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Ok folks , just to wrap up this episode here we go ... Got this donor engine installed as you can see , Heartless was right and I should have just done the headgaskets when it was out but I plead lack of time and a half dozen other reasons/excuses. So after short time the HG’s were really really weeping and now began the internal issues. Caught it right away but yeah the coolant , the oil , the drama , the suspense, blah blah blah . Sent car to Subafreak for the HG’s and car came back great. Then a couple days go by and I’m getting a code , check engine in then sometimes flashing , fear sets in. After having not much time at all to tinker an opportunity came up yesterday to drive that car back up to Subafreak and in very little time it was discovered that the #3 injector wire was not clicked down. Bingo ! Car is a dream now. I had my nose over that and every other connection and hose and whatnot but do you think I tugged on them ? The answer is now obvious. Reminds me of the glass fuses on the old schoolers. They can look like there’s nothing wrong , but tug on the metal ends and find one has divorced. That’s it kids. Just concluding.

Monroe struts for Subaru are crap - been there, done that. and any "quick strut" is going to be garbage. there is no "easy" route with these cars KYB all the way... strut & tophat, stock springs (matching the strut configuration) I went Forester struts under my 95 Legacy and loved it. but i went brand new all the way.. made my own "quick strut" assemblies so it was an easy job at the car. That entailed the struts (KYB), new springs(stock forester), new tophats (KYB), new spring pads (stock), and all necessary hardware (stock) to assemble the struts off the car.

I found another fix, remove the return assy that Subaru has installed, its to the left of the pedal assy. You will see when it operates, it reduces the pedal force needed to operate the clutch. It consists of a plunger spring and cam. Its a silly design. Pull it off and hit the hardware store for a 6" spring. Hook it to the clutch pedal an to the metal structur of the dash. Works great light clutch force and positive return. Make sure its clearing everything as it operates. About $3.00 and its fixed.