thread to keep track of my misadventures as I work through attempting to redo an engine that has little to no parts availability, so that you don't have to experience my pain. Videos of the rebuild will most likely end up on my youtube channel.
First thing's first. The vehicle that is in need of a rebuild is none other than my rusted-out, ex-daily driver 1984 Subaru brat. I purchased this heap for 400 dollars when I was 14 years old. By purchased, I mean I worked 50 hours for a farmer during harvest at 8 dollars an hour and in exchange recieved the privilage of cleaning his pasture for him so I could liberate it. It was my first car and first project. I drug it out of said pasture here in the midwestern united states, checked the oil, fixed the mouse-eaten wiring to the fuel pump, aired up the 30 year old tires, and drove my new to me 92,000 mile car home and proceeded to park it for 2 years, occasionally starting it up. when I got my license I changed the oil and dailied it for about a year, just around my VERY VERY small town and occasionally going 30 miles to walmart for groceries. once I hit 93000 miles the engine started to make a knocking noise, and then it started not wanting to run. So I stopped making it. I figured id rather have bearings to replace than an entire engine. In the coming months, I realized just how poor parts availability for the ea81 is.
but that's why I'm making this thread, right?
Occasionally, rockauto has parts like the bearings available, but only occasionally, so I have been trying to find an alternative source thats a little more *ahem* reliable. I had heard that the ea81 shares the same main/rod bearings as the ea82 and er27. If anyone can confirm this I would greatly appreciate it.
That's all I've got for now. I'll check back in once I start pulling the engine and know what all I need
Ciao
Subarute
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I'm thinking it's an EA81S that has no bell housing
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On 9/28/2018 at 3:00 PM, alexbuoy said:
You HAVE to drop the subframe when lifting a brat. I just made a lift kit for my brat. very easy to do. you need6 blocks total for the lift. and i think 12 blocks for the subframe spacers. i’ve been meaning to make a write up for a while now but never got around to ut
Did you ever get around to making that writeup?
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I heard that I could crank the torsion bars in the back but how about front?
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I heard that I could crank the torsion bars in the back but how about front?
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2 minutes ago, Subarute1984 said:
It is in fact an auto. I meant to state that in the original post but forgot. Thanks.
I do have a 1979 that was in an engine fire, and I am toying with swapping the dual range case and manual tranny in to my 84 eventually.
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4 hours ago, el_freddo said:
So I'm guessing auto as you haven't definitively said so. If this is the case ignore my post as this only applies to manuals from the L series - I thought yours may have had a gearbox conversion done.
Best of luck getting your ride sorted!
Cheers
Bennie
It is in fact an auto. I meant to state that in the original post but forgot. Thanks.
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Thanks to everyone. Need to get her in good running order before the end of september. Heres a pic if you guys are interested. Shes a little rough but only 92k miles.
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3 hours ago, DaveT said:
3AT is the number for 3 speed automatic transmission.
If the button is like those on my newer ones, 86 and up- they are supposed to be alternate action switches. Press and stay down. Press again, stay up. 4WD active when down.
So should i take apart the shifter handle and check the switch before anything else? (This queston applies to prior reply from silverhelme to just couldn't figure out how to qoute 2 posts)
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4 hours ago, silverhelme said:
Is it the 3at? If so you have to very carefully disassemble the shifter and the switch the there is a small pin in the switch that needs to be filed carefully to remove the wear.
It is a brass pin about a quarter of an inch long and about 1/8th of an inch around. You may have to source another shifter if you can't repair the switch. Once that is fixed if it still does not
work check the fuse then you are left with the 4wd engagement solenoid on the side of the transmission.
By 3at do you mean 3-speed automatic?
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Thank you, will do as soon as I can.
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Hey guys, I have a 1984 subaru brat that I bought because it had 4wd, but when I push the 4wd button the light will light up on the dash as long as I hold the button down, but the rear end won't kick in. Any thoughts?
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I have a 1984 Subaru Brat at. When I try to engage 4wd, the light comes on only when I am holding the button down, and the back end does not kick in. Does anyone know what could cause this?
Brat EA81 Rebuild thread
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That's very good to know! Again, thanks!