subynut

Well, engine overheating is not under warranty. So, I'm going to rebuild it myself. From what I've been told, it's just the head gaskets that let go. So, I spent the day cleaning out the garage, so I have a place to rebuild the engine. Oh what fun!

Na, rewire the spark coil to the seat. zzzzzt!

Mine was real close when I had the Weber on mine. It was tight, but it fits. I also had two spacers under the carb, that might have been why.

All you'll need is one vac hose to the ditstributer. All the rest can be removed.

So is newspaper delivery.

That prolly didn't help.

Thanks, man. I'm goning to contact CCR and see if I'm still under warranty. Guess I got her too hot.

Will more antenas fix head gaskets? Me poor little roo, dead again. Yes, it was great meeting you too! I really like your lift kit design. It looks like it works very well.

Yup, I beleave I lost the head gaskets. I cannot get her started: after noticing the spark pulses were not consistent, I swapped the ditsy to see if that was the case. Well, when I pulled the ditsy out, the oil looked more like a chocolate milk shake instead of oil. WONDERFUL! I then looked at the dipstick and same stuff: chocolate milkshake. Not as thick as the stuff at the ditsy, but it's there. Compression test time! Cyl 1: just under 60 Cyl 3: 90 Cyl 2: about 60 Cyl 4: roughly 60 also Now, the pressures used to be about 150psi all the way around. NASA, we have a problem. DRAT! :banghead::banghead:

Thanks, guys! Me Suby is not doing very well, looks like toasted head gaskets.

Yes! It was great meeting you too, Jeremy! I found a bad spot in the wiring harness for the ECU, so I pulled that out and replaced that part of the wiring. I'm going to put it back in tomarrow night and see if my spark comes back. I am very thankfull Suby died near a town instead of in the middle of the deasert.

Ah ha! That's where this post is. Ok. Milage when we left home: 215858 Mileage when Suby died in Beatty, NV: 218659 Suby drove about 2800 miles, she got towed about 640 miles. Total: roughly 3440 miles. That's some miles for a little Subaru that sees maybe 200 miles in a week! Carnage was a dead roo and a rattled apart muffler.

I put a new fuel pump in and no difference. Bummmer. I did find a bad spot on the wiring harness; looks like it got rather toasty. So, I'm going to replace it with some new wiring and relocate the ground point for the ECU harness. I really don't like the fact that the wiring runs right over the t-stat housing. I think I am also going to add a few more ground points in the engine compartment.

Yeah, I'm gonna get that cleaned too. I'm going to clean the engine compartment and see if that makes any difference. Currently, I have no spark. Gonna hafto pull out the oscilliscope and start tracking the spark signal and find out where it's getting lost. Fuel pressure is dropping, so I ordered a new fuel pump. I also am going to pull the access cover off the fuel tank and see if there might be somthing blocking the inlet. Fun fun fun!

Thanks! The rest of you guys have some great pics too! My, that AA wagon did get some major air! That is wild!

Great pics! I like your snorkel setup. Looks good and sounds awesome too! Wow, my roo really spewed out the smoke didn't it? I think I went through 2 qts of oil that day. Oh well, it was a blast!

Here's mine: http://usmb.net/gallery/SubyNuts-Pics?page=1 I've got a few pics of the broke strut on the AA wagon.

I'm in!

I've got some pics too, but I don't have a place to put them. Brian, could you setup the an album in the USMB.net gallery, so I could put my pics in there?

We got on the road at about 1PM Suday afternoon. We overnighted on the side of the road about 20 miles north of Susanville,CA at about 1 in the morning, got up at 6 and back on the road again. No problem holding 70+ on the I-5. BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!!! Jibs: No, I think Suby just got jealous cause I was drooling over a few late 70's F250s on the way back. Yes, it was fun hanging out with you guys! Will hafto do that again! I got her running again tonight, but I can't use more than 1/2 throttle otherwise she goes full lean and stalls. Kinda wondering if it's fuel or TPS.....or both? Going to get some parts and build myself a fuel pressure guage and see if the aftermarket pump is sufficient enough pressure. Otherwise, it looks like it'll be a wapping 260 for a new fuel pump. Ouch.... If that isn't it, then I will hafto say I had vapor lock. Oh yes, my muffler completely blew out too. It was on it's way out at the show, but it's got a hole the size of a softball now. And it wasn't from a log or a rock, it worked it's way apart during the drive down.

Suby made it all the way to Beatty, NV when she gave up and died: She started going extreemly lean and started stumbling just outside of Tonopah, NV. I let her cool off, and limped her to Tonopah and had a local mecanic test the fuel pressure: 20 psi. Hummmmmm not good. SO, I tried putting an aftermarket fuel injection pump in-line and that got me to just outside of Beatty where she just wouldn't run past 1/8th throttle. Let her cool off again and limped her to a hotel/casino and parked her there. Callled home, and Dad came up there, put her on a trailer and hauled her home. What's strange is the bouncing idle I was getting at the show disappeared at higher elevations. I think they are related. Suby just doen't like the heat, I guess. Figures, the one part I didn't have with is the part that died. Bummer. Anyways, had a blast at the show. Met alot of people and want to do it again next year!

We're off to WCSS7 from Arizona! Should be leaving in about 30 minutes or so. Heat's the big concern: 114 in Phoenix and 112 in Las Vegas today, eeeeeeeeee. Suby will make it, with A/C....let's hope so!

EGR could give you pinging if it's not opening. The idle switch is intristing. Does it idle about where it should be? someware around 800 or so.

Justa fried fuse. Whew! I lost the fuse between the Alt and Batt. Wouldn'tev thought that a non charging situation would cause my fuel injection to go haywire. Oh twell. At least she's happy again. Yes, we deffinately will bring lotso coolant! Sure we'll join ya! Where will we meet you?

I'll B there: 1 roo, 2 people.