I'm 75 years old and I watch two kinds of youtube channels; Car recoveries/ or getting old cars running. The other youtubes I watch are about single women complaining there are no good men out there. Since I'm a guy who has always loved cars but could never repair them, I was absolutely impressed with your knowledge of the Subaru and you ability to get it up and running. You're one of those guys who can FIX THINGS; a badly need skill in our society. I actually think you'd probably make some lady a very good husband given half the chance. BUT, would women on dating apps actually give you a chance or would they blow you off because you appear to be a blue collar guy who fixes old and dirty cars.
Young man; you are actually amazing. A very, very bright woman would chase after you because you would treat your wife well and you could fix anything she broke. We need more guys like you.
Thank you for your video it has a lot of sentimental value for me because in 1980 i had a job i worked in the tool room at at a company that built huge rebar bending and cutting machines they had a 1980 subaru brat for me to drive all over san diego to get parts your video brought back memories for me thank you!!
Those fuel pumps are one of the easiest to do and can be replaced with a low pressure in-line pump from autozone. I personally love them. Those old subarus are easy to work on and are usually really easy to get going again.
had one of these in a station wagon. wouldn't start fuel pump made noise but would not produce pressure. went to a wrecking yard picked one up for about 5 bucks installed it and it ran.
I never see you pump the accelerator pump. The jets are usually dirty, so it is usually too lean and it helps to make use of the accelerator pump if you can, plus hearing it tells you there is fuel in the float bowl.
It was idling just under the 750rpm mark. Subarus skip the lower numbers on their speedometers and tachs for some reason. It didn't need the rpms increased. Also some of the ea81 engines had hydralic lifters and there is usually a tag on it.
I turned the idle up because off camera it kept puttering and dying, most likely because of the old fuel, so I turned the idle up to compensate. We’ve since cleaned the carb and ran fresh fuel through it and turned the idle back down
@@subarute9304 I had an ‘86 Subaru hatch that I loved and drove for a while. Sold it to move cross country, right before my company let me know they were paying to move all my stuff. 😭 The muffler fell off on the interstate once and it immediately sounded like a WRX so I just ran it like that from then on.
i am the camera guy, lol. my teen dream car, and never expected it to run. was expecting to look at it, close the hood, head to the liquor store. insted...it was on my driveway that night. i still act that way every time it starts, not kidding. sooo happy. and mr lovejoy is someone i owe a ton too. he makes everything work, lol...and "bubbles" makes me laugh.
Time for another video. Is there anything around your house that needs fixing, such as a plumbing drip, or an electric socket that is not working? Railingrepair? This is how you build your dating resume - smile
Agree. They are sick with the complete STI drivetrain swapped in them. You definitely don't see these at all anymore. At least here in the states I never see them. The majority of them are probably rotting into a pile of rust in junkyards.
@@caveone-365 90% of them have been crushed and recycled allready. japanese steel was shit up till the 2000's thats why you never see japanese cars older than the 90's and 80's floating around.
At a party a guy had a brat and was so drunk he got lost on a quarter mile dirt road. My friend and me went in my 71 Hilux, Chris dragged him through the window and ran him into my pickup he flipped into the back and took him to the house.
Videos for these things are coming harder to find! I got my 85’ EA81 BRAT 2 years ago, she runs alittle rough been fixin her every now and then. Real unfortunate thing is she is an automatic. Any advice for what subaru transmission to try and swap into it? I thought about just throwing the same year L-Series tranny in there with the 4spd, what do you think? Ive been told just to upgrade to the early model impreza tranny with the 5spd.
Either a 5-speed dual range out 4wd of an 80s wagon or a early Impreza 5 speed are both solid options, for my usage I would want the dual range, but you may not need it
I have a few videos I’m halfway through filming, unfortunately I work full time and fix cars on the side so it’s hard to get anything done on my own stuff lol
i am the owner, she only gets 92 octane without ethanol. at first i ran plenty of lucas fuel additive for a number of tank fulls. added autolite iridium plugs. my 13 year old grandson added a new alternator. she is a daily, and starts every time. i get offers on her weekly, and daily many questions and comments. awesome in everyway, as they were in the 80s.
heh I was calling time edits and all to revving rolling, have 2 85 E81s. got one going after 4 years and an ignition switch delete repair.. brakes next. my vids are not diagnostic.. czcams.com/video/J4an0u8GHOY/video.html🕑
@@subarute9304 Awesome! I grew up in the snow belt on the NY/PA border. These early Subarus were great cars, but they rusted like crazy when exposed to road salt. My father had a nearly new 1976 Subaru wagon, and by 1981, you could polk holes in the fenders w your fingers and see the road through certain areas of the floor boards. Every now and then, as a tiny kid, I'd get a refreshing splash of grimy road slush that traveled up from underneath into the interior of the car.
