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From the looks of the outside of that carb, the inside could look like this: You are due for a rebuild or replacement, probably. That power valve you see in the above pic has one .020" hole in it for fuel enrichment when you're at full throttle. This takes the fuel mix to about 11:1 when you're going up those hills. The one you see in the pic was clogged up. See that small hole? I find this to be an issue with these carbs. If you put a vacume gage on the car, plug it in to the port where the vacume advance for the distributor goes. Or the port right above the idle speed screw. Those are manifold vacume sources. My Sube, just like yours will show 21 to 23" of vacume from those ports. That's good. You can't have a good vacume reading without good compression. Another Sube just like yours only pulled 15" of vacume from those same ports. Headgasket failure was the cause. hth, Doug

Hi, That's where it's supposed to be. Have you tested the vacume can? Doug

Bob, Nothing special is needed. The guys are filling you in on the parts. Take this for what you paid for it. What you do need is good compression. I would not buy an JDM EA-82 without: 1. hearing it run, and or, 2. having compression readings on all 4 cylinders, and or, 3. a leak down test. hth, Doug

Hi, First things first. Do a compression check. If you're going to race, invest in a leak down test rig. It will tell you whether or not you have a motor. Doug

Mile High Nationals. Been there, done that. I have a piston, rings, pin. Top fuel dragster, from that venue. Champion plug too.

Sir, you misunderestimate what I'm capible of. No problem. I had the highest SAT in my high school class. Just a fact. Nothing more. I've been a mechanic all my adult life. Professionally, private mostly. Doug

Well, you don't get it. Respectivily, Doug

I have a set of Mister Gasket...clips that will stop all the spraying oil. But you don't. One valve cover off, adjust all of them. Fire extinguisher handy. Repeat other side. That isn't the whole story. Doug

Yes, but... that but is an eraser, to a salesman. I have good ea eighty two running out my ears. Good ones. I do recycle, I have low dollars in what I have. I have an acumulation of parts, I bought for pennies on the dollar. Beck Arney, Fel Pro, Beck Arney:) You know what I mean? Damn, man. Bloom where you're planted. Doug

I have an 89 sedan. I recycle:). I'm putting together an EA 82 with used parts. EA 82T. Choice of five speed with diff lock, or five speed dual range. LSD. Front and rear sway bars. X T6 clutch. Fuel cell. Alcohol. etc etc It will run 14, or something. A sixty eight Cougar, 289 c.i., stock long block. four ten Zoom gears, M-50 15 Kelly Springfield, Superchargers, whew, top loader four speed, Edelbrock, headers, Holley, MSD ignition. Some other stuff. It ran fourteen six quarter mile at National trails. The sedan is light. Doug

Wild guess. A rock wedged between the backing plate and the brake disc.

Before. After

That's normal movement on the idle screw, at this point in its life. Doug

You are due for a complete carb rebuild and or replacement. If you haven't gained access to the idle mixture screw, start there.

I figure this is a viable option with ten to twelve peeps around the perimeter.

Yep. If the tranny is trashed, and all you're going to do with it is junk it, put it in neutral and tow it 4 down. Or, put the front wheels on a dolly, and remove the driveshaft is another option which won't hurt the tranny. Put it on a trailer, otherwise. hth Doug

Oh, contrair. I have two EA-82 engines that do not leak. Not a drop...after miles and miles. See the book, "Zen And The Art Of Subaru".

Chem-Dip Carburetor and parts cleaner.

So much thread drift here. So, no comment. "Don't believe anything you hear, and about half of what you see" Otherwise, I'm speachless:).

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I have an 89 EA-82 DR 5 speed sedan. Single Point FI. It's been a while since I've driven it. 36 mpg is what it pulled down on the highway. That's without trying to get good mpg. Just a data point to consider and anecdotal, my two cents and all.

Hi, Let me get this straight. You don't have the boost gage hooked up. You're running a 5 speed single range transmission. On 27 inch tires. I wouldldn't expect 5th gear to be of much use at times. Hook up the gage. I suspect an issue in the fuel system too. Just trying to understand. Doug

I would not do this and if you do, the brakes on a trailer might save your rump roast at some point. Let me know your route plans so I can avoid the area. Rent a box truck, load all your stuff inside. Just a suggestion. Doug

Yeti, a lot depends on your budget. How much do you want to spend? The polished lip can be done by hand with wet/dry sandpaper, and elbow grease. A lot of good suggestions here. I had a nasty looking set of American Racing OLD Torque Thrust wheels. They had lain outside under a tree for about 20 years. First I acid washed them. I then went over them with a sandblaster. I polished the lip with wet 80 grit sandpaper, to start. Other grits after that. Then the actual fine polishing by machine and buffer wheel. Man, that's a LOT of work, time/money thing. You should just give up and sell them to me cheap. Doug