20 Most Recent 1986 Subaru Gl 2 Door Questions & Answers

There has to be a fuse related to the power windows, check the owners manual. it may reside in a secondary panel in the engine compartment.

screwed into the exhaust pipe either side of the cat converter, if having running/mpg problems i'd recommend using a fuel addative specifically designed for the cat as well as the valves etc

What about it?

It is in the top of the gas tank, you need to drop the gas tank to reach it.

I have the same problem with my 86 GL 4WD. One day it started to turn, and then lost all power. I couldn't even turn on the lights. I have played with the ignition switch wires, and gotten it to fire. I think there may be a short somewhere in the switch or the wires to the harness, but I have not isolated it yet. You might check your ignition switch and wiring...

Fuel pump heats up and malfunctions??? HaHa that's a good one. Tell the dope that told you that, I said the fuel pump is only going to get as hot as the fuel it is sitting in....or at least, lets hope so, unless you like to see bombs go off!

The best advice I can give you is this:
1. Check to see if there are any fault codes in your computer. (On an '86 Subaru, the computer might not be very smart, but check it anyway.)

2. If there are no codes, run the engine untill it stalls, then pull one of the spark plugs and see if there is any spark when you try to start it.

3. If it has spark, then you should check to see if it is getting fuel.

You have to find out which system is failing (Spark or Fuel) before you can even guess what is causing the problem.

I asm sorry but we do not have these diagrams.

Electric fuel pump is located inside the fuel tank.

Did you end up getting this fixed? Mine (same model, year) has a similar problem. I used a fuel additive to clean out the whole fuel system, carburetor, combustion chambers etc and it's helped heaps. But still struggles a little in the cold, still need to leave it running for a few mins before driving. About to replace the fuel filter now and see if it helps...