Ratty2Austin

well, you know I have a lot of pics... some of hte good ones were uploaded to my album already....

well, thanks for the replys, the shudder seemed to be related to the car sitting for so long.. cause I drove it around a bit, and now it went away! and it is back to normal! thanks

so i just did the timing belt and reseal front of the engine on my impreza, and when i got it ready for its test run, it was all working well, untill i pulled out of the driveway and turned the wheel. when i turned the wheel, (at stop or slow speeds, thus having more stress on the P/S pump) it made a shuddering feeling/sound mostly coming from the drivers side... and it felt like the pump was stalling a little bit...?? the steering did not do this before i took the car apart, what could cause this? i checked the fluid, it seems to be normal level, and not foamy... thanks!

I have had this happen to me a few times... why it does this- there is a cone washer, a curved washer and a castleated nut with a coter pin. the cone washer starts to wear out (from friction or something..) becase the curved washer needs to be installed one way only, if it is installed wrong, or is not the right kind of washer, it will cause the nut to back off, and wear out the cone washer. how to fix- get a new cone washer, and a new curved washer. check to make sure hub is not stripped out. grease it all up with wheel bearing grease, or anti-seize (whichever one you prefer) and install the curved washer correctly. I am not 100% sure which way the cone washer is supposed to be installed, but it should be with the convex side facing outward. then when you tighten it down, you dont need to over tighten it, but make sure you can get a nice fat cotter pin in there this should help! (seems to be a common problem) it even happened to me yesterday (same symptoms too!!!)

yeah, i am still here.. I have even posted a bit here and there too, but not as much as i used to... I have been dealing with my money issues, trying to bring my monthly bills down and finish some current projects- but with the coming of spring and summer, I will become more active again hopefully! there is even some planning going on with Patti and I to take a big road trip this summer/late spring hopefully- down the coast all the way to AZ, then back up the other side ofthe mountains home... but its all just a thought at this point..

well, for starters it was not raining nor was it even close to freezing, and I got a few goodies I collected a bunch of throttle cables (no, i am not paranoid due to previous incedence! ) got one good axle (would have had 2, but when i got the other one removed, the grease plate in the DOJ cup had come off and was bouncing around in the cup!) got a transfer case! from a samurai (shhhhh! nobody heard that!) (for sale if anyone realllly wants it- $100 delivered in western WA only) and a rare find- a windshield! from a ea81 coupe!! and patti and I were able to remove it without breaking it! (also for sale- $80, otherwise i am putting it in a brat that needs it) too bad it has one little rock chip in it the size of a dime, over near the passenger side.... anyone know where to get a good seal for cheap? or should i get lots of generic windshield glue? there are a bunch of ea81s up there right now at the lynnwood yard for anyone who is wondering-

doh! that happened to me... it was cheaper and easier for me to get a new intake manifold put on the XT when the thing striped out on me... if you had contacted me, i might have been able to help you get a new intake... (might have one or know where one is that would work!) anyways, I was gonna vote for a thermostat too, but I am not sure,,.... I just fixed my cooling (or lack of heating for that matter) by replacing my genuine subaru 180 deg. thermostat with a used 195deg one... and now it works nice and mid-gauge! (was running waaaaay too cold before..) and btw, I changed my thermostat and a upper heater core hose IN the snow.. (sorta had to, my car had a hose burst!) well, good luck- if you still need help with it, let me know (PAP run this weekend?)

Oooooohhh.... cool! this makes me want to lift my wagon sooner now!! :cool: good job guys! cant wait to see it in person one of these days

hey Carl, you should email or PM Ed, and see if he has any weber 32 36s laying around... (he sellls them for a good price... ) call me for more info! btw, troys wagon now has a new weber on it, and now I have to retune mine to stay ahead of him!

I would like one if they are still up for grabs- I can give you the money when we meet again... (local stuff )

one time i had my 83 wagon up to about 95-100mph, it was a 4spd, with 4 people in it, open exaust and going downhill in the HOV lane on I-5.... flooring it! (took a while, even down hill) the car sounded and rattled like it was going to explode!! (but it didnt.. it just kept on going!)

btw, it was still a fun trip, despite the issues... I got some of my pics uploaded.... http://usmb.net/gallery/album121

so I limped the wagon home, well, more like i tugged the throttle with my hand using a neon string (provided and installed by Noah and Dave) cause my throttle cable broke on me!! (and this was east of the town of Index, out in the snow!!!) but I was able to wheel it around a bit and even pull Troy's wagon out of the ditch a few times with the string around my right hand! unfortunately for Troy, he only made it a little past Monroe on HWY 522, then his motor decided it didnt like being overheated all day, so it threw a rod or something of the sorts (stoped moving)!!! (we will have pics and a diagnosis when we tear it apart) so luckily for him Connie has AAA, so his wagon rode home in style (kinda like a hurst ) my wagon for some reason decided it wanted to jam itself in 4wd, even with the lever all the way down...??? had to jack the car up and releve pressure on the drivetrain to get it back in to FWD... up in the snow was fun, got to find out how bad my tires really are, and had some fun with the tow rope and dave (we went car snow-surfing!!) I got a video clip of dave being towed by my wagon down the street on his butt!! (hillarious video) anyways, I have uploaded the pics to the usmb album on my section... go take a look!! (Qman- i will have to give you the total amount of pics on CD, there are too many to fit online)

