bratman18

no problem at all, I hope that I, along with all the others can help you solve your problem! And I'm Jason. Good luck with it! At least you made it to work without it messing up

yup it's true 99% of the people on here are more than willing to take time out of what they are doing to try to help you solve your problem. This place is a great resource and there are tons of good people as well! And one of the few places that when you purchase something from someone, they will do their best to help you out with it if it doesn't work right away! I wish I had friends that are as willing to help as the people on this forum! Thanks to all!

Well I'd say definitely change the thermostat, but I'd say that you should also replace the thermo switch as well.

The thing is, Allied makes and sells lots of different stuff, SJR is Subaru specific, he only builds stuff for Subys, so that's where I would go, he's also a member on here

Short answer, yes remove it from the top and it all comes out in one piece

Try to get some pics of it, and post 'em up! And find out what you can find out about it, as far as what it needs or has had done to it etc.

It should be about the same size. It will fit just check and make sure they are both dual exhaust port(which they should be)

unfortunately Allied Armament has pretty much stopped doing Subaru stuff. But SJRlift.com makes lifts for early legacy's so far

When I resealed my motor I pulled the disty to put the new o-ring on. I ended up getting it 180 off. But I just switched the plug wires around and solved it.

Yes I had a wheel bearing go start making noise right after I got mine and now it has started to get a little loud again. And my Hg's are leaking too. Here's mine:

When I ordered my clutch kit from NAPA I cross referenced the part numbers for a Loyale/EA82 and for the Brat, and they were the same. It went on with no problem and works great! I dunno. I also know that when I asked my friend what he did with his, he ordered his for an EA81.

Try the thermostat, what about the fan? Is it working? Is it topped off with coolant?

Does it sound "right" when it turns over? If the belts are one right and you have fuel and spark, what about disty? Did you touch that for any reason?

We have mud runs around here as well. The Subarus that enter actually do quite well! They often beat out the big lifted bubba trucks. I've seen a lot of people cut up street signs and fasten them in place as a skid plate so that they just "float" across the mud. I've always wanted to enter my Brat, but it always seems like something else is going on:-\

It's not interference, so you're safe there. Are you sure you put the belts on right? That is something that commonly get's mixed up

:lol:That's awesome!! yeah I'd be excited too! You'll have quite the set-up once you get that thing all put back together!

Wow that came out really neat! Nice job. If and when I ever do the swap, I will definitely get in touch with you!

I've had many cv axles do that. They get the grease moving around and warmed up and the noise goes away. Hopefully that's the issue because there will be a warranty on them and they aren't too hard to change. Good luck!

I think they mean the inner cv joints which are on the axle, it;s the closest joint to the tranny. They can be bad right out of the box!! What brand was the axles? A lot of aftermarket cv axles are problematic.

I just hope that Subaru has in fact solved the Head gasket problems in the 2.5. If that continues it could drive people away. But it's good that sales have increased! They are definitely better than anything that American car makers are putting out!

As I'm sure you know, it's all preparation! As long as you clean and sand/rough up the surface and clean again, it should last forever! I've wanted to do something with mine as well, just haven't gotten around to it

I mostly agree with you, I'm just thinking because of the amount of rust there must be, It might be the easier way. But I agree, if at all possible, I would do it the way you're saying.

yes if you put a 3.90 tranny in your car and it is currently a 4.111, you will also need to replace the rear diff with a 3.90

Yeah I understand that! It's too bad it went down like it did. I spoke to him a while back and luckily no money was exchanged cause he didn't come through on something for me either! Good luck with the battle, and hopefully someone from here actually bumps into him eventually.:-\

Ha now see, I'm a GM truck guy! There again, everyone has there own opinion! I've had and seen more trouble with Fords than I have Gm's. But Gm's definitely have there problems, never deny that! I like old Fords, Pre 1980