kayakertom

$85 from AutoPartsWorld: <http://www.autopartsworld.com/subaru_parts.html> I've been happy with parts and service from them.

I've made a heat shield for my '87 dl wagon. Made it from scrap roof flashing, about 7" (wide with 2 small angle folds) and 12" long with a tab - bent, that attaches with a hose clamp to where the heat riser pipe connects with the cat. The folds allow it to dip down below the boot for maximum clearance. It's been on for 3 months and has held up well and the boot is never hot. Tom

You guys probably don't want to know how many no rust dl, gl, loyale wagons keep popping up for sale in Oregon.

I've had an '89 xt gl fwd auto for about 4 years now and really like it - drives like a slot car. Even though they are ea82 blocks, with the mpfi they are a bit harder to work on - a little more complicated and more time is required for taking things apart and putting them back together again. The main test I would do is to see how well it runs at hiway speeds. Another simple* thing to do would be to inspect the sparkplugs (*not always). Tom

Hi, I'm in L.O. It's easier for access and for aligning the camshafts to drain coolant and remove the radiater and grill. The 2 T-belts should cost about $45 total. Since you get access to the oil pump and water pump you may want to do some preventative maintenance also - replace micky-mouse gasket on the oil pump and consider replacing the water pump. If you decide to replace the water pump, take the old one to the parts store to match up the height with the replacement one (there are two replacements with different heights). First time for replacement and no other problems - 2 hours. Tom 503-881-7872 (I'm off today)

Well, if you are on a tight budget why not just buy the shop manual from the seller or another manual from Powell's. I'd get to know your vehicle a little before you start buying large $ items that you might not need for a long time.

Almost sounds like a clogged fuel filter, have you changed that lately?

johnphils has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space. .............. Hi, Need to replace most of the exhaust system of my '87 dl wagon - all the pieces after the catylitic converter. Also need a waterpump for a '90 Loyale wagon. Tom in Lake Oswego

There is an angled air/fuel adjusting screw on the right side (facing the engine from the front of the car) of the Hitachi carb, but unless you have a meter or have done it before, I'd leave it alone. New NGK sparkplugs and a can a seafoam in the gastank and a little bit of highway driving before retesting may get you through.

Sounds like a vacuum leak, check for a disconnected hose (small diameter).

I've added an additional heat shield on my '87 dl wagon between the catalytic converter and the front passenger side cv boot.

I used a half bottle "Bar's Leaks" Power Steering Stop Leak and Conditioner in my XT 3years ago and have had no leaking problems since then. Tom in Lake Oswego

I'm rebuilding the motor from my '87 dl carb wagon. The motor is out of the car, heads are off and I have 2 freshly rebuilt spfi heads along with the one good and one not so good original carb heads. (Got both of the spfi heads through ebay for $200 total with no core exchange.) The hitachi carb set-up for this car is a complicated mess of hoses and pipes (all labeled before removal), so the question now is: Do I put the spfi heads on the car without drilling out the exhaust gas recycling port and simplifing the mess of hoses and piping or do I make the spfi heads into carb heads and keep it stock? This is in the Portland metro area and I will have to take the car through DEQ. (A recent news article in one of the papers here told the story of a person who took his car to various DEQ testing stations and got wildly varying emissions results from easy pass to fail, so this will be hit or miss in any case.) Thanks, Tom