February 28, 200719 yr Ok, so i get the motor out of the XT. Both heads are cracked (no suprise). I send them out and go to work on the re-ring. I forgot how much fun it is to get the piston pis out. I get that handled and go on to extract the broken bolt at the downpipe flange. zzz I drill a pilot hole and insert extractor. No budge. Apply generous heat, no budge. Ok, drill and tap. Crap! don't have the right size tap. Keep drilling hole out larger until I see some threads. A little pencil grinding to get it right there and the make taps out of bolts and start to pick out dead bolt with a small pick chasing it with the 'taps'. An hour and a half later..... SUCCESS! Then, reseal entire motor with gasket kit. Assemble motor with new heads, water pump, t-belts, belts, cap, rotor, plugs and wires. Got lucky, it had a new clutch. Got to put in axles..... WRONG ones. Everybody list the same ones. Go to Schmucks and go through the books to match axles by spline count and length. Install new axles and do brakes while I'm there. Oh, btw, did I mention the car sat for two years? :-\ Holy rusted sh*t Batman! Install motor... Slides onto tranny like butter! Have to fight motor mounts for 30 min. Drops in! Hook up all misc extras and start. Idles funny. Check fuel pressure (new filter). Too low. D*mn!! Replace fuel pump. Pressure ok. Start vehicle. Still idles funny (bad gas). Runs about 30 min and dies. Restarts 3 times and then won't start. NO SPARK! Son of a #$*&@!!! Check and clean ignitor and ground. Same problem. Spend an hour going through NAPA parts catalog to find an ignitor that will work. EUREAKA!!! Found direct replacement!! Install and test. Still dies after 20 min. Aaaawww come on already!!!! Check all power, ground, connectors and wires associated with ignition system. All seem ok EXCEPT... when it happens, the trigger side of the coil drops voltage. Backtrack wiring. Checked resistance to ECU on disty signal output to ignitor when voltage is good and get 6.6M ohms (norm). Do same test when voltage drops and Infinite resitance. ECU BAD. BAD ECU!!! Jesus H. @&*$! on a popsicle stick!!!! Wanna bet that ECU would account for almost ALL of my problems? Well, tommorrow it gets a new ECU and if something else goes....I'm rolling it outside and toasting marshmallows! Somebody please shoot me and put me out of my misery!
February 28, 200719 yr I'll give you a running start, heh:lol: Remember, when you get a vehicle thats sat for a couple years, your going to encounter numerous problems. Some small, some big, sometimes a PITA to figure out. I might have grabbed the ECU out of the XT turbo I scraped lately. I'll check tomorrow.
February 28, 200719 yr Author I'll give you a running start, heh:lol: Remember, when you get a vehicle thats sat for a couple years, your going to encounter numerous problems. Some small, some big, sometimes a PITA to figure out. I might have grabbed the ECU out of the XT turbo I scraped lately. I'll check tomorrow. That'd be cool. I'm ggona get one from NAPA, but I can return it even if I use it. (special privleges )
February 28, 200719 yr You'll get that XT going right eventually. Wish I could say the same for my 6... Good luck!
February 28, 200719 yr I have a general rule about 87's. I don't own any. It seems to me that 87 was an, how should I say, "off year?' for Subaru. I have seen too many stange problems in this crossover year. Just my own Sooberstition.
February 28, 200719 yr I have a general rule about 87's. I don't own any. It seems to me that 87 was an, how should I say, "off year?' for Subaru. I have seen too many stange problems in this crossover year. Just my own Sooberstition. Hmmm... you've seen my rust, Gloyale, havent you? mine is an 87... that got ziebarted, and still wound up that bad... 'twere also the first year for the green digidash. Interesting thought, you never know which of these "sooberstitions" might hold water until you subject them to analysis by the community at large, and then we can start gathering real data...
February 28, 200719 yr I feel your pain! I owned the "unicorn" of XT's the 87.5 ft4wd 5sp turbo.... It was junk when i bought it, & it literally sent me into chapter 13! It seems that they just don't match up with any other Subies before, or after, electronically anyways.
February 28, 200719 yr Author Ayone else got an ECU they'd be willing to part with? Part number 22611-AA290.
February 28, 200719 yr Ayone else got an ECU they'd be willing to part with? Part number 22611-AA290. grossgary might have one lieing around call him
February 28, 200719 yr pretty sure i have an XT Turbo ECU, but i'll have to rummage through them. email or PM me if you're interested. turbone said he may have one.
March 2, 200719 yr on the 87 sooberstition... My 87 SW is a great car. Bought it damn cheap, barely put money into it and have had almost no problems... except that tranny mount I broke, but thats hardly it's fault
March 3, 200719 yr on the 87 sooberstition... My 87 SW is a great car. Bought it damn cheap, barely put money into it and have had almost no problems... except that tranny mount I broke, but thats hardly it's fault The 87 Sooberstition is counter acted by the "built on a tuesday" good MOJO.
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