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@Ellaurance - NO TIMING BELT. Single, dual or otherwise on the EA81. The EA81 definitely has a set of gears at the back of the engine as mentioned previously. No need to touch these! Just keep the oil and coolant in the right places and enjoy the ride. They’re a tough little engine the EA81. Now EA82 on the other hand, this thing has dual cam belts/timing belts. A rubber band could be better... they’ve got black cam covers on the front of the engine and look very different to the EA81. EA81 has dizzy at the front of the engine, above and to the RHS (vehcile’s RHS) of the crank. EA82 hasthe dizzy at the back of the LHS head. Hope this clears up any confusion. Cheers Bennie

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Well, the time challenge has been met, successfully! Almost three decades and a half of continous ownership of my Subie, all of them running with this carbureted EA82 which is the original engine, having almost everything original inside it; and these last ten years, the engine has been running with the same timin' belts, coverless! However, my beloved "BumbleBeast" has not reached the 100,000 kilometers' goal with the same timin' belts, yet; thus means that the mileage challenge hasn't been met... So, I decided that I'll let this old timin' kit to stay there, working for few months more; I'll report here as soon as anything new happens regarding the subject; meanwhile I must better find a brand new timin' kit... Kind greetings from Honduras.

Do you have any idea of the maintenance that was done prior to your ownership? Did you check the fluid level? It should be done with the engine running and after having been warmed up and driven through the gears. How does the at fluid look/smell? It should be pinkish in color (not brown) and not have a burnt smell. It isn't all that difficult to change. Really not any more difficult than changing the oil if you are comfortable with that. Routine changes are important as the fluid does degrade over time and is meant to lubricate moving parts.

Normal operating temp where the thermostat is not fully open, so it’s monitoring the temp as such: Thermo fan kick-in/ON temp: Looking at your pic in comparison, it’s right on the same mark for thermo fan ON. I haven’t looked to see at what point on the gauge that the fans turn off. And don’t worry about my oil pressure, I need to put the sender unit on and hook it up as this is a relatively fresh dashboard conversion in my Brumby. Cheers Bennie

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Just a few of the parts back from the machine shop and that big 18GXT-R. 100mm JE's, STi rods - resized with ARP-2000 bolts, Nitrided STi crank.... etc. There's a whole stack of other parts nearby. GD