bushytails Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 You should always hit the gas pedal at least once before cranking, to close the automatic choke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 1/13/2026 at 1:13 AM, Durania said: Since it's his personal and I'm buying the filament with my money, we don't really have to as work doesn't own it Yeah fair enough! On 1/13/2026 at 1:13 AM, Durania said: Old girl did start on the 3rd crank without hitting the gas pedal. You didn’t do the “mandatory” double pump if the throttle before turning the ignition on? Or the other way to do it is ignition on to prime the fuel bowl, ignition off, double pump, ignition on and start. I do this one when I haven’t driven my brumby in a while, especially in summer when it seems the bowl evaporates and needs filling again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 None of that, hahaha. This thing stays in my shop so it's never really below 40* unless I have the heat on out there. Hope to find some time this weekend to take it up the road. We stay so busy with my son and basketball and work BS, Plus, I have 3 other cars of my own, not including the wife's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLGL8388 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 7/11/2025 at 2:40 PM, Durania said: First joined this forum 20 years ago when I had an 84 hatch that I had bought sitting in a field while I was in high school. At the time, I had a 91 Legacy. Drove that till it blew up and then picked up an 83 Brat that I found for sale on here and picked up another 83 for parts. Had a 2000 RS coupe in college, then a 95 Outback beater. Sold the RS and got an 05 STi, sold it in 2016 and got back into an 04 WRX in 2022. Picked up this 84 GL 2 weeks ago as if I needed another project but I am not poor on vehicles - also have a 2019 Tundra and 2015 Rav4. This thing was in surprisingly good shape for being an east TN car. With that, it does have its issues. I have on my work bench a new rear wheel bearing to install, hatch struts, will need a radiator as I see it dripping. I am also trying to nail down why the blower isn't working. I pulled the fan resistor switch last night and it showed continuity but I need to see exactly what ohm values it's supposed to have. Nothing like reading 20+ year old USMB posts. We still like pics on here? She's a beauty. Sure it's not an '83? Maybe they had the same color in '84. I have an '83 that color. Cosmic Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Nope. It's an 84. it has the honeycomb grill where the 83 would have a horizontal. I had an 83 Brat in the same color as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 (edited) Not much of an update but the wife got me a roof basket that I had on my Amazon wish list for Valentine's Day. More of cosmetic thing but I like the way it looks. Edited February 22 by Durania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago So, what's the correct method for getting new brake pads to slot in correctly to the calipers? I have tried following this guy's video but he makes it look stupid easy. I'm either not holding my mouth right or doing it totally wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Long video! I leave the caliper bolted to the hub knuckle and flip the caliper up by taking out the lower slide bolt. That piston can be really hard to rotate. You need some pressure on it too. Once you get the first rotation done they usually become easier. I have a multi tool socket that fits the grooves in the piston face. This allows me to apply some pressure as I rotate the ratchet in one hand. Works a treat for me. If the dust boot is damaged you might have dust that can grip the side of the piston. Worse you might have the side of the piston corroding. All the best with it. Not the most fun job on the MY and L series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago Thanks Freddo. I will try next time I'm out in the shop your method of putting it back on the knuckle and see if that works better. I have one of those caliper screw in tools and I did see the boot on it was trying to twist on me so I was being super easy with it. I had been running back and forth over to the passenger side to look how it was installed as a point of reference. I was missing all the pad clips on the caliper on the driver side but luckily the dude I bought this wagon from had a ton of parts that included an extra caliper/rotor that I scavenged the clips from and threw in the parts washer for a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted 30 minutes ago Share Posted 30 minutes ago A little Marvel Mystery Oil in that boot before you turn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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