June 1, 200817 yr on tuesday the 3rd i'll be heading out of lewiston over to eastern montana. not sure how my subaru will handle the 840 miles trip. kinda nervous to take it, but i'll be taking a complete set of tools so if nothing else this will be a great time to bond with her even more. so anybody in montana keep an eye out for this car: i shouldn't be too hard to miss, i'll probably be the only old subaru with idaho license plates in that part of the country. and to make sure its me, look for a V in front of all the other letters. wish me luck!
June 1, 200817 yr I'm in Missoula now and will be going Bozeman on Tuesday. If you need help and are near me, holler at me. PM for my phone number. Good luck!
June 1, 200817 yr good luck I drove a subaru I had only seen a couple of pics home 2000 miles. I made it home without a hitch. but I found my seat coming through the floor a few days later.. just take it slow and easy.
June 1, 200817 yr in the last 7 months i have run 22,000 miles in my ea81 sedan. do not underestimate the power of a subaru isaac
June 1, 200817 yr Author in the last 7 months i have run 22,000 miles in my ea81 sedan. do not underestimate the power of a subaru isaac that's what i keep telling my family. they are worried just because it's an '83
June 1, 200817 yr I just ran my 235K mile 83 coupe....600 miles a couple weeks ago...no working guages ( digi dash is blown) All it had prior was a tune up while in seattle before it spent a week on a car carrier heading to CT..since then its been snuggled in the garage and had a couple short runs...It did wonderful..actually did it good to get a good long run..smoothed everything out. You should be fine...EA81 = Bulletproof .....slow but bulletproof:) Have faith in the Subaru
June 1, 200817 yr Make sure all the water hoses are in good shape along with the tires and belts. + 1million You have several dozen long steep climbs ahead of you on this trip. And it gets hot out in the flats of Montana. Carry extra belts Carry plenty of coolant. Carry extra radiator hoses. Also, carry at least a foot of 1/4 diameter coolant hose for the little coolant hoses that warm the base of the carb, and also 2 feet of 5/8th heater hose. Don;t forget a few clamps of each size in case the old ones are boogered. Watch you're temp gauge like a hawk. Murphy would say this gives you the best chances of not having to use any of this stuff. You'll be fine either way. Connies right about these cars loving the roadtrips. It'll be good for the car. Enjoy the trip. Watch for the incredile view down the canyon just after you crest *Lookout Pass*
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