@@subarute9304 i have had 2 camaros with t tops, i had a 89 and a 96 LT1. i have only ever had 1 subaru which i bought last year brand new..... a 2022 crosstrek 6 speed manual. i have little interest in owning anything with a CVT unless it was a snowmobile. i also have a 2003 bonneville SSEi (i NEVER drive that in the winter). i bought the subaru for it's ability to handle bad roads in the winter..... which i must say i am very impressed with it's winter driving ability. fluid film is a must in this climate, lots and lots of it
The only filters on these are the one in the engine bay it it looks alright, I stuck my boroscope in the tank off camera and it was workable as well. The owner has been daily driving it since I got it running with no issues
camera guy and owner of the brat, that was my ex wife ironically. she is cool, and glad it runs now. she will get a ride in it. she learned decades ago that my car projects might not make any sense at times, but i will get into them anyway. this project is way better than the rare English car (1980 rover 3500 5-speed, or known as an SD1) i had when married. she hated that thing, lol.
I'm 75 years old and I watch two kinds of youtube channels; Car recoveries/ or getting old cars running. The other youtubes I watch are about single women complaining there are no good men out there. Since I'm a guy who has always loved cars but could never repair them, I was absolutely impressed with your knowledge of the Subaru and you ability to get it up and running. You're one of those guys who can FIX THINGS; a badly need skill in our society. I actually think you'd probably make some lady a very good husband given half the chance. BUT, would women on dating apps actually give you a chance or would they blow you off because you appear to be a blue collar guy who fixes old and dirty cars.
Young man; you are actually amazing. A very, very bright woman would chase after you because you would treat your wife well and you could fix anything she broke. We need more guys like you.
For some odd reason I liked the way the brat looked
Its probably because it looks like a drivable mullet
Subarus are amazing! We’ve had 6 now. They just never give up! In Australia we call the Brat a Brumby
I used to drive one of these on a farm here in the UK some years back. Proper torquey engine on it.
They make great little farm rigs
Thank you for your video it has a lot of sentimental value for me because in 1980 i had a job i worked in the tool room at at a company that built huge rebar bending and cutting machines they had a 1980 subaru brat for me to drive all over san diego to get parts your video brought back memories for me thank you!!
The Brat and XT coupe were ahead of their time👍
Awesome video, good work , very informative. I'm trying to find a old brat. I own a 06 outback XT and (2,) 2003 foresters. Love my Subarus.
That thing is awesome, I had a 78 when I was a teenager. 👍👍
Learnt:
Without the filter cover the carb has massive vacuum leak and won’t run or run well.
Less than 12v = no running (spark)
Thanks :)
Those fuel pumps are one of the easiest to do and can be replaced with a low pressure in-line pump from autozone. I personally love them. Those old subarus are easy to work on and are usually really easy to get going again.
Don't forget to go find the socket set that fell off the roof in the field when you first got it running.
I picked it up.
Exhaust leaks but it runs.
had one of these in a station wagon. wouldn't start fuel pump made noise but would not produce pressure. went to a wrecking yard picked one up for about 5 bucks installed it and it ran.
I never see you pump the accelerator pump. The jets are usually dirty, so it is usually too lean and it helps to make use of the accelerator pump if you can, plus hearing it tells you there is fuel in the float bowl.
Thats a healthy starter in that old gal! You earned a sub primarily for your chnl name!
Appreciate it lol
I always liked them never owned one but definitely like them
I had an 86 brat as my high school car. It was awesome. Slow, but awesome…
It was idling just under the 750rpm mark. Subarus skip the lower numbers on their speedometers and tachs for some reason. It didn't need the rpms increased. Also some of the ea81 engines had hydralic lifters and there is usually a tag on it.
I know, I’ve owned 3 brats, almost all of the second generation brats with the ea81 are hydraulic lifters as well
I turned the idle up because off camera it kept puttering and dying, most likely because of the old fuel, so I turned the idle up to compensate. We’ve since cleaned the carb and ran fresh fuel through it and turned the idle back down
your channel name was enough to earn you a sub, haha. would love to have a brat.
Thanks! They are fun little cars for sure. I miss mine… sometimes
@@subarute9304 I had an ‘86 Subaru hatch that I loved and drove for a while. Sold it to move cross country, right before my company let me know they were paying to move all my stuff. 😭
The muffler fell off on the interstate once and it immediately sounded like a WRX so I just ran it like that from then on.
Bubbles the camera guy!😁
He sure was happy to see his car going again
i am the camera guy, lol. my teen dream car, and never expected it to run. was expecting to look at it, close the hood, head to the liquor store. insted...it was on my driveway that night. i still act that way every time it starts, not kidding. sooo happy. and mr lovejoy is someone i owe a ton too. he makes everything work, lol...and "bubbles" makes me laugh.
Time for another video. Is there anything around your house that needs fixing, such as a plumbing drip, or an electric socket that is not working? Railingrepair? This is how you build your dating resume - smile
Who would park such a treasure 😢😮
It sounds like it might be low on gas!
Cool, I always wanted one of them they look fun and was that red box you put on the roof still in the field
No I went and got it
I want one of these so bad with an sti swap in it!
Agree. They are sick with the complete STI drivetrain swapped in them. You definitely don't see these at all anymore. At least here in the states I never see them. The majority of them are probably rotting into a pile of rust in junkyards.
