91 subaru

lol i stuck the scotchbrite in the hole and held it with a flat tip. The wife should be home anytime now and im gonna put it back together and have a look at things. Ill let you know something.

hey thanks. I probably wont get to it till the weekend. Im gonna try for mid week, but with a wife that works 45-50 hours a week and a 2 year old with a 7 year old things might be difficult:)

Found out the hole doesnt go all the way through. Putting it all back together probably tuesday. Then its vacuum line inspection. Id like to transfer timing marks but ill have to read up on that. Anyway thanks for the help guys.

So i decided to chase down the miss im havin. I got all the way down to pulling the driverside head. When i got it pulled i rolled the number two cylinder up and down. After i few times of not seeing anything wrong i decided to wipe the black off the top of the piston. When i did i noticed a tiny "hole". So i rolled number four cylider to the top and wiped it. No "hole". Can some one please shed some light on this?

I cant help with parts but pretty neat car. Its definately worth it. Nice find on your brothers part. Id agree he is one of the cooler brothees lol

I hope everything turns out ok. Even for a short distance, it still makes me proud to be a subaru owner!

I did a quick search on ea81 flywheels. General disorder posted that the flywheel only bolts up one way. Its still way off on the timing marks ( not even visible). It runs really crappy. Really rough and has a miss fire on # 2 cylinder. I sprayed starting fluid on all the vacuum lines in the engine bay and no rpm changes. I also sprayed around the intake and anything going into the intake. I swapped plugs around swapped wires around and rotated the disty cap. Still no changes. Anyone have any suggestions?

When i feel compression on the number one cylinder the marks are no longer visible but the rotor is pointing at the number one plug wire. I think ferox hit it one the head. Ill redo the flywheel and see what happens

I have a chiltons manual that list numbers for 1970-88 model subarus. I have all these numbers. Hopefully they are readable

So i ran the motor today while holding a piece of scotchbrite pad on the flywheel. I found the timing marks, but when i pulled the number one cylinder plug out and turned the motor over until air started to push out of the plug hole the marks were nowhere close to lining up. I couldnt even see them anymore. The rotor does line up with the # 1 plug wire posistion though. What would cause the timing marks to be off so far from tdc and how can i get them to line back up?

Ill get the timing all set tomorrow and play around with things. My son had a ball game tonight so i didnt get out to it. Tomorrow if i figure things out ill report back. Thanks for the knowledge guys.

Ill get the timing all set tomorrow and play around with things. My son had a ball game tonight so i didnt get out to it. Tomorrow if i figure things out ill report back. Thanks for the knowledge guys.

As far as the miss i have new cap, rotor, ngk plugs, 8mm plug wires. I pulled the #2 plug out and its like its never been fired. Wet with fuel smell. Still looks brand new

I started with a scotchbrite pad but i didnt roll it around to tdc(didnt even think about it) then i decided to drive around to the neighbors house to help play with his demo derby car. Tomorow ill roll the motor to tdc and hit it again with the scotchbrite and see what i can find. Thanks for the imput. This car has been really drivin me crazy! Oh also when the cooling fans(electric) kick on the idle drops and the car dies. Im guessing thats due to the timing being off also?

I have a 1981 dl 1.8l 4speed manual. Its running rough, has a miss on the #2 cylinder, has a back fire(exhaust) im trying to rule out a timing issue. So i pull the little cover on the transmission expecting to see some sort of timing marks. I have spun the engine over a million times all i see is two holes looked like they were drilled in. They are about 4 inches apart. Am i missing something?

Anyone know what this is? Its under the car behind the driver side back tire by the muffler. 81 dl 4spedd 4x4

Im pretty sure i know the answer already but id like a bit of conformation from the "guru's". Will an exhaust valve from a 1985 brat 1.8 liter fit a head from a 1981 dl 1.8 liter hatch back? Its the same motor so it should fit right?

I got all my stuff from rock auto. They sent me all intake valves. Freakin awesome. Anyone wanna sell me an exhaust valve

I should be getting new valves, valve seals, valve guides, new water pump, all new exhaust gaskets, new valve cover gaskets, and new front cv shafts tomorrow. I hope i have time to get everything on:-)

You won't find any old subarus in the yards around here. I wish i could. I found a loyale about a year ago. Completly trashed and way over priced. I asked the fellow at the yard what he wanted for fenders and he wanted $100 a piece. Dents rust and all

Thanks. I appreciate it. If i could get away from work i might be able to make some progress.

I was a diesel mechanic in the military. I have rebuilt one or two motors.

Nope. No sign of it anywhere. No marks on anything. Everything looks good except the missing piece

So i pulled the driverside head off of my 81 hatch. First thing i noticed was a chunk out of the exhuast valve. Good to know. It explains alot... Anyway i guess ill be looking for new valves

Thats just what the guy said. I didnt have him show me or anything. Its a pretty clean little car. I wish he would have priced it!