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If you feel confident that it can be done within you and your father's means, snatch it up. That thing looks great. 700 is not a bad deal, I'd try and talk it down to 6 though if possible. I say go for it, even if in the end it doesn't work out you can turn around and sell.

Personally, I'd be all over it for 1k if it wasn't a wagon, but I just don't like wagons. Looks like it's pretty clean and low mileage too. Does suck that it's an auto, but that can always be swapped out. What would your plans for it be?

I've got a write-up for the last one. I did the oil pump on our 93 loyale and the one on the carbed 87 GL. I'll edit this post when I find the write-up. It's a roughly written guide but covers all bases. If you have any specific questions i'd be glad to help out, ask them here for everybody to chime in and you can always PM me. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=128964

I fear the day I have to try and remove my driver's side axle, which,from all appearances, looks like a mechanic cut off the shaft of a small phillips head screwdriver and rammed that in there

Yes.

Yeah, just mentioned in another thread our loyale went half a year ticking away before I put a new oil pump/seals on it. Didn't want to take any chances re-using the old one, so I just went and picked up a new one for about $60. I've come across conflicting reports on this forum about the way to attack the TOD. It seems the majority of people have their TOD solved with oil pump maintenance. Fewer people have reported that *not* solving their issue and having either a solvent/chemical cleaner do the trick and/or having to do more extensive work (opening up cam cases, servicing lash adjusters etc) Sorry yours isn't working out the easy way.. It'll go for a long, long while ticking.

No good concoction is going to fix the T.O.D. If you don't have the time to fix it, don't worry about it. I drove Ben for about 6 months with him tick-tick-ticking away before I had time to do the oil pump. Most people will tell you to just re-seal the pump, I suggest just replacing the oil pump *and* using a new gasket (of course). It's not that expensive, not that hard to do, and it should be the only time you ever have to do it. Good luck.

A little bit of oil held the seal in place for me while I installed the pump. I'd drive the oil pump a little bit with a drill or a ratchet to prime it before starting the engine.

Yea, to have an Impreza do it I could understand it being a little embarrassing. In the dinged and dented and multi-color noisy little Loyale, I always laugh.

I for one am glad it was dug up. It's good to know that this is a common nuisance. My drums squeal so loud at light, very low speed braking when there's any humidity that people glance. For that reason I try to pro-long it sometimes, and usually wind up laughing a little bit.

Bumps up throttle response a little bit. Fuel mileage increases too. Albeit these results are marginal. If anything, makes it easier to work on. Opens up a bit of space.

The clutch fan is the one you would want to remove. Keep the electric fan.

wow, I really am sorry. If I'd have read this 3 days ago... I just cut my lines out on Friday =\ Hopefully the OP goes through with his plans and can help you out!

Check your wheel bearings out yet?

I'm surprised you left the condenser in there and worked around it if you're curious about removing your a/c components. I didn't hesitate to rip it out when I did that work. There are two aluminum couplings on either side of the condenser. Pretty sure it's just two bolts holding the condenser itself in, as well. Can't remember if they are located up abouts where the radiator bolts are, or if they are lower around the bumper area. I seem to think they were lower.. If there is any charge left in your ac it will release r-12 into the atmosphere, which, technically speaking, is not environmentally friendly. It *should* be professionally captured at a garage...now whether or not you go about releasing it the proper way, that's entirely up to you. If you pull out the compressor you will have to figure a way to mount the alternator, as the a/c compressor and the alternator share the same bracket (This is if you have an inboard a/c compressor and an outboard alternator, as is the most common set up. I don't know about the other models.) You can just take the compressor off the bracket and reinstall it with just the alternator attached to it, and yes, all you'll need is a shorter belt. The A/C system does not affect your heater at all. Without any/all the components, your heat/defrost etc will function the same.

Dude! That junkyard they go to (B& is where I got the fender and hood that's on Ben right now! Pulled it off of an 88 RX! It's in Holidaysburg P.A. HUGE place, family has been going there for years! Wow! Crazy small world lol They have a 92 loyale sedan there, the RX, and a bunch of wagons. estimated 11 second 0-60 haha!! I wish! I like how he tries to slide the back end out at 8:52 by yanking the e-brake. Apparently they aren't aware it actuates the front brakes.

SPFI Loyale man! haha, I'm just . I guess it's because I just went and checked out an 86 GL-10 and it was just such a shame that it's most likely going to get junked. (Bad frame rot. Phenomenal low mileage engine) We've all heard the commercials... No matter whether it's a GL, or a Loyale, or a Leggy, or an Impreza. It's a subaru, so it'll be good for you no matter what. good luck in your searches. Just make sure you look it over real well, or have a mechanic check it out for you if you need. No matter what the car is, lemons exist.

