Hsoj

RA had a sale on some a few years ago and I stupidly bought about 5 sets as they were like a dollar each, well, ya get what you pay for, I got like 2 sets that worked fine, no grommets and a bunch of poorly packaged cork that wouldnt lay straight no mater what you did.

Its been a bit! Thats a clean looking build! Thanks for the pics! I just popped back on this site today! Hsoj, formerly known as Yo'J!

So I just got this 90' jdm ej22 motor to fix the brat. I cant seem to find and specs on it. Anyone know of any links? Btw, Its been a while!

At the store, grab them at the ends with both hands and try to shake and twist the sh!t out of them. If they click or wiggle and move really easily, dont buy them. Get a different one. They cant argue with that. They should be stiff and have no play.

Wait till you get an 82 or earlier...Different set up completely.

I would rather get some yotas and drill them next time than keep getting 14"s They have been phasing them out and the tire costs keep going up. 15"or 16" and you can get good tire options.

Bump! Whats up?

The pic in my avatar is a 2" lift on 14s. I would make sure you use fully welded blocks for the lift and through bolts because you wont get a wrench in the 2" blocks. I'd do a 3" if I had to do it over. Though the 2" lift is about perfect. Id also sell off the 14" rims and find 15"s just for tire availability or get 5 lug adapters and have a truck load of options. With a 2" lift there is almost nothing to do to the shifter if you've already gone to the 5 speed and get some lego steering linkages to make the difference up. I tore the plastic out of a lego extended unit and bolted it back up with some grade 8 bolts and have had no issues.

Thanks for the reply! I will look into the float to see if there is junk in the bowl or something like that. Its easy enough to do. This weber has been dd on two vehicles and for over 15 yrs so it might need some loving. It isnt hard to start hot at all though but you may be right about me being over critical....lol. This has been my dd for about 10 yrs. So, the first problem I had with this car about 3 mo ago was the fuel return lines started leaking in multiple places, then after that was resolved the sudden dying started. Prompting me down the fuel path.

Grounds are a big deal! I got grounds everywhere, as they seem to break like every other part or a car does...lol. Drove fine today, almost like its supposed to. New belts, rotated the tires, reinstalled the interior panels. Almost back to working order. I think im gonna install a starter switch for the prime function because it does take a bit of starting to get it to fire unless I toggle the fp switch, then it fires right off. Maybe my fp is just louder than most...i havent bought a new one in years it seems. (Though this damn issue pushed me through 3 off my shelves...lol)

I hope its solved too! If its not im pretty sure i can bypass the wiring or redo it if it comes down to that. I have a spare harness I can use as a reference if really needed. So, funny, my 87 brat and my 82 wagon prime like that and my 87 has an ej with the brat fpcu disconnected!

That's the second to three you hear the pump prime before you hit the starter I assumed. I'm hoping it is at least going to be drivable...Its not a turn key car unfortunately but we'll see as time goes on. I gotta make my wiring more solid than the temp stuff i ran. I totally thank you for the help! With the feedback from the coil to run the f/p and the total failure all at once of this car, some clarification was truly needed. I'm hoping we're at the end of it. Thanks again! To summarize; fpcu, disty pickup coil, and starter switch failure combining into a month of fun leading a whole new ignition system and fuel system. Oodilally fun! Whoopie!

Ok. I put in a new/used disty pickup coil, she fires and starts but there is no fpcu relay click until it runs. The power to the coil is fine and has been. I've just about ran all the tests I can. I can prime it by switch which is fine with me as long as she runs. I'm wondering why both fpcus dont fire for initial pressurization now. I just put in a new ignition switch (non subaru though) too. I think I might try to yank a subaru one to try out...Are ea82 ignition switches the same? I know they look the same but I don't know if they interchange. I wonder if that is part of the problem with the intermittent fp startup, the ignition switch. ($140 at the dealer is why I went aftermarket.) Every, time, I think, I get somewhere, she runs, and, leaves me, stranded. (shatner comma) 251k on this girl.

Does anyone know if an 82' 6 pin and an 83' 6 pin fpcu are really interchangeable? They look different on the inside and the relays are different. The wiring diagrams say the cars are wired the same but there are a lot of 82 only bits out there. The harnesses look the same and only have very minor color differences.

Ok. I replaced the fpcu and still no prime. Though when I pulled the fuse after installing the newer one, it only cycled for a few seconds instead of running continuously. The magnet in the disty is fine too. I'm at a loss.