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The price for our Brat's is greatly inflated, still love to see some pics of it. From what I know about the Australian auto market, you people value your "utes".

The 2.5RS coupe is exactly what I am looking to buy. I want one that is bone stock. This is a big thread over at Nasioc, a