I have 86 brat, runs great until you speed up to 50 and over then chugs, and quits, sometimes starts right up sometimes no
Asked by tommycalc56 Jul 01, 2014 at 05:21 PM about the 1986 Subaru BRAT GL Standard Cab
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
this car sat for about 4 years not being started, it was always inside. I rebuilt the carburetor on it cleaned it all up prior to rebuild, chugs at high speed and finally quits, sometimes it will start right back up other times I have to pump it a lot to get it to start. changed coil thinking it may be that but does the same thing every time I drive it.
4 Answers
this car is a semi-classic, certainly rare- they are rare because old Subarus were not the best built cars and were prohibitively expensive to refurbish- for what the end result would be- another old Subaru- but your Brat is unique and now you are kinda trapped into putting a lot of money into a car that is not ALL that valuable- if you have done the carb, that is a claim to fame as they are complicated little beasts with all the emissions controls- you will have to go through the carb again, make sure your float level is set up right and the jets are correct- then the rest of the fuel system, there could be crud in the gas tank- the fuel pump must be checked too- then, it's on to the ignition system-
tommycalc56 answered 10 years ago
I have done all you have mentioned not sure what to do at this point my thoughts are a new carb not sure my old one was worthy of a rebuild kit as it was very dirty even though I smoked in carburstor cleaner over night what are your thoughts
check the fuel filter at the rear of the vehicle and I think you'll cure your problem--orgcar
tommycalc56 answered 7 years ago
I have done that still the same old problem, but thanks for the suggestion.
