Dawson Muth

On my older 1980 brat I have an igniter assembly and a ballast resistor on my coil bracket. I need a newer coil assembly because my disty is electronic. My question is do I need the hitachi transistor box to go with the newer coil? What does that box do?

Hi Everyone! I just got my first BRAT. Its a 1980 DL. Having issues with it overheating my fuel pump and also blowing my ignition/fuel fuse. I already tried disconnecting the pump but the fuse still keeps blowing. I need to trace down what else could be causing the short. Does anyone have a wiring diagram they can send me? Thanks so much! -Dawson

Hi Everyone! I just purchased a 1980 BRAT DL that was sitting for over 10 years. I plan to get it running and drive it out of its grave to my friends house a few miles away. I had it idling off the jerry can and it was running really well. I planned to connect the tank back up to the pump and install a clear filter before it to watch the quality of fuel. At this point the pump must've stopped working. Nothing was coming through the line and I tried testing it on the jerry can again and it was not squirting out the outlet. It was getting hot though. I’m not sure what to check to determine if the pump is still good or if I need to wire in a universal electric pump.

Hi Everyone! I just purchased a 1980 BRAT DL that was sitting for over 10 years. I plan to get it running and drive it out of its grave to my friends house a few miles away. I had it idling off the jerry can and it was running really well. I planned to connect the tank back up to the pump and install a clear filter before it to watch the quality of fuel. At this point the pump must've stopped working. Nothing was coming through the line and I tried testing it on the jerry can again and it was not squirting out the outlet. I found a nipple on the back of the pump that had a clear tube which was cut off. I assumed it was maybe a vent tube but could it actually be a return line? I am wondering if this somehow ran the pump dry and made it get hot. If anyone has a diagram of the fuel system for the ea71 that would really help. Thanks! I'm really excited to be part of the subaru community!