Loyale 2.7 Turbo

I'll Like to See them... Could you post Pics? Kind Regards.

I Believe that the Easier and Cheapest solution is This: Those engines are more Reliable than the Turbo EA81... I'll Like to see Pictures of your '84 RX, so Could you Post some? Kind Regards.

Some Missing information here, but let me Guess in Order to Help you: Does that Behaviour happens only at Idle (Needle Jumpin' a Li'l)? or the Needle Goes Up (I Guess) Near the 18V at High RPM's and Lower when RPM's return to Idle? in the First Case: Normal Behaviour. in Second Case: The Alternator's Voltage Regulator is Wrong. Furthermore, You Need to Define "New Alternator" : Was it a New-to-you Alternator from a Junk Yard? or a Remanufactured / Brand New one? If it came from a Junk yard, maybe it was Weak and Just got damaged, like the Older one. If it was a Remanufactured / New one, you must have a Sales Receipt / Guarantee, so you must go Back to the Seller and Ask your Guarantee. Beside that, there could be some Short Circuit on the Alt's Connections that Might be Causing Damage to the integrated Regulartor Circuit. Hope this can Help... Kind Regards.

Me too! Well... That's my Weberized EA82 Engine Hood, I Removed a Lot of Stuff:

Yes! ... Those are Very common here known as "Two Steering Vehicles" and are used on Driving Schools.

Why does anybody Restore any car just to let Rust taken it away?

I Believe Yes, it is... Cylinders got Coolant / Wet Sparkplugs. I Had that issue when I Did the Weber Swap in my EA82 long time Ago... Then I just cranked the engine with the Gas Pedal at one half, many Short times, until it Started Roughly... once it Revs and gets Warm, it went to Normal again in about ten Minutes... ...and a Huge Cloud of Smoke came from the Exhaust pipe.

That Symptoms makes me Think about a Worn ignition Coil... So I Kindly Suggest you to Check (Carefully) if it Overheats during the Next time the Engine Shuts Down. Also I Never Heard about That Man: Good Luck!

No Problem I Know that there's not easy to Find Old information accurately on internet... But Lots of Sites trend to not only say the Bogwards-Subaru Conection on the Engine Design, but also in other Engineering. In Example: Here is a Great Website with Lots of information and Technical Data about the Subaru 1000: ~► http://http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_subaru_1000.htm This is an Extract of the Massive Article: Kind Regards.

Just Place it on the Ώ Ohms Position to Test Continuity; So when you touch both Multimeter's pins Together, the Needle Goes Up all the Way (Or the Unit emit a "Beep" depending on the Model) That's Continuity. Then you just Place the Multimeter's Pins in Both Sides of the Fusible Links and See if it has Continuity. Kind Regards.

I Believe that will Depend on How the Cylinder Wall is... Have you Checked if the Pushed Piston did damage it? ... By Seeing the Photo I Don't Believe it could get Damaged, but it Worth to Check that, to Avoid future Problems. Kind Regards.

Hydro Lifters + Oil Leak at the Oil Pump and Tickin' Noise: Seems like your engine's Oil Pump is Sucking Air thru a Worn Seal...

if Everything, including Timing is Allright; then I Kindly Suggest you to Check the Fusible Links.

Have you Read the Post Nº 2 on This Thead? So, if you Follow the Link, at the Third Paragraph's end, you can read: There was Licensing. No Urban Myth at All. Kind Regards.

Yes, You're Right... its a Risk Somehow and an added mess of Hoses. Those Oil Catch cans Aren't for the Average Driver... Thank you Shawn for your Kind answer. Best Regards.

Wow! ... a Goliath! That's absolutely Awesome!

I Already ordered another one and this time I Double Checked that it Really has 5/8" (15 mm) Fittings. This time I asked for a confirmation to the Seller by e-mail Before buy it. I Sold the 3/8" one to a friend who also is mechanic, for his 22R 'yota. Kind Regards.

Just Upload 'em to a free Pics Hosting Website, such as Photobucket, Flikr, Webshots, etc... and then do the Copy / Paste them Here. Kind Regards.

See this Picture, the EJ engine Prototype, based on the EA81: (notice the Single Timin' Belt for both heads)

This is another View of the Arabella's Flat Four Engine: I've posted Before the Relation Between Subaru and the WWU's VRi in the Past, Look at post Nº 359 of this Thread: ~► Here: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/50983-strange-and-weird-subaru-stuff/page-15?do=findComment&comment=765610 Kind Regards.

Some USMB Friends have been There, Doin' That ... I Wish I Could studied There ...

People here Trend to be very Friendly, much more if you have Something in Common. Especially if it is an Old-School Subaru! ... you know ... Subarus trend to make Friendly Connections, Somehow ...

