July 24, 200520 yr 1985 ea82 wagon carbed. everything seems to be working ok, not over heating, already adjusted timing. but will still diesel. any suggestions?
July 24, 200520 yr check the solenoid switch on the side of the carb to make sure it closes off the fuel when turning the key off... now with key On, umhook the electrical plug going to the solenoid several times to hear or feel if it clicks...then it is OK.... 1985 ea82 wagon carbed. everything seems to be working ok, not over heating, already adjusted timing. but will still diesel. any suggestions?
July 24, 200520 yr Author is that on the left or right side of carb facing car??? and what does it look like? would i check it while car is running or while car is off but key is on??
July 24, 200520 yr Author well i found the solenoid and it seems to be fine, clocked everytime i unplugged it but there is still dieseling. could i need a carb rebuild??? and if so are they difficult to do??
July 24, 200520 yr I would hold off on the carb rebuild until you know why the dieseling problem is there..concerning subaru, I am Not that familliar with the electrical side of things so in Theory it might be the alternator,...for example:.. with my daughters VW a check of the solenoid fuel shut-off was done and worked fine, but the old carb leaked a little so that may have been the problem / an installation of a diode was needed on one of the wires going to the coil so that when the key is turned off, there is no juice going backward from the alternator to the coil, her ignition timing was to retarded, so we advanced it bit ...a better grade of fuel made no difference because the motor was new and with low miles on it...we changed the carb and everything works good now...Good luck
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