Ratty2Austin

we just got back from Yakima, and along Canyon Road, we decided to take a little trip thru the river! it was fun.... pics are in the album- http://usmb.net/albums/albuo36/DSCN1301.jpg

ahh! i have always wondered the same thing! I see them all over here- (well, when I work at the dealer, I guess thats a good reason to see them all the time! )

is there supposed to be snow? sounds like fun! I would rather go the Dec. weekend, just cause there is soo much going on the Nov. weekends for me- wonder which car I should take....

yes, the vacuume leak caused by that little dealy-bob not being plugged up will cause the idle to change enough to make it not pass emissions.... i should know, i barely passed because of that same problem- my wagon with the weber... once i found that same hole, i plugged it up, and it idled soo smooth and low, now it can smoothly run at about 300rpms and not die!! (i am the master weber adjuster now! :cool: )

it was very fun!, I am bummed that I didnt have a lifted car this time, but the XT did well for what it was I got it pretty dirty, it needs a major steam cleaning now on the inside... after playing around at reiters, Subafly and I went up to the pass to play in the snow!! and sure enough, when we got there, there was a lot of it! (and the parking lots were compact too, which made for some fun drifting and doughnuts!) but after all the fun is over with and on the way home by myself (well, my car and its passengers) the CV on the turbo side is now clicking- so its time to do some more work on it! it was nice meeting more people from the board, and getting a chance to go offroadin with you guys again- we defanately need to get together again and go to a snow park next time! ... will the xmas tree hunt have snow? :cool: pictures are posted in my album!

wooooooohooooooooooo!!!! tried the spacer idea (from the other thread) and it works great! (although i still had to get out the air chizel and zap it a few times to pound the tunnel out.... but now it doesnt rub at all, and it runs great! It runs much better on the freeway with the different gear ratios, and the linkage is not as sloppy as the 4spd either thanks Jerry, despite the weird issues some of us have had, your kit works just fine! (just some of our cars that are different than the brat need some special add-ons) now if i can just figure out the clutch cable thing.....

I have a stash of them... so if you come by my place either day this weekend, or whatever works for you, you can have one- give me a call if you need directions (206)-910-0179 (cell)

So, back to the question I was Really asking... what about the clutch cable!!!??? is it just my car or has anyone else had a cabe thats too short also?

I used to own a 360, but it was before I knew of this board, and before I could even drive.... (well, I had my permit, and technically the van was my dad's) but anyways it was a 1969 360 delux van... it ran and drove! but had no brake lines, and the tranny had a jammed 3rd and 2nd gear, but 1st, 4th and R, worked.... it was in very nice shape too.. my Dad decided it was too hard to fix at the time, and so he sold it and kept the Austin Healy (my first car) but as we all know about british cars! (i think the subaru would be done and driveable now if i had it, and the healy is still not!) anyways there are 2 pics on the USMB photo album.. heres one of them- http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/austinsubaru anyone know where this car is??? I think the new owner is in the Portland area, according to rumor....

the only think I will stress with an high milage EA82 car- is check the cooling system!!! if they overheat, the motor will most likey be toast.. (or at least will need to be ripped apart and repaired) I know this from experience! (my last 88 GL wagon had a bad radiator.. it overheated, and I blew the new headgaskets (and the previous engine overheated too, and the heads cracked) make sure you use the proper mix of antifreeze (my preference is GM's "Dex-Cool" the orange stuff) and then make sure your electric fans work when supposed to if vehicle is stopped, and engine is running at temp) and that the thermostat is good... and of course watch out for those pinhole leaks and crusty hard hoses that will break easily! good luck

well, If I remember correctly, this kit was designed to fit a brat that normally came with a ea81 4wd D/R 4spd tranny. we tried to install the kit into a 80 GL-1600 (smaller tunnel) and Matt's AT 83GL-T wagon (well, it was a AT!) I think the best thing that could be done to solve this situation, is to research the differences with the trannys, clutches, cables and all parts that could be used and make a set of instructions that explain which parts can and cant be used with eachother... does anyone know about the thicknesses of the turbo clutch and pressure plate VRS a N/A pressure plate? maybe it is thicker, causing the fork arm to me moved farther away from the cable?

ok, so troy's wagon has no power still... we have found a plug that was not plugged in, but they have different ends on them. in my 80 wagon there is a jumper that someone made for it and it works... but in troys, we made one and we cant figure out why the car is still not getting power at all... does anyone know about this part of the wiring? please! this is soo frustrating! http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/DSCN1098 this pic is what i am having trouble with, and the wires between my fingers- (between the 2 white plugs) are what we stuck in there with connectors to try to get it to work

