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Trying to figure out what route to go for a more characteristic subaru sound than stock mufflers. So far the nicest clip we've found is the link below. Not sure if what they did would be cost effective. Would love any suggestions and sound clips!!

Can you be more specific as to the location of the wires on the passenger side. We also are trying to track down faulty window wiring Thanks

the plug on the left has power coming in on a red wire, they tapped in with the red white wire the plug in the middle has power at a blue/black wire was the green to light supplying ground? i have not found an empty plug, yet

86 gl mpfi ea82 previous owner apparently needed the wiring to do something instead of figuring out what was wrong... would love to get this rewired appropriately the four green wires end up here with only one connected to a light blue wire coming back into the car the divers side window functions well which is fine but we've got all winter to get this redone so far have not found the wires coming from the inside that go out the door thanks!

Even wth the gouges off the distributor we were able to set the gap appropriately adjust the timing and .... It runs!!! Hopefully it will keep goin. At some point the pickup coil was making contact causing some significant metal work. Is it ok to even the edges off and re adjust the gap should this run only temporarily? Thanks everyone for the help!

well could this be THE problem or is it a separate bad problem while replacing the ignition control module we noticed some metal shavings stuck to the pickup coil the distributor shaft corners are gouged/filed off!!! was the pickup coil the wrong part or did the distributor shaft wobble??

Replaced the module, but had to pull the distributor to get at the bolts due to stripped grooves Was difficult to tell with the test light if the module was bad. had pulsing light not flashing on/off as we were anticipating and was different if we wired the test light directly or took the wire to the module off the coil Have not had time to readjust the timing and check for spark. Will also redo grounds again Thanks again Happy New Year!!

Is it possible that they checked the control module and it went bad ? We'll have a few days to get a new part. Is it worth testing the module? It shouldn't be to difficult to test, use a voltmeter to check for power at the control module with the ignition on. If there is power, crank the engine and check for a pulsating ground at the module. If there is no signal, the problem is with the computer or a sensor. However, if there is a signal, the ignition control module is bad. Does this actually work for this application ? Does the module have to be in the distributor to test it ?

Sorry, reply incomplete. Trying to do too many things at once! 120,xxx miles Distributor needed rotor and pickup(?), everything else tested "ok" according to class technician Saw a swap for the fusible links, not sure if I can attach picture but they had converted to plugs instead of wires

Thanks everyone for the input Was looking over the fusible links area, top wire (closest to the engine) looks homemade. All pass current well, but are stiff... Did the ground check again, easy enough to replace those Distributor work was rotor Had the battery on the charger just to make sure. The dash meter drops pretty low when cranking, are these fairly accurate? There is a resistor/can next to the coil, is it not supposed to have one? Thanks again , probably not going to post for a day or to due to the holiday Merry Christmas everyone!

Yes rotor turns with cranking engine. Doesn't feel loose, no screw just slips on. Could still be passenger side timing belt? Forgot to disconnect distributor cap while checking the rotor and had a great blue spark once, but then only get spark when turning the key off again. Did notice that the wire to the starter from inside was/is horribly frayed; starter always turns over fine tho. What should the voltage read at the coil? Still thinking ignition switch or related or is there anything else we might be missing? Thanks again for your help!

Hello everyone and seasons greetings! We are trying to get our sons 1986 mpfi ea82 running again. He had it running "well" a few weeks ago after reviving it as a school project car. Currently there seems to be no spark coming from the coil to the distributor. The only spark we see is turning the key off. The last time it started it ran for a few minutes sitting still idling very fast then dying. Prior to this current issue it would start intermittently. When it would run it would idle fast and then idle down to normal, but would only keep running if you kept the Rpms up. He has replaced fuel injectors, repaired the distributor, rewired the coil and cleaned grounds. Since the most recent problem we have replaced questionable spark plug wires and the alternator, all fuses seem ok but have not tested them yet. Testing the coil shows plenty of juice getting there, but doesn't seem to go thru to distributor. Since the only spark is when the key gets turned off, is the ignition switch going bad? Would that cause it to simply quit after it's running? Could it be a bad key? Thanks in advance to anyone able to help, and Merry Christmas!