I will see you guys there! plans changed again.. and we can go! so someone call me in the morn, and wake me up! (house #)

I am trying to get an '83 ea81 with a hitachi, running by tomorrow, my neighbor wants to buy it because his saab pooped out on him and it costs too much.. anyways, I replaced the intake manifold on this one and i removed almost all the emissions/vacume stuffs... and for some reason, it is having crank case pressure issues- I think the PCV valve is one of hte probelms, (which i will take care of tomorrow...) but, to try and figure out where this oil is coming from, I connected the crank case breathers (on the valve covers) to the airbox (blue subaru one) and it seems to suck oil up from the breathers! (oil is sitting in the airbox) we tried a different thing- took the oil cap off (with the breather hoses still connected to the airbox) and reved the engine up- it sprayed all over the place out of the oil filler!!! (too much pressure!) another weird issue- with the airbox open, and engine running- poured a little trickle of water down the carb, (a good old time trick on how to clean engines out, and it does work) anyways, kept it running while pouring the water in by reving it up... seemed to suck the water down fine, but then water drops started spraying out of the passenger side valve cover breather!!! why??? how????? I dont get it!!?? could this be a blown headgasket? (not likely, considering there is no antifreeze or water in the oil, and no bubbles in the coolant) is there something in the heads that could be cloged and making the circulation of oil in the bottom end of the engine not happen? what would cause too much pressure in the crankcase?? (even with the cap off and the breather hoses opened up) even the dipstick had oil pressure issues, it started spraying out that hole when i took it out! this is sooooo frustrating! please help!! thanks!! (thanks Ed and Corky too for the advice! on the PCV valve, i checked, and it said "made in USA"... I need to find an OEM valve!)

I belive this post by Tim was supposed to be linked to the 82 brat to 93 conversion thread... please repost in that thread- (can moderators join this thread to the other one??)

oops... my bad!

i dont get it... everyone seems to have trouble finding a belt for a removed-AC car... in my turbo XT, i removed the AC stuff, and I used the same belt- all i had to do was adjust the alt all the way out... have you tried that? and yes, I agree- if it is a nice XT, you should not strip it or un-origionalize it at all.. they are so rare!! I am trying to restore mine, and if you do take stuff out, let me know!! (need some radio+console pieces, and a rear seatbelt roll up unit (drivers side) but if you are looking to make it faster, have you considered intercooler, and adjustable boost pressure?

i got all but the windshield tinted, all the rear windows are 5% VLT, and the front side windows are 35%VLT, (supposeldy the legal limit for an "offroad" vehicle) ummm... well, troys wagon also doesnt have a tough return spring on the carb, nor does he have all that weight in the car (mine was so loaded down i couldnt see out the back just about) but his car is running pretty good... except when he tries to do dougnuts in the snow

sorry to announce, but I cannot make it this time... I have other plans that can't be broken... (besides, I want to finish my wagon's new look before I take it out to play!)

well, the tint job was cheaper for me cause i did some bartering and trading... and some work for the guy, but the normal price for a wagon is around $300ish (a pro finish) he did a really good job, and he is also the same guy who did subiegal's black RS impreza the white wagon in the video is Troy's 84 wagon- (randomizer) his hitachi was havin trouble spinning up the engine when he went into the leaning corners...

He he he,..... got my windows tinted yesterday.... in the wagon... pics up on the album- heres one http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/DSCN1879 I also uploaded a video clip of my wagon drifting in the snow @ Stevens pass (in the ice parking lot)

I got some Gearwrench brand wracheting box end wrenches!!! (8,10,12,13,14,15,17 and 18mm) a nice set!!!!

i think it belongs to the earl schive (spelling?) up by harbor freight in everett.. i see it in their parking lot all the time....

if the symptoms are what Miles Fox just described, (the same symptoms I had in my 83 high school wagon) then the question I have for you, is what kind of gas are you using? I used to run arco cause it was cheap... but now i only use texaco, cheveron, 76, shell, etc... cause my wagon would stall out at about 3k to 3500 rpms, (using arco) then i switched to texaco, and it was a noticable difference! (i was able to shoot up hills at 4500 to 5000 rpms!) (arco "gas" has water in it.. runs in some motors, doesnt seem to run in most) try that... and maybe a tune up too