Jerry- it is not your kit that I am complaning about, the kit works just fine in fact. sorry for the confusion, but the problem that I am having is not related to what you make in the kit, but has to do with the parts I have used in the other part of the conversion the problem- the clutch cable I selected to use, which worked fine on my ea81 4 spd D/R, is not long enough to use with the ea82 D/R tranny and clutch set that I have in my car. if people are saying that cables in ea82s are different lengths, then can someone with a ea82 turbo (FT4wd) take a measuement and then compare it to an N/A ea82 4wd D/R clutch cable (just measure the ends where they go into the shift fork) and see if they are in fact a different size... (Tex, dont you have a set of N/A and Turbo ea82s?? ) so, Jerry, please dont give up the work you do- it seems to work fine for the cars it was meant for, I think I am having rubbing trouble (and matt too) because we put them in a car that was not the same measurments as the cars you built them for (aka the 84 and 86 brats) I did look at the 80 wagon's tunnel, and compared it to the 86 brat's tunnel and they are different- the 80's is skinnier, so I just forgot to pound it out!... anyways thanks for the info so far! ( I will try the spacer idea)

thats the thing, I do have an ea81 clutch cable- because I already had the ea81 D/R tranny installed when I removed the 1600 tranny... and the ea82 clutch cables dont fit the ea81 due to the mounting style at the pedal side of the cable... or do they?

so I am most of the way thru the 5 spd upgrade on my 80 wagon, but i am running into some weird problems that other people seem to have not had, or at least i have not heard about them problem 1- the tranny rubs, or is pressed against the tunnel at the linkage bolt and the doo-dad on the other side of the tranny from the linkage... (circled in red in the pic http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/5spdrubbing am I supposed to pound this part out? did anyone else do this? or have this problem? Matt- you probably should check this on your wagon too... problem 2 the clutch cable is not long enough to put thru the release fork, and put the lock nut on the end... i can barely get the lever nut on it (see pic) http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/DSCN1090 people have told me that their cables are too long... why is mine different? is there a different length cable for ea81s? i have a ea81, with an ea81 clutch cable, and a ea82 5spd d/r, and an ea82T clutch set on a ea81 flywheel. i can drive the car, but i dont want to drive it with the rubbing linkage and the lack of lock bolt on the cable... what should or could i do?

went to yakima to pick up an XT for Dave... Jerry trailered it from where it was parked, about 30 mi from the shop- and we cleaned it up, checked and filled the fluids, installed a battery, and started it up! it drove all the way back to seattle without any trouble, with the exception of the batt or the starter not working properly.. (we just left it running the whole time, even when we filled it up! so now Dave has an XT, very much like mine! pics are on the photo album http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/DSCN1072 http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/DSCN1081 http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo36/DSCN1082 fun stuff!

but the wiring is from a 83, which was a big change from 82.... anyone with an 83 want to unplug their ECU and tell me what happens? thanks!

the painted dashboard... very interesting the way its turning out... unfortunately, even with the whole new wiring harness (from a 83GL 2wd wagon) it still has no power... do we need the ECU plugged in, for the car to have power with the key on??? (at the moment, ther is no ECU, but the plug is there) http://usmb.net/albums/albuo36/DSCN0905.jpg

well, it worked for a few minutes- but then it started foaming up again... i will try driving it some and see if it goes away

i will try the lock to lock bleeding method, thanks!

well, thismorning my mom came down and woke me up, and was saying "its snowing!" so I looked outside, and sure enough, there were some big fat snowflakes comin' down! but now it is sunny.... oh well! better than rain! now I need to go do a tranny swap....

ok, so my power steering pump died on my turbo XT, so I replaced it with another one from a parts XT, and it workes, but it still makes the same sound the old one did before it died (a weird moaning/whining sound) and it is also doing the same thing the last one did- it is foaming the ATF up badly!! will this kill my next pump? what is causing this? if anyone has had this happen or knows whats going on, please tell! thanks!

so i fixed my mom's legacy's engine, and now the tranny is starting to flake out!! it seems to "slip" when going around corners (like, if i step on the gas or try to even maintain speed around a corner, the engine revs up like its been put into neutral, and then "pops back into drive" when it becomes level again... (of course this is with it in drive the whole time) and to top things off, someone decided to break the power antenna off, so it dangles by the wire off the side of the car! :madder: so I have been thinking about just trading the legacy away for a ea81 wagon... a nice one... so that i can do away with all the stupid little problems that come with an 4EAT, 91LS legacy! but, she sais she likes the feel of the heavier car (she called my 80 wagon a "tin can!" , and the nice interior of the legacy (blue velour, LS) so I wonder if anyone would want to trade a nice ea81 (an 83 or 84 GL or GL-10) wagon for a legacy wagon??? or else... i need to do a tranny swap! (i want to go to the 5spd, but then I would have to convert all the little extras and stuff)

is this a used kit? or a new one? well, even if it is used, as long as its all PK stuff, and as long as all the bolts are there and not stripped, and as long as the parts arent bent! then i will whip out some cash! are you gonna be in the area any time soon? when could i get this lift? *getting excited* email me or give me a call (prefer after 430pm) thanks!

well, you know my number! make sure you have new belts ready to go to install give me a call after 430 daily or anytime on the weekends