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Maybe a place for a LiFePo4 auxiliary battery? ?

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Warren

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Space for an oil cooler for some or maybe for coolant overflow tank.

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With the stainless coolant pipes installed, new heater hoses installed, and fuel tank refreshed and installed, I am finally turning my attention to the engine bay. ?I began by cleaning it reasonably well, then proceeded to remove the intake snorkel on the passenger side. ?I expect I can use that snorkel in some form or another on the driver’s side when I get to air intake considerations.

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The snorkel is a bit difficult to get out. ?It is attached to a plastic cover on the bay side. ?There is a small rivet that needs to be drilled out. ?Then clips on top and bottom of where the snorkel attaches have to be pressed and wrangled out. ?

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Then, you have to go up top to the outside vent and get the top of the snorkel off the hose. ?It is attached with a strip of what appears to be electrical tape. ?But before you pull it out you have to get it off a set of hooks inside the vent. ?I just used a screwdriver and pushed the snorkel free.

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The snorkel is longer than I expected. ?The photo shows the parts laid out but you get the idea.

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Now I have some additional free space that was heretofore blocked off. ?I’ll clean it out, but not sure what, if anything, I will use the space for. ?Any ideas? (This is on the passenger side).

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Warren

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Today I got the hoses from the fuel tank to the fuel pump plus the FI return connection to the tank all connected. ?I used 1/2 inch fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump and 5/16 fuel injection hose on the short return bit. ?I was also able to rotate the stainless coolant pipes to the engine bay, even getting the screwy spring clip around the pipes! I was also able to route the heater hoses through the firewall and zip tie it all together. Not the prettiest but it’ll do. Progress!

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I was even able to get my tools cleaned and organized. ?Overall, a good day working on the conversion.

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Warren

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The fuel tank has been refreshed with new seals and hoses. Those plastic vent boxes under each fender have been thoroughly cleaned and a new grommet installed. I only need a couple small clamps to finish up.?

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Warren

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Was also able to confirm that the driver side nipple was seated.?

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Warren

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I was able to confirm that the nipple had seated on the passenger side. I almost dropped my phone taking this photo. Scary.?

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Warren

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I got the crossover pipe installed. I used silicone grease and the nipples slipped right in. The hard part was reaching in to do the job, especially the driver’s side.?

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Warren

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My fuel injectors came back from Mr. Injector. They look great and the test report is good. ?He pointed out that one of them needed a central o-ring replaced but that he did not stock those. So I decided to replace all of them but my local Subaru dealer wanted $11 each! ?I found them at subarupartsdeal.com for just over $4 each. They might arrive today. If so, I’ll install them this evening.?

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It’s entirely possible that I caused this damage.?

Warren

89 Westy?

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Awesome - glad to hear it!

I’ve been enjoying following along with your project as I work on mine in parallel.?

Cheers to this group and to continued forward progress!

Big thanks to Ian! ?Thank you for the reference to the GoWesty illustration. ?After seeing that illustration and watching the video several times I was able to reposition my front half coolant pipes and get the fuel tank mounted! ?Yes!!

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I still have to connect fuel lines, vapor lines, crossover tube, vapor tanks, and filler neck, but that’s all reasonably straightforward (even if it takes some Houdini moves to get there).

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Thanks again!

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Warren

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Thank you Ian. I found that video helpful. ?I noticed that they show the pipes even at the front but mine are not even, possible offset by several inches, which may account for my fuel tank not fitting. This gives me a starting point.

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New day, positive attitude, so I’m expecting success today.?

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Warren

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This GoWesty video helped me get the coolant pipes in the right orientation.?

Key footage at about 2:45 minutes in.?

Understood, and my apologies to you and the group. I should have known better. And my apologies to RMW.?

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Warren

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Warren.? I really appreciate your conversion writeup and want to support you in continuing that.

But....(you knew that was coming), you should not use the group as a leverage tool for contacting related vendors.

I'm against anything that feels like flaming of other folks, vendors, or anything on this group and would ask you to shy away from that in the future.

All the best,

Brent

I was able to route my heater hose through the opening in the frame with the coolant hoses. ?I got the radiator hoses connected, the heater hoses connected, and the front half buttoned up I hope. ?I’ll find out when I try to install the fuel tank later today.

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Warren

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For crank/no starts my go/to is to connect the two green test connectors and turn the key to ON. Solenoids, relays should be clicking and fuel pump cycling. If not I go to the two power feed fuses to my Subaru harness (battery and ignition power) Usually a test light suffices and I check before and after the fuses and the fuses themselves. Often said you should replace the fuses anyway even if they look good. A multimeter might have helped you more and you might have caught the intermittent fault. In hindsight,be sure? or reasonably sure of your diagnosis before ordering parts especially expensive ones. Oh well, you have a box full of spare parts if you need one now. Try diagnosing it when everything works but it won't fire. No injector pulse or spark. Replace cam and crank sensors not it. Then it's your ECU.

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