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Well I did some stuff today before work. nothing changed but it narrowed it down. I really dont think there is a major vacuum leak. I replaced or trimmed a few hoses, every port is accounted for and is either hooked up or pluged in. I did replace a cracked PCV hose. pulling a manifold vacuum hose would kill the motor as expected, while all the loose connections I found didnt change anything. covering the top of the carb kills the motor as its supposed to. I put new plugs, wires, pcv valve (though the old one seemed to work fine), cap and rotor are new. I still want to check into that timeing issue, if for nothing else to know where I am at. I will check the vac advance unit to make sure its hooked to ported vacuum and generally works right, then see if I can back it up and see some numbers.

I know there are vacuum leaks. there were 2 or 3 unplugged hoses when i got it home, and plugging them in didn't change anything. there are many hoses that just slide off the peg so they aren't connected well. It is vacuum advance, so I may start there. if its stuck at full advance, or plugged into manifold vacuum it could be screwing with it. I don't have to emission it, so I guess ill just start pulling hoses out. seems the easiest way to eliminate the vacuum problems. once thats done at least ill know it must be a seal or something. is there a certain valve or anything that i shouldn't remove? the carbs supposed to have a vacuum secondary so does it need some of this system to remain to function properly?

Hey, just bought a subaru, runs well but afterfires when shifting pretty good. right now I'm just checking for vacuum leaks and such to try to find the issue. I put a timing light on it, and it is set to the very last mark (farthest one clockwise) so I am wondering if its too far out of spec. theres no numbers, just the hatch marks. Anyone know what the last mark would be in degrees? and/or what the proper setting is for it. I want to start with basic tune up stuff before I start troubleshooting too far. theres also a lot of loose vacuum fittings to deal with as well that could be causing problems. any other advise is welcome as well.

check out an xtera reared. I don't know about fit, but I know that people who have the C200 swap rear ends to the m226 from the xtera/frontier/titans (2005-2010, or thereabouts). they made a factory e-locker for them, so people replace the reared rather than buy the expensive lockers that fit in the nissans. Just make sure you get the control unit that goes with it, supposed to wire in easy though i haven't done it. if your going to hunt yards for the c200 or somethings similar, you may as well get the locker if you can. Id look at the toyo if you want a selection of parts, theres not a ton of options for the nissan stuff, though they are both plenty stout.

craigslist has been like that lately. Ive called/texted/emailed on 5 cars in the last week. 1 person answered, and another reposted without contacting me. going to look at 2 justy's this week, one at a dealership and one private party.

I think he sold it or something, didn't answer my email, and it hasn't been reposted since the 26th.

Thanks, I've heard they rust quite a bit, but this looks solid, if a bit funky looking.

Hey, Im looking at getting another suby, since I need an economical 4wd for a long commute. I ran across an add for an 87 Tercel wagon with a 6 spd 4wd, but i dont know anything about them. has 166k miles, perfectly straight, new tires and clutch, current daily driver. hes asking $1800. id prefer a subaru but if these were dependable cars, I could pick it up and sell my truck, which would give me the time and money to search for a suby with exactly what I want in it. anyone had one of these? any pro's or cons when compaired to a subaru?