But Subaru Still Needed a New Engine and a New Designed Car to Compete in the Modern Market, they Wanted to get Rid of the Aging EA Platform. The creation of the Legacy was influenced by Subaru's desire to Compete with Successful Japanese carmakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda; and the Legacy was Targeted against the Camry, Stanza, and Accord. The Legacy was Considered Mainstream in its Appearance and a Departure from previous vehicles, which had earned a Reputation of being "quirky". So, by the Time when they were Developing the EA82 in Japan, Subaru asked to the Vehicle Research institure, of the Western Washington University, (VRi WWU) to Develop a Brand New Boxer Engine, more capable and reliable than the EA Series. Yes, the VRi Developed Three Engines for Subaru, one Became the Very First Prototype of the Actual EJ Engines Series, the Other one was Powered by Natural Gas Somehow, and the Third one was the EA81D ... Yes, a Diesel EA81. The First Subaru Boxer Diesel engine, that Powered the VRi's "Viking V" Vehicle: as you can Read Above.

Do you Know where Did Subaru Based their first EA engine Design? Yes, is Based on a German car but No, it is Not the VolksWagen. It is the "ARABELLA" made by "Borgward / Lloyd" in Germany. Subaru based its "Subaru 1000" (FF-1 / Star) Design on it. That info was Posted here Before, by Kiwi Subie, as you can Read: ~► Here. But now you can Confirm the Bogward-Subaru Relation in the Official Bogward's Website: http://www.borgward.org.uk/brief_history_marques.htm Read it at the End of the Third Paragraph...

I'll Try my Best to Shorten this Very Long Story: Today, I Was Drivin' my Weberized "BumbleBeast" Wagon in the Parking Lot of a Huge Shoppin' Mall, when an Old Gentleman Started to Yell at me: "Stop!, Hey You Stop!" ... ... He Took me by Surprise and I Was about to Park my Wagon nearby, so I Did it and the old man approached Saying: "...That's a Really Beautiful Old Subaru you Have..." and he Started to ask me Questions about How did I manage to Fit Those "Standard" wheels in my Subie, also about the Engine's Deep & Loud Sound; Very Kindly I explained some Details... "Weber Carb, I Knew it!" he Said... Long Story Short: He accompanied me to do my errands while we were Talking about Old Subarus for almost the whole afternoon... even we ate lunch Together. He said that He was the Master Mechanic at the Local Subaru Dealer's Repair Shop Long time Ago (Late 1970's to Late 1980's) and he had the opportunity to go in 1983 to FHi in Japan for Training Purposes. Also he Said that at the Training's end, the Japaneses took the Students for a some sort of "Tour" around their Factories, including their Research & Development areas; he saw some Prototypes and some Engines; also some sort of museum and many other Things... He Said that the Third Gen Subaru Leone (Usually Known here as "Loyale" or EA82) was ready to be sold since 1983 but the Japaneses wanted a New Engine to suit the New Car before Launch it Worldwide. Well, Looking to the Subaru's History, you can Confirm the date of the first prototype of that Model... ...they were in the Development of the New Engine for that car; He said that they originally wanted to have a 2.0L Engine to be their "Top of the Line" propulsion for that Model, and the Developments were going on that Way, having the USA Market on Mind as their First Costumer who demanded \ wanted / needed more power from their compact cars. They Already got the EA81 that was a 1.8L engine so, to Make a Newer EA Engine with the Same Displacement does not make any Sense, Right? But their Problems were two: First the SOA's Old Campaign that sounded since 1975: 'Inexpensive, and built to stay that way' broke part of their enthusiasm as the Bigger Displacement engine would Killed the "Stay inexpensive" Idea by increasing Fuel Consumption numbers in EPA charts and somehow increasing import taxes... And Second: the EA Engine Design Platform was Pushed somehow to its Limits... especially with the addition of a Turbo as they where already selling Turbo MPFi versions of the EA81 in Japan since late 1982. So, the Japaneses downgraded the Prototype EA91 engine by destroking it, and Built the EA82 as we Know it, Basically Their novelty was limited to the implementation of Timing Belts ... ... and using the SOHC designation which was in fashion, along with the "Turbo" word, on the 80's. The Old Man Shared many more Stories with me, but the one about the 2.0L EA engine in the Original Prototypes (Codenamed EA91) of the Third Gen Leone, was the Most interesting to Share here... After some errands together and an awesome lunch time, we've talked for hours, He Left the Place with a Big Smile in his Face, going to do what I Did with my Subaru "BumbleBeast": to Change the 4x140 Lug Pattern, redrilling the hubs to let fit "Standard" 4x114.3 wheels on his Old Subaru Leone... Kind Regards.