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Fuel here is fifty cents a litre, thanks to Government subsidy. Fuel ain't a problem at all. I'd buy an old V8 if I could find one!!!

Vacuum advance working this morning. Put a syringe on the hose to check, hoves the weights, holds vacuum so popped the cap and went for a drive. Running well enough but lacks pick up still, so back to check the timing and set to 12 deg. BTDC????

Thanks Benny.... that's what I thought. The subie tyres do look a little small but plenty of clearance between tyre and body.

I've seen some mention on the US Subaru site about fitting 27 inch tires on 14 inch wheels.

My Subaru is a 1984 GL wagon and has 14 inch tires ...... Just what is a 27 inch tire anyway?

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I think I have found the problem. Disconnected the vacuum hose to the vacuum advance on the distributor and took a drive down the road . . . made absolutely no difference. There is vacuum from the engine so I guess the problem is with the vac. advance... Took the dis...

No Gary, haven't checked float level. Out of my skill range. Would that affect accelaration?
Dave

Yep. Redline Weber conversion from the U.S. jetted up for the EA82 engine. I'm thinking it could be a vacuum hose problem still... or vacuum advance. The mech. who bolted on the carb. plugged a few of the hoses up. It idles smooth and the mixture seems right but just won't rev freely and accelarate ...

Thanks Steptoe, you were right. The distributor has two 10mm bolts. My ace mechanic did not notice this and neither did I at first as the second one is difficult to see, just to the right of the vacuum advance...... Now the timing is set and the engine idling smoothly and running quite well but stil...

Hi all! Just joined the forum as I have fitted the Weber conversion to my EA82 GL Wagon (1984?) Gradually ironing out the problems with vacuum hoses and now back to timing. I fitted new plugs, leads, dist. cap and rotor button this afternoon. Then I found that when I loosened the bolt to rotate the ...