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i swapped the clock spring out and it fixed the airbag light.

just gonna throw this out there... one of my Legacy's acted similarly & it turned out to be a bad O2 sensor.. it would start and idle fine, but get into the throttle and it would stumble and what seemed to be a misfire... took a long time for it to finally throw a code, tho Was about at my wits end with the damned thing when it finally got around to throwing the code.

Make sure both surfaces are clean and flat. A good set of precision ground stones or diamond hones can is the best way to see if the deck/head are smooth, and a good precision straight edge and a flash light to see if its flat. When a head gasket is tightened on an aluminum head/block, the fire rings dig into the surface. You have to get that section back to being smooth and flat. If you have a good set of precision ground stones, you can blue that section of the head/block and run the stone over to see if its still there.

I have never worried about the flammability of any automotive refrigerant I've used. They don't ignite as easily as people think and certainly are far less dangerous than the 20-30 gallons of gasoline in my fuel tank. Some people who have complained about the dangers of using 6-8 ounces of ES-12a or HC-12a seem to forget there an thousands of motor vehicles running around with huge LP tanks onboard. Good substitute refrigerants that are banned from automotive use are due to highly paid lobbyist in our political system, not because the danger is real. Ever notice that when a refrigerant patent is about to expire a new one comes along that is freshly patented and protected from competition?

Thanks, I was just being too lazy to pick up a book and get the name right. But I probably wouldn't call it a dogbone because sailboats use "dogbones" too (though I favour other styles of trapeze rings myself) and I hate namespace collisions.

I've used HC-12a for at least the last 12 years in multiple R-12 systems but now use R-152a as it is cheaper and easy to find. I can buy it by the case at Costco as it is the same thing as Dust-Off spray cans. Works fine in my old R-12 systems. Google it and you'll see it's been used in old cars for years with few concerns. No hose or oil changes needed. Drop-in substitute in my vehicles but it takes less gas than R12.