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  1. 88SubGL
    From the outside oil. It’s hard tell from the outside when a non contaminated hose is bad. They deteriorate from the inside. If the rest are original, I would seriously consider changing them. They’re 24 years old, if I saw the model of your car right.
  2. 88SubGL
    If it were me, when you get it home, change all of the coolant hoses, unless you have done that recently. If they’re all basically the same age, you can expect more leaks in the future, especially the oil soaked ones.
  3. 88SubGL
    Lower control arm.
  4. 88SubGL
    It does sound like it’s not getting enough fuel. It could be a restriction in the line but more likely, based on what you’ve replaced so far, it’s the fuel pump giving up.
  5. 88SubGL
    Amazing way to diagnose the problem.
  6. 88SubGL
    That’s just wrong.
  7. 88SubGL
    What about just replacing it with a simple Weber carburetor? If you want to keep the stock look, just adapt your air filter housing to it. Just my 2 cents.
  8. 88SubGL
    It couldn’t be a clogged cat could it? Or perhaps a fuel delivery issue?
  9. 88SubGL
    That’s a really nice looking Brat. How many miles?
  10. 88SubGL
    That’s a clean looking car. Original paint?
  11. 88SubGL
    Did the vibration start before or after you installed new tires? If after then it’s the tires. If before then possibly something in the front suspension, tie rod ends, ball joints, etc.
  12. 88SubGL
    I haven’t heard of this on a Subaru, but I had a master cylinder go bad on my ‘85 Nissan truck. I couldn’t see fluid coming from any where, but I kept having to add small amounts of fluid every now and again. After good amount of time doing this, I started having a problem with the brake booster. The booster felt almost nonexistent. Long story short, I was loosing fluid into the booster it’s self. Couldn’t see it from the outside. The master was bad. Ended up replacing both the booster and the master cylinder and it’s worked great ever since.
  13. 88SubGL
    That’s a nice car! One of the great things about it is that it’s an ea81 under the hood. No timing belts to worry about. Any more pictures of it, interior, exterior, under the hood?
  14. 88SubGL
    Do you have pictures of the seal?
  15. 88SubGL
    Nice job cleaning that tank. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tank that bad. It ought to run great now. It looks like your perseverance is going to pay off.
  16. 88SubGL
    You probably already know this but at some point, pull your dipstick and see if it smells like gasoline. If it does, you’ll want to change your oil before you run the engine much. I understand that right now you’re just trying to get it to run.
  17. 88SubGL
    Perhaps trace where each vacuum line goes and then ask the question: do I need this for it to run correctly? My car is fuel injected so I’m not much help knowing what your lines are connected to but I do know what is needed to make an engine run and can tell you if something is needed or not. If your 85 is like my 88, you will need a vacuum line to run the ventilation system.
  18. 88SubGL
    With all of the pieces you need to change over, it might be worth looking into buying the whole car and having it shipped, if it’s in that good of condition. Could come out about the same money wise and have a stash of NLA parts.
  19. 88SubGL
    Don’t know much about the 6 cylinders. Should have examined the artwork closer.
  20. 88SubGL
    I thought this was a 6 cylinder not a 4?
  21. 88SubGL
    Sapphire blue is the darker of the two. That’s according to my original 1988 factory brochure.
  22. 88SubGL
    I wish I could see the pictures of the car. In North Carolina we are required to carry uninsured/underinsured insurance on our cars, don’t know about your state. If it does, I would think it would cover a situation like this.
  23. 88SubGL
    Try Amazon. That’s where I bought mine. It came fast. Or check online at Advance Auto, if they don’t have it in stock they can usually get it pretty quick.
  24. 88SubGL
    Pretty sure that’s an electric choke. If I’m not mistaken, you should have power on that wire going to the carburetor when you turn the key to the on position.
  25. 88SubGL
    I had a similar problem on my 85 Nissan pickup. Mine would go off when I hit a bump. I traced it to the dash light dimmer switch. I replaced it with one I had from another truck, no more problem. I would think you could bypass the switch to see if that is your problem. I didn’t try that on mine because I had another switch.
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