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yeah rotisserie would have been nice but I got all ready one car that is ridiculously clean and will never see the winter. Single Stage White 80's paint for my 88 GL-10 TURBO

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Until you are able to make repairs and assuming it is a leaking filler neck tube, try only filling the tank halfway. Actually that might also be diagnostic of a filler tube leak...

Personally, I have one that got to 200K+. It had also been badly overheated, and after I resealed it, it burned oil like mad. Like a quart per 10 gallons of gas bad. I figure the oil rings got cooked. Never had a sign of rod / bearing problems. I ran it on waste oil from other cars alternated with whatever cheap oil I came across for a good few years before the head cracked, a while after it passed 200K. I have a few that are over 150K by a good bit, with no signs of problems with that sort of thing. Here, rust has killed the bodies before I could get much over 200K. But I have read about more than a few that made it into the 300 -400K range without major rebuilding. The engines I have now, I figure are my lifetime supply. My work changed to mostly work from home a couple years ago, so my driving miles have dropped by half, and with it split between 2 cars, the miles don't rack up as fast as they did for me 10 or more years ago.

Where is the car from? If AZ I doubt it rusted out. Filler tube most likely. Also check the fuel pump. Someone may have done a poor job of replacing the gasket on top of the tank. Or fuel line up there.

have you checked to see if it is the filler tube? there is a "protective" shield that traps dirt and then rusts out the filler tube. I also had one of those little in line discs leak (I think they are some sort of pressure regulator) You can reline the tank. Friend owns a couple of 1968 Subaru 360s. Remove tank and roll a bunch of pebbles inside to clear off obvious rust. I think he braised holes and then swirled the plastic inside. Let me know if it comes to that and I'll get more specifics.

I have ordered bushings and other stuff from MSC Industrial Supply. https://www.mscdirect.com

If you need a knuckle for a 95-99 Outback Drivers side I have a refurbished one with new bearing, new hub, new seals and new ball joint. $100 shipped to anywhere in 48 US states. It won't fit your 2000 Outback though