mcbrat

arggghhhh$%^$^$^%^& (more later) okay, I originally thought choke too. Well, carb in general... I had done some carb work on it earlier, so I just decided to put a weber on it... manual choke version converted to electric choke. (I don't like the way the conversion is done.) (more later) all vac lines taken care of. vehicle runs good when I take it out for a spin. same symptoms show up.... seems like maybe the fuel is being restricted. new filter. still bad. I go to put on an aftermarket fuel pump, when I remember a NOS unidentified pump I had. check it. perfect match! so now it's got new pump on it. had new plugs, but wires were old. replaced the wired.. no change. getting worse. now, after I shut it off, let it sit for a while. won't start. crank and crank, and a little bit of sputtering is all I get... check coil. it was new when I did the ea81 IGN swap. did new cap and rotor then as well. won't even start now... just for kicks I check the disty cap, and the contacts in the cap have grooves worn into them... aha! disty shaft has excessive side to side movement. replace disty and re-time. starts everytime now.... this is where I was last night... now back to this..... this morning, started right up. ran fine coming into work, until I'm almost at work, and idle drops low again.. doesn't kill, but runs rough... for a bit. after a bit of revving, it comes back to life for the rest of the trip.... crap in gas tank? still possibly a choke issue...? what's the proper way to set upan electric choke?

here's my Dad's soob I fixed up for him about 4 years ago....

1980 4wd wagon w/1600. 111k miles converted to '83 EA81 Disty and Alt. fuel pump in stock location under hood. with stock hitachi carb... idle would speed up, then slow down. gradually got worse, and when I would stop at a red light after being on the gas good, idle would drop way down and stumble at 500 rpm, and then die. I would restart it, and it was fine. happened more frequently when car was at operating temp. gradually got worse over time. tell me what you think it is, and stay tuned for more info on what I actually did....

exactly. I had a Holley 600 cfm 4 barrel on my '82 Brat (with built engine and exhaust). had to be extremely careful at throttle opening, or it would bog down, but once it got to about 2500 rpms, and kept it above that mark, it was awesome.

your engine ground wire was tight enough that when turning left, there was enough body roll that it temporarily pulled the wire, causing a bad ground connection...

these are 30x9.50x15 on chevy wheels with 3.5" backspacing. they stuck out about 4" past trimmed fenders.

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Midwest 3: 2005 and another from the campground. (Syrinx, Chef Tim, Numbchux)

August 2002

oooh. now that's a thought....

that DGEC looks to be one of the "New" webers being built... BigJim would know.....

cool. since Shawn moved to CO, I now have 3 of the 4 lifted soobs in Iowa, though theres a guy who gonna be lifting an '06 Baja soon.... did you get the yellow re-inforced diff hanger with it?

no. you can find them in old Toyota Tercel 4WD wagons, and some 4Runners I think. look like this... http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo95 kinda fun, and mine lights up, but the numbers don't go far enough

it should fit no problem... well, the one that came with the hitachi carb fits. not sure if the carter-webber one fits. I've had to take it out of the holder under the spare tray before to get some length....

isn't that only 87+ the 85 RX sedans had PT4WD D/R with the 1.196 Low Range (and I'm assuming the 86 RX's did as well)

I may have the pdf at home. I'll check tonight....

good data sheet. so they're not a sealed bearing, but just has a shield on one side. that's a good idea. I've had to pick stuff out of the grease, when changing an axle before...

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/mick/gears.htm

there are some examples on the Brat Colors Page.... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/brats/bratcolors/bratclrs.html

and if you want your proper paint code and name, go here... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/mick/paintchips.html

correct

some of the more recent JDM ea71's had hydraulic lifters...

if you take the valve covers off, you will see if the rocker arms have a lock washer on them so the nut won't turn (no adjusting). that'll be a hydro engine.

hubcaps. it's got pug 14" steels on it....

it is now officially mine. completed the required engine swap this past saturday in 4.5 hours....