Dr. RX

Never heard of dampness being a problem, if it were, there wouldn't be any Legacys in the Pacific Northwest, noted for it's large amounts of rain.

Gee, on all the Porsches that I have worked on and owned, I never used any type of a sealant on the head gaskets, nor did the factor manuals recommend any. But, there was a special sealant used on the joint between the two case halves. That sealant was a redish brown color, it is made by 3M, I think I still have an old tube (probably not good any more) laying around somewhere.

That is really a wierd problem, I can't think of anything that would cause that, it just doesn't make any sense. If there was enough oxygen for you to breath while trying to start the cars, there was enough to run the engines.

WOW, this has got to take some kind of prize as the weirdest problem. In my over 40 years of working on cars, I have never heard anything like this. There has got to be a simple explaination. So you drove them into the garage, what did you do then? In the morning (or whenever), when you went to start them, what exactly did you do? How did you get them out in the cold again?

In Jared's post, he mentioned that he didn't get leave until 3/1/2005, if that is true, then we'll need to move the date of the welcome back weekend.

I'll bring a support vehicle.

You got your $20 handy?? Subaru officially annouced the new model Impreza on October 22, 1992. The first WRC race the an Impreza ran in for Subaru was the 1000 Lakes Rally, August27-29, 1993. Now, if you have something different, I'd like to see it.

No, the Legacy has a 25 spline axle, your 88 wagon has a 23 spline axle. If you wanted to do the 5 bolt coversion you'd either have to do as Fox mentioned or get a turbo tranny.

OK, oh grand sage of the Great White North, my reference to "same goes for Legacy", was refering back to my post about the parts needed for the conversion. Does that make sense to you now, if not, quit bugging me.

Gee Zap, since they start the 93 model year sometime during August and September, I guess that they would have built them in 92, but they were a 93 model year regardless. As for racing them in 92, I'll have to check into that. Subaru team was still racing the Legacys in 93.

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Gee some people can't take compliments very well. Maybe you should re-read all the posts again, this time don't take them in order because someone maybe responding at the same time someone else does and their post will appear before the other's does, making the string out of context. If you feel my comments are personal attacks, you'd better not go to other message boards, they will eat you alive.

Eventhough Rob has aready answered, here is a rule to go by without look at the engine; car from 1980 to 1984 were generally EA81s (some EA71s in there), from 1985 to 1989 they were EA82s, this rule doesn't include the BRAT and the Hatchback (not to be confused with the 3 door). There were EA82s from 1990 to 1994, but there were also Legacys and Imprezas in that time frame. It only applies to 4 cylinder cars.

I guess that is what happens when you don't know who someone is responding to. My answer, "The same goes for Legacys" was not in reply to dragonlee's reply about that he meant a Legacy. You should be a news reporter, you have a good start at taking things out of context.

If you have 4 doors and a hatch, it's a wagon.

??????????? I'm not sure what you are refering to here, someone ask if the wagons started in 1990, your reply seems to say that I said something to the contrary, I don't think I did. By the way, I just nswer the other person's question.

Yes, the wagons were available in 1990, but the trubos didn't start until 1991.

Gee Rob, I can't believe that you would challenge the doctor. Yep, the hatch is an EA81, if the rear brakes off of an EA82 will fit on an EA81 then the rear brakes off of a XT6 will fit also. As for the fronts, if you use the strut tops off the that EA81 struts, the EJ series struts will bolt right in. Or you can redrill the strut tower on the EA81 to accept the three holes required for the EJ series struts.

Fuel filters are not connected to the engine check light.

If you use XT6 front calipers and the complete rear disc brakes they should bolt on. Note, it needs to be a 4WD XT6 for the rear brakes, you'll need to pull eveything from, and including, the backing plates outward.

I would change the fuel filter, sound like some sort of temperary blockage.

Same answer holds true for Legacys.

If you what to do a 5 bolt conversion, you'll need to ge a tranny with a 25 spline stub axle (ie and turbo tranny), then you can only use front suspension parts, the knuckle, strut, axle, tie rod end, ball joint, and all the brake stuff, but now you won't have an e-brake. Nothing in the rear will work. Dragonlee, I'd like to see that 90 Impreza, it is rare, considering that Subaru didn't make an Impreza until 1993.

To change the stub axles on the tranny, you'll need to pull the tranny apart. Just how much longer are the EA82 axles then the EA81s? The EJ axles are a whole 4 mm longer then the EA82 series, yet they work perfectly for a 5 bolt conversion. And if you are planning to use the EA82 front suspension, you'll need to use the EA82 axles.

Is that a diamond in the rough or what???