89Ru

Ashesh, Without knowing exactly what your trouble is, I'll offer some repeat generic advice. Consider replacing your radiator (my 89 is on its third, for ~$140 every 100K although my '95 is twice the $$). My latest radiator came from Indonesia and works great. They don't last forever, the engine can outlast the radiator several times over provided you keep it running cool. 89Ru

Ashesh, Welcome to USC. Quesnel is up in BC? As good as they are, if there is one thing that kills subarus its running hot for long periods. Replace the thermostat (< $10) or run without it, be careful when removing the two bolts to get to the t-stat as they often sieze in the aluminum threads and pop their heads off. Use anti-sieze on the threads when you replace it and use a straight razor blade to scrape off the old gasket. How hot? In the red? How long are you driving before it runs hot? Any strange sounds when you shut down (like hissing?) Any idea where the steam is coming from (leaky hose or seal somewhere?) Does it smell sweet like coolant? What color is your coolant (bright green or something else?) If you have a high water ratio it might boil over at normal operating temps. 89Ru

hi calebz...the idle is around 7-800 (if the EA82's SPFI idle is able to be modified I haven't tried) It burps now and then at idle, if I juice it to 1000 it runs smoother. The 5-speed D/R begins to pitch pretty far away from complete stop, say 100 yards and gets worse from there. Even when on an offramp in 4th I have to keep my speed up or it pitches a little. mike

My 89 coupe (original trans) is pitching forward and back when I'm coasting to a stop in gear (not downshifting). it seems to be the worst in 3rd, downshifting helps, coasting in neutral is no prob, no noises coming from trans other than normal gear whine. My guess is this is normal wear for a trans of this age...it has been fine (smooth) up until just these last few months. The clutch was replaced about two years ago. thx for comments, Mike

Thanks to carfreak85 for the post regarding my bad egr solenoid. I bought a part for $85 from subaruparts.com in Tacoma and its working great, the check engine light went out and the Maryland emissions testing folks are happy with Ru's exhaust for another 2 years. The subaruparts website has a form you can fill out if you don't have the part number and Trish emailed me right back. Mike 89Ru

whoa, I am corrected. I do need the egr solenoid. Last time it failed on my EA82 it was $100 from the dealer. Its just a little thing on top of the engine with a two wire connector and a couple of ports if I remember right. If I could find 4 or 5 at the junkyard that would be good. thx

Ru's check engine light is on and the trouble code light under the dash is flashing the code for egr valve. Where is a good place to buy a replacement valve? - the local shops don't carry it and the dealer wants $200. thx Annapolis gambrillmd at aol