Otterby
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What’s the recommended tire size (13”) for my 1980 (Gen 1) Brat? And what are some other sizes that have worked for people. I’m looking for a quality set of tires for my brat and would prefer to put on the original size,
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I know this is an older thread but I’m wondering how the 40 over pistons worked? I’m in the same boat. I only need to bore 20 but 40’s are all I can find. I just hate boring that far if I don’t need to but it looks like I don’t have a choice.
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Need a thermostat for my rebuilt EA71 in a ‘78 Brat. Both 195 and 180 degrees are listed as the OE temps. What Is the correct operating temp of a ‘78 Brat?
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Thanks George! That answers my question. I would have never guessed that the number will be at the bottom and right side up on cylinders 1 and 4 and will be at the top and upside down on cylinders 2 and 3.
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I’m assembling my EA71 and went to put the pistons in but got confused. I’ve always been taught to put the marking on the piston orientated up. These pistons are from ETI and have the marking 0.75 stamped into them. However if I put the 0.75 at the top it is upside down? This just seems odd. Should it go upside down on top or right side up on the bottom? Or does it even matter?
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Weber Backfire on Shutoff
Otterby replied to Brett!'s topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Is it a backfire coming through the carb or an afterfire coming from the exhaust? On warm days with the engine running at temp for a while I will get a good afterfire coming from the exhaust when I shut it down. My engine has some pretty good wear and the blowby is fed into the air cleaner causing a rich condition when the engine is hot. My theory is that these gasses collect in the exhaust system enough that they detonate when the engine is shut down. I don’t want to vent my blowby outside of the engine so I installed a oil catch can and that helped slightly but my only real solution is to rebuild the motor. -
Difficult getting ‘78 into reverse
Otterby replied to Otterby's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
No grinding, slipping or popping out. Just difficult to get it into reverse. Have to really slam the shifter a few times before it engages into the reverse position. -
My ‘78 Brat with a 4 speed is difficult if not impossible to get into reverse most of the time. All other gears go in just fine. Is this a clutch adjustment issue or something deeper?