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3 1/2 year old thread, he probably got them fixed.

Fixed the fog light indicator on my RS. The button lit up but the indicator was burned out. Also installed my rear WRX seats. When I pulled the RS seats out there was several church pamphlets from the First Baptist Church in Nashville Georgia. Went ahead and vacuumed her out while all the seats were out.

I will be the first to welcome our head gasket overlords. They been keeping the Subaru service department in business since 1996.

Sorry Markus, not feeling the wing.

I'm digging that thing man.

Good to hear. Got any pictures of it? I know its a 98 or 99 coupe from the MAF.

Awesome man. We need to see some more pictures of that thing.

00-01 2.5RS engines are the same. The 99 RS/Forester is the same except for the 99 has MAF where as the 00-01 is MAP sensor based.

You might get luck with another similar key. The key to my 91 Legacy started an 85 BRAT I test drove once when the owner forgot the key at work.

That's actually not a bad idea.

Yellow fog light tint and bulbs. Also installed some 03 WRX seats into my RS. Traded even for them too.

Dehumidifier?

Is the old one dry rotted or have any big cracks? You might consider calling the dealer and seeing if they can source you a gasket. But who knows how long the Subaru one has been sitting on a shelf in a warehouse. Does it leak water?

I had to swap gauge clusters from the 240k+ in my brat to a 75k to fix the sticking tach issue.

Don't be surprised when your head gaskets go in a few months. Don't want to burst your bubble but the EA82T is by far one of the worst Subaru engines made.

I found that leaving my vents on "fresh" keeps things from fogging up. This is also covered in the manual.

Not that I recommend doing this but, you can tap on the MAF with the handle of a screwdriver and see if the idle changes. If you do go to the junk yard for a MAF, make sure and leave the upper portion of the air box on. This makes for a quick swap in the junk yard parking lot. My mechanic also told me to make sure the part numbers match up on them, not sure if the auto got a different one from the 5 speed.

I had the same problem with my old 91 a few years ago. Was also throwing a code 23, replaced the MAF and was good to go. Here is my old thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83464

I too tried the anti-fouler trick to fix my P0420. I was getting it every few days and it would go off for a few. I had my buddy install the anti-fouler when he had it doing my head gaskets. He said he was only able to get one fouler on there instead of the needed two. Now my light is on a lot more.

We got a good 4 inches here between 11pm-4am CST. Ole RS does amazing in the snow. I love getting looks when passing people uphill.

Here they are in the snow:

I like it, always been a fan of that style camper top.

Did you try a different dealer?

I drove a Legacy right when the dealer got them. I thought it drove pretty well and didn't feel any more sluggish than my 2.5RS. I think the MPG gauge is stupid, but thats just me.

I did read that the yellow film isnt really enough. If you will go this route, make sure and get the yellow bulbs as well. I also forgot to add that I replaced the factory torx screws that hold my fogs in. One bolt snapped in half and left the other part in my bumper, the other stripped out the hole. I replaced them with 10mm bolts coated in anti-seize. Makes for removal and installation so much easier.