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And we have LIFT OFF!!! it was indeed because the shift linkage was not engaging the inhibitor switch.. poor tranny didnt know what was up, so.. got the lever straightened out a bit more and engaging the switch correctly... readjusted the cable, and everything seems to be a go.. we have park, reverse, neutral and drive! yay!

Dunno but I'll hold your beer...

Ooooo! Pretty light show!

Any silicone dielectric goo (that's a term of art) will do, and use it liberally at both ends of the wire after cleaning everthing up - once the arc starts, it creates carbon tracks that it likes to continue to follow, especially on the surface of the (ceramic) plug insulator. If it still acts flaky and the fault sticks with the cylinder, you may have a hairline crack in the insulator, so you're just going to have to replace the plug.

try running it when dark out.. pop the hood, start the car, and look for arcing. can be done at anytime... humid or not.. just use a spay bottle to mist moisture over the coil area.. if it is the coil, you will see it sometimes the arcing is bad enough, it doesn't even need to be dark out lol this was on my 95 Legacy... https://youtu.be/jMNfF-vcUDs

Hell, I'm surprised that Canada and Oz aren't aligned on this.

Never had the issue on my 05. Your friend is cursed.

Thats how It was done over here. If equipment ran with the R12A then that’s all good. Once recharge was required, if the AC service person had R12A in stock they could use it. If not the system had to be changed over. This is why I find it surprising that it’s still available. AFAIK our change over of old equipment/these requirements came in to effect a good thirty years ago. I know that R12A is preferred over R134A for refrigeration. And from what I’ve only heard around the traps, they say that R1341A is very damaging in terms of climate change stuff. Anyway, that’s quite off topic, I was just really surprised to hear that you could still buy R12A. Cheers Bennie

Larry - if I need something from rust free Colorado, I want a whole car! LOL tbh, i would love another 95 Legacy.

Scale method is simplest since you already got the cylinder. Just figure out how many oz hc-12a is equivalent to r134a and always start from vacuum. Put the cylinder upsidedown on the scale, with the engine off, run the liquid into the high side and get close to final weight. (Edit: Precharge from the high side with engine off always. Make very sure the high side manifold is closed tightly before starting the AC.) Flip over the cylinder and start the a/c. You can ease into the final weight from the low side with the a/c running. With no scale and gauge only it's too easy to overfill a system and ruin the compressor. Especially if the compressor was already worn and you thought the gauges read correctly at 1500rpm per service manual. The system could be overcharged to get a good reading and the next time you rev the compressor locks out. Looking around the web, one site selling it says, "One 6 ounce can of FrostyCool 12a Refrigerant is equivalent to 15 oz. of HFC-134a & 17 oz. of CFC-R12." Guessing most subarus use around 17oz r134a, you'd need to add 6.8oz HC-12a

He’s in Canada and I think some industries can still get it for legacy (old) equipment in the US but it’s pricey usually here. It may be damaging on an individual basis, but large scale is different and not that simple. retrofitting every AC system in the US would be problematic and not environmentally advantageous over a slower roll out of new refrigerant. New equipment, supplies, travel, logistics, costs, manufacturing costs, and ramping up for inordinate one time production, and labor are an environmental disaster too. 134a is nice but asking companies to produce enough to retrofit every US unit in a short period of time requires manufacturing, delivery, storage, etc. and companies would have to ramp up for a huge 1-3 year supply boost and prepare for a HUGE let down when it’s all done. That’s a manufacturing and logistics nightmare. Slow phase outs and roll outs are economically viable, and imperfect but reasonable environmentally as well.

A nice 360º view of this early, third gen Subaru Leone / GL \ EA82 from 1984: ~► https://www.subaru.jp/onlinemuseum/find/collection/3rd-leone-tw/index.html at the Japanese Subaru Museum.

Went out for some more desert adventures last weekend. This is a perfect car for the dirt roads in the Mojave. Most areas don’t require tons of ground clearance, and the independent suspension soaks up most of the smaller bumps with ease, especially with these larger tires.

My 1984 GL Turbo at subiefest2020. The only classic one that attended.

Up on the lighthouse road at Akaroa

Good god that's a nice Brat! Got new wheels and tires on my EA82 wagon and I promptly took it on some desert adventures.

My EJ20T converted Brat.

That’s so awesome! Targa top too. Good choice! Keep it tidy and don’t go over modding it so it’s ruined Here’s mine. It’ll get an EJ and an AWD box to go with it. All reversible. ^ the white brumby is my mother inlaw’s, she had it on the road for about 12 years. It’s now sitting and waiting for club rego so it can still be driven semi regularly. I hope your son learns to drive them properly. Ringing their neck every day because they’re slow will only kill them. Cheers Bennie

My son's 1st car purchase. Drove 2hrs to pick it up and paid way too much. It's worth it to see him stoked about it. Looks ok on the out side. But, it's a barn find and needs al kind of work. He's learning a lot.