I feel for ya. There comes a point where the amount of things breaking starts negating the amount of effort it takes to fix all those things, and it's usually when the car starts throwing those punches in bunches. How come you don't want to look for another GL body car? Just too much effort and pain in the rear? I don't blame you though, my brother has a 94 Impreza with 220k on it and climbing daily.. Recently a guy approached him at a gas station interested in the car, we told him it has over 200,000 on the clock he was amazed. He asked if my brother would start it up so he could hear how it runs, to which the brother happily told him "It's running right now" That car purrs and the engine is *quiet* They are fantastic cars. Oh! And! He got it for 600 bucks @ 150k.

+1 above post The 93 loyale is a 3at and it does not like extra weight lol. I've currently got my steel ramps in the trunk, about 100 pounds in tools, a floor jack, jackstands, and a rim/tire.. once I'm going, I'm going, but it's getting going that's the hard part haha, and god forbid a steep hill.... Not to mention the rear shocks are toast so any big dips in the road and scrunch goes the muffler. Gonna go get that crap outta there now actually....

Yeah, it's most definitely a push button 4wd. Went and checked out the car today, and man, was I disappointed. Felt very bad for the seller, as well (diehardgl10 on these boards). The car was once so pristine, and it's a gl-10! The interior is awesome, the trip computer is cool, the stereo is cool, cruise control, power sunroof; I drool over GL-10's, but the sad thing is that this car has sat in the same spot (in a grassy yard) for 4 years, the whole frame is starting to rot out, so I had to pass on it. Such a shame Thanks for the replies and the info, a mental note has been taken about all that. (Got lots of those from this site now haha) I really do empathize for the seller though, if there is ANYbody that can go and grab this car for parts, the kid might take $250 for the whole thing. He had an Japanese import motor installed that (when installed) was guaranteed under 60k miles. It was professionally installed, I saw this car personally and can say that it was installed cleanly. It runs *great*. The starter was sticking a bit from sitting, but it only took one turn for her to fire up and it sounds great, doesn't leak at all from what I could see. The undercarriage was bone dry. I really wish I had the space, money, and time to just pull the engine out of it, it's a gem... Not to mention it has the rubber/foam spoiler on the trunk, the black accent on the back, and a freshly rebuilt turbocharger. The kid has no time to rip parts off of it and get them out to people as the car has to be gone very very soon and he's busy. So, if anybody is interested in saving what is a very, very well running and strong engine, here is a link to the classified ad on this site (link to pics is in the post); http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=127385 Here's to hoping somebody can salvage/save it a bit.

Learn something new ever day. Never knew that!

Thanks for replies, going to check out the car today! The governor gear is what seemed to be the issue with this car..... Would a completely screwed up governor gear render the car undrivable? As you mentioned it would prevent the tranny from shifting up on it's own, would it still be able to be shifted manually? So the turbo 5 speeds were the one that got those 25 spline axles then? I've got experience with the 3at and the 5 speed and what a difference. Though we haven't had any issues with the 3at in 40,000 miles (and counting) 4,000 rpm at 66 MPH is no fun and the car gets 25 mpg max on the highway compared to the 5 speed which gets close to 35. So pretty sure 5 speed will be going in = )

Just to be clear, an 86 4wheel drive automatic transmission turbocharged GL-10 would have 23 spline axles?

Concerning a vehicle in the classifieds here with a bum transmission.... It is an 86 gl-10 air suspension auto transmission.. The auto in this means it's an all wheel drive version, correct? Anyway, the tranny has issues and I'm wondering if it's possible to either; A.) Swap in the 3AT from our 93 loyale FWD... Would it be possible to swap this transmission in and just remove the driveshaft and leave the car as front wheel drive for the time being. Is this feasable? I understand the front axles from the loyale would need to be swapped as well as they are 23 spline in an automatic FWD loyale, and 25 spline in a turbocharged AWD gl-10....or B.) Swap in the dual range from the 87 GL.... This seems like it would be the easier route, but is there any wiring issues I would run into going from the carb'd GL into the turbo MPFI Gl-10. I understand I would still be facing the axle issues in the front. and I would have to swap in the 87 GL's rear differential/axles as well as the GL-10 had a different gear ratio? Or maybe I could just swap it all in and use the car only in FWD mode for the time being... (not sure if that would work) And would the axles from either of the above cars be compat. with the air suspension in the GL-10? the opportunity to get this car kind of came last minute and there is not much time to act on it, hence the desperate questions. Thank you a million for any/all info

I say go for it!! Make it a bet. Tell them that if it makes less than 70 WHP you don't have to pay. =P