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Complete Cone Washer Failure
GeneralDisorder replied to jj421's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Being a mechanical shaft locking device - removal of material from the cone washer or hub mating surfaces will compromise the proper function of the lock. No amount of wear is acceptable and thus you cannot resurface a worn cone washer by filing the lip down. This will cause the cone washer to not fit the hub properly and not clamp the axle shaft as designed. For the price of new one's it's a very poor idea to attempt this. GD -
The biggest problem with rebuilding is usually the heads - the cam journals can be scored and this really isn't something you can fix. At the point where you are looking for a set of good cams/heads its probably better to just get a good used engine. Rebuild on a short block is going to be about $300 minimum if you do all your own assembly. The cylinders need to be honed and you will want the block hot tanked. Then you need rings and bearings which is about $150. Usually you end up replacing the rod that failed so there's expense there as well as misc. o-rings, sealant, etc. Then you need gaskets to put the motor together and there's another $150 there at least. If its chewed a rod then the oil pump is toast so there's another $150..... To do a rebuild you will definitely have $100 bills flying out your butt. My machine shop charges about $900 to go through a bottom end. That's not including head work.... GD
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To be completely accurate there is typically a single large cable from the battery positive feeding the starter solenoid and another ~8-10 AWG wire that feeds the fuse/link panel. Neither of these runs are typically fused. Ideally they would be but the manufacturers don't seem to feel its needed on a very short, very large wire run. Adding an additional run from the alt to the battery to handle heavy draw is important and you should fuse it for the wire size that you use. Remember the load will be shared with the existing wiring so you still fuse it for the wire size even though that may be less than the full amperage capacity of the alt. GD
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The 25D heads are good for turbo builds. They are not "frankenmotor" compatible. You need to use the block - which is probably trashed if it was free. You can rebuild them but typically it is not cost effective to do so unless it was a head gasket failure that resulted in it being replaced without being severely damaged in the process. Then doing ACL race bearings and new rings is not that bad of an expense if you do it yourself. DO NOT hone the block. Just install new bearings and rings (cast iron, not chrome faced) and run it. GD
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How to check Timing with light ?
GeneralDisorder replied to rothell's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Don't put any money into a Loyale - get a Legacy with a 4 speed automatic. Easily will out wheel a Loyale with a dual range. The Loyale (EA82's in general really) is primitive and not really a great platform to start with. Dump it and get a Legacy. You'll be happy you did. GD -
How to check Timing with light ?
GeneralDisorder replied to rothell's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Engine/distributor designed for a carb - adjustment range reflects an original design set point of 8 degrees. With computerized fuel injection the computer expects the distributor to be at 20 which puts it toward the end of the same range. It doesn't "seem" right because you don't know what you are looking at. What made you think that adjusting something without a timing light and without knowledge on the subject was a good idea? It has no power because it's a 90 HP engine from the factory. It never had any. GD -
The twin turbo setup is a POS tuning nightmare and never was perfected - thus why Subaru dropped the idea. And in any case it won't fit a non RHD body due to major differences in the exhaust and it trying to occupy the same space as the steering column. The suspension is not just bilstein shocks and struts - its a whole package with sway bars, bushings, and IRRC adjustable stiffness and ride height. It will cost a LOT to approximate it with aftermarket parts. Huge waste of time and money losing proposition. Have you ever wired an engine transplant? 99.9% chance this never happens. GD
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Three drops in four quarts.... How do suppose that's going to accomplish anything? Waste of time at that dilution level. You want good shifting you get yourself the Subaru extra-s. Though I've had good luck with the Motul that has Moly in it - but I have no idea at how much it has in it. If you want Moly in the gear oil I say go with the Motul as they have already done the blending properly. GD
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what is going on now?
GeneralDisorder replied to HATCHY's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Your problem is most likely poor connections between the fusible link and the box or between the power wire to the box and its connection point at the box. Poor connection = resistance, resistance = heat, heat = failure. A short arc from the alt wire should not have melted a link but an extended touch could have. GD -
Ej swap to ea82t temp gage can't get the system to work...
GeneralDisorder replied to Prwa101's topic in Subaru Retrofitting
The EA temp gauge wire goes to the EJ temp sending unit on the coolant cross-over. The one with the male spade. No ecu wires are involved whatsoever. It's purely a gauge and a sending unit - higher resistance = lower temp. If its reading full hot then you have the wire to the gauge shorted to ground. GD -
I've done both depending on what I had access to. It's not always as simple as that though. Sometimes the evap purge system has to re-created to match what the ecu wants. There are differences from year to year in how the ecu expects the MAP to react on a purge signal that require different hose routing. GD