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Maybe that's where I picked up the habit; I've got to be careful who I hang around with!

Not to hi-jack your post but check your email; I'm personally not in favor of the post '85 wagon wheels since they are known to be normally out of balance. I'd try to look for a set of the Motion or 8 hole alloy wheels on the wheels page. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/wheels2/wheels.html

Pat, I really didn't think I was "cussin" all that much. But sometimes you have to "persuade" the parts to come apart. You're giving me a bad rap. By the way which SPFI did you pull, the black wagon in row 1east or the other one?

To bad this link doesn't work anymore.

Boy I'm sure glad you're overly addicted to cars; if you didn't have that you'd be in trouble!

As the clutch disk wears, the adjustment gets tighter and eventually the clutch will start to slip because it's not allowed to engage completely. Check the adjustment (about 1/16" play at the clutch fork; 1/2" play at the clutch pedal); these are "my" specs; I'm sure someone knows the actual numbers. As to where the clutch engages, I've never been able to change that without messing up the specification on the clutch pedal play.

One answer to the bolts seizing up is to apply never-seeze to the bolts when re-attaching the covers.

You are a glutton for punishment; hope you brought your foul weather gear. good luck.

I know I should know this, but I need some reminders. I think the freeze plugs are located in the heads, two on each side. Am I right; are there others? Thanks.

Fry's actually closes! Amazing.

Great day at PAP today. I snagged the entire front suspension off an '84 along with the hubs and axles. I wanted the pieces to upgrade my Brat with new bushings; the rest was just gravy and worth the $30 price. Finally got to meet northwet; anyone who can lift a 4EAT out of the wheelbarrow by himself has my ultimate respect. He was still there ogling an SPFI engine when I left him.

My Brat's redline starts at 5500 and goes solid red at 6000; if I rember correctly, the EA82 wagon that I used to drive redlined at 6000 also, but I could never get it to go that far except in first. I prefer the EA81 primarily since it's more reliable and doesn't require timing belts at all. It's definitely the more reliable engine of the two and more favored by those using it for small homebuilt aircraft.

Yep, I5 to the Steele St. exit; left at the traffic light while exiting; right at the next traffic light; left into PAP (used to be Ferril's Auto Wrecking).

Linda, I can only speak for myself and I have the advantage of doing my own work (mostly minor stuff) and having two outstanding independent Subaru shops within a 30 minute drive as well as some very competent wrenches to help me out when needed. That being said, I have a '91 Legacy wagon which I bought with 98K on it and I now have 140K on it and plan on keeping it to 300K or more. I just bought a '97 Impreza for my wife with 113K (the car, not the wife:lol: ) and plan on keeping it for as long as we can. The 2.2L engine in my cars (and yours) is among the most reliable and long lasting engines out there. Surprising for a valve to drop into the engine; are you sure it wasn't a broken timing belt? That would stop the engine instantly also and is not an unusual problem since the belt is normally changed at regular intervals. Considering the cost of a new car you can go with a lot of repairs before the new car is an advantage. My considered opinion is find a quality mechanic that you can trust and you should get lots of good service out of your car.

Unfortunately, Everett is closing Tuesday. Smokey Point isn't open yet and really to too far to go to see what's there.

I searched through the old posts and didn't quite find what I was looking for. The old gen cars had all the speakers tied to a common ground and the new stereo decks require all speakers to be isolated from each other requiring that you rewire the speakers to get things to work properly. Is this true on the new gen cars....specifically my '97 Impreza. I'm planning on installing an aftermarket stereo and want to know whether to plan an hour for the job or an afternoon. Thanks in advance for information on this.

Keith, please check out my last post on this thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27924

It happens Mike. No hard feelings. Good to see you on the Board again. I hope all is well. I don't know why everyone thinks that I manage to snag all the LSDs out there. I know that I've missed out more often than I've hit. Patience and a little luck and timing is all that's necessary.

Keith, I came across this while searching for info on adding a CD player to my '97 Impreza. If I read between the lines, the new gen cars are not all speakers wired with a common ground (as are the old gen cars) so all I need to do is wire up the stereo to the existing wiring and I should be good to go. I'm just trying to verify that fact. I didn't buy my stereo from crutchfield so I feel guilty calling them for information. Say hello to your dad for me. ---ed---

We're still looking for the guy who grabbed it. Either not on the Board or very shy.

Title says it all. Check out the article and vote for subiegal. You can tell from the photos which entries are real and which are just "fluff." For you non-locals, it's Jamie Thomas. http://hotrod.com/racers/ http://hotrod.com/racers/113_0504_jamie/index.html http://hotrod.com/racers/113_0504_jamie_02_z.jpg

Excellent job just the way it is. Thanks for doing it.

That's exactly what happens. The round part of the stub axle is pulled tight against the inner bearing seal and whatever else it seats on. Dirt, oil, grease who knows what is in the way and as you drive on it that goes away and suddenly the bearings start to growl and you check the nut and find it's less than finger tight and the cotter is still in place. I've learned to clean the mating surfaces carefully and I usually torque the nut to more than the 145 ft-lbs. There's something else involved here with the cone washer and the spring washer that sits just under the castle nut but I haven't figured out what that mechanism is as yet.

That's fine by me. If you like, I can edit it accordingly and let you re-post it. It wouldn't be a problem. ---ed---

Yea, you're right. When I wrote this it was a sort of "stream of consciousness" type thing. Sorry, I was on a roll and couldn't stop.