@@caveone-365 90% of them have been crushed and recycled allready. japanese steel was shit up till the 2000's thats why you never see japanese cars older than the 90's and 80's floating around.
@@mromatic17 yup turned into tuna and soda cans no doubt LOL 😆
At a party a guy had a brat and was so drunk he got lost on a quarter mile dirt road. My friend and me went in my 71 Hilux, Chris dragged him through the window and ran him into my pickup he flipped into the back and took him to the house.
if it doesn't start right away don't keep cranking find out why.
Videos for these things are coming harder to find! I got my 85’ EA81 BRAT 2 years ago, she runs alittle rough been fixin her every now and then. Real unfortunate thing is she is an automatic. Any advice for what subaru transmission to try and swap into it? I thought about just throwing the same year L-Series tranny in there with the 4spd, what do you think? Ive been told just to upgrade to the early model impreza tranny with the 5spd.
Either a 5-speed dual range out 4wd of an 80s wagon or a early Impreza 5 speed are both solid options, for my usage I would want the dual range, but you may not need it
My first brat was an auto with no t tops, the rarest and least desirable of the brats lol
Poor fuel in the carbonator,and then try it.
Very cool car. Always wanted one.
Do you know you lost your socket set in the field?!!
Yeah I went and got them.
Time for you to make another video. Is there anything around your house that needs fixing? This is how you build your resume.
I have a few videos I’m halfway through filming, unfortunately I work full time and fix cars on the side so it’s hard to get anything done on my own stuff lol
Am I the only one thinking they ripped off the front clip of the malibu / el camino and shrank it?
Gas is certainly bad!
The tank was empty, the gas we put in it wasn’t great though lol
i am the owner, she only gets 92 octane without ethanol. at first i ran plenty of lucas fuel additive for a number of tank fulls. added autolite iridium plugs. my 13 year old grandson added a new alternator. she is a daily, and starts every time. i get offers on her weekly, and daily many questions and comments. awesome in everyway, as they were in the 80s.
LoveJoy! I made it
I had 1980 Brat Ran like top
Everything “did use to run” 😂😂😂😂
Fair enough lol
Nice I'd fix it put rims system in it.
So your tool kit went flying off the roof when you drove it
It amazes me how many people think I didn’t know that. Next time I’ll add a clip of me going out into the field to grab it lol
heh I was calling time edits and all to revving rolling, have 2 85 E81s. got one going after 4 years and an ignition switch delete repair.. brakes next. my vids are not diagnostic.. czcams.com/video/J4an0u8GHOY/video.html🕑
Ah the early Subbies ❤❤😊🎉🎉.
Ya Can go back even more in years and there's even MORE love 💘 ❤😊
Since these Brats have catalytic converters I don’t believe you can use oil with a zinc additive
I never had an issue, did it for years. Not saying it’s the right way to do it just saying it’s what I do
Nice.restore it
Subaru 4WD 1800 box
Yep. They are neat little machines. I used to own a couple, unfortunately this one isn’t mine
I had a 1981 brat 32 years ago i really didn't like it too weird for me!! Sorry
Way too much, perfect. VGG
Tools fell off roof
Where are you located that you can find an old Subaru that isn't breaking into chunks of crumbly rust?
BFE Nebraska
@@subarute9304 Awesome! I grew up in the snow belt on the NY/PA border. These early Subarus were great cars, but they rusted like crazy when exposed to road salt. My father had a nearly new 1976 Subaru wagon, and by 1981, you could polk holes in the fenders w your fingers and see the road through certain areas of the floor boards. Every now and then, as a tiny kid, I'd get a refreshing splash of grimy road slush that traveled up from underneath into the interior of the car.
My grandpa had a beetle like that lol
at 16:16 you lost your tool box
i had no idea they came with t tops. do they tend to leak?
Everything with ttops tends to leak lol. But yeah, the non t top models are actually rarer
@@subarute9304 i have had 2 camaros with t tops, i had a 89 and a 96 LT1. i have only ever had 1 subaru which i bought last year brand new..... a 2022 crosstrek 6 speed manual. i have little interest in owning anything with a CVT unless it was a snowmobile. i also have a 2003 bonneville SSEi (i NEVER drive that in the winter). i bought the subaru for it's ability to handle bad roads in the winter..... which i must say i am very impressed with it's winter driving ability.
fluid film is a must in this climate, lots and lots of it
My 1986 BRAT t-tops have not leaked yet.
@@subarute9304 t top brats are rarer here in australia
I’ve heard that
That In line filter must b nasty aswell as the bottom of the tank😮do you have a fuel pressure gage on hand.??????
The only filters on these are the one in the engine bay it it looks alright, I stuck my boroscope in the tank off camera and it was workable as well. The owner has been daily driving it since I got it running with no issues
EA 81
Personal question: Was that you wife in the background?
No, I’m single lol
camera guy and owner of the brat, that was my ex wife ironically. she is cool, and glad it runs now. she will get a ride in it. she learned decades ago that my car projects might not make any sense at times, but i will get into them anyway. this project is way better than the rare English car (1980 rover 3500 5-speed, or known as an SD1) i had when married. she hated that thing, lol.