nocashrider Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 ok i have a carbed 86 gl wagon ea82 that i just got for 150 bucks under the idea of using as a run around car. it ran before it was parked about 3/4 yr ago when the alt went out so i got it 2 days ago and yesterday i replaced: fuel filter (the one next to the fuel pump by the tank is that the only 1?) plugs plug wires altenator air filter oil change oil filter today when i get home (i work graveyard) im going to change out the: pcv filter pcv valve (oem from what ive read on here) flush radiator new thermastat (oem from what ive read on here) new antifreeze mixture cap rotor clutch (which i need some help on because i never have done one on this type of car and the last time i did one the tranny was already off the car so it was alot easier) 1st question is there anything i missed that should also be done 2nd question is after everything that was done on the 1st day (plugs and what not) im not able to get it to start worth crap and after fighting with it for about 5 min it finally starts but i cant let my foot of the gas because it will just die and i cant let it go below 1200 rpm or it dies 3rd question is i rolled down the back left passenger window (power) and now it wont go back up to save my life (trash bagged it for the night) is there some subaru voodoo i can perform to get the window to actually work right except the drivers because it seems to work fine now im not new to the old school subaru because i had an 82 that i got for $200 that barely ran that i brought back to life the pretty much the same methods and it ran great and i cleaned it up real nice but then the head gasket blew but i fixed sorta... explanation i fixed everything but it still leaked antifreeze which i thought was from the head but after i sold it for 250 (because i thought it was broke) turned out to be a 3 dollar intake manifole gasket that was just dripping on the head so i lost a good running car (30+ mpg) becasue of an idiot mistake and the guy that bought it just trashed it and now it looks like some white trash mobile so im trying to not have that happen again so any help would be greatly appreciated and thx in advance oh yea sorry about the uber long post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Pull the fuel line off and turn the key on, just to make sure the fuel pump works. But it sounds like you need to open up the carb and clean/rebuild it. The only other thing would be to take the timing covers off and visually inspect the timing belts. If you replace them, replace the oil pump, and water pump too, it's the best time to do it and it probably needs it. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Dont "flush" the radiator. Just drain the old and replace with new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 The hook on the end of the bimetal choke spring is broken off. You'll find it resting in the bottom of the choke housing. Good luck finding a good one. The window is just the switches - clean the contacts inside the switches. Don't lose the tiny parts when you dissasemble them. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocashrider Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 so what could be done to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocashrider Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 so yea just found out something a little curious.. you have to have the drivers door shut to have the windows work wtf is up with that?? anyway if the carb is toast what would the best option be should i have i rebuilt or should i just get a new one and if a new one is the best route what one should i get cause i really need to get this car going asap! o yea and thanks GD for the window switch info those things were nasty dirty bty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 "having" it rebuilt isn't practical - there's few that know these carbs. You could rebuild it yourself - the kit's are about $20 to $50 depending on where you get one. And you'll need the choke housing - either a good used one, or a new one from the dealer. Then there's the Weber 32/36 DGV route - there is a kit made for the EA82, or you can buy the carb and get the base adaptor plate seperate. These aren't technically street legal, so you may have to either be creative with your install to hide it, or deal with the emissions police. All depends on your area. There is also the SPFI conversion - by far it's the best running and driving of the three, but it's also a LOT more complex of an install. You can read my article here about EA81's. At the bottom is a link to Snowman's original write-up which was geared to EA82's. http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/EA81_SPFI.html GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocashrider Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 jesus that seems like alot of work for a dd that cost $150 whats the deal with the weber cause emissions aint a problem for me (dont have em) oh yea and whats the prices on all these options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 jesus that seems like alot of work for a dd that cost $150 You get what you pay for. By the sound of you're name I give it 6 months. Remeber, it's not a $150 dollar car. It's a car you only spent $150 on:grin: . That means you should feel OK about having to spend more to keep it running. If you don't want to spend money on maintainance and repairs.........Get a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 so yea just found out something a little curious.. you have to have the drivers door shut to have the windows work There may be some broken wires in the door jamb that is causing that to happen. When the door is closed, then the wires are making connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocashrider Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 yea i dont mind spendin money on the car but then again i dont want to throw flamming wads of 100 bills at it either on good call on the wiring i didnt even think about that even though thats what was wrong on my last subaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Weber kits are around $400 SPFI is whatever you can get the parts for - usually around $200 or so from a yard. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocashrider Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 alrighty its lookin like fi then so i hope meridian auto wrecking has the parts or im just effed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samneric Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 clutch (which i need some help on because i never have done one on this type of car and the last time i did one the tranny was already off the car so it was alot easier) Clutch you say? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=87569 Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocashrider Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 thanks everyone for their input on this post i was able to get the beast running like a champ with no problems so the last thing i have to do is put the new clutch in which im about to go out and do right now once im done ill clean it up and throw some pictures up because im gonna be stickin around here for quite a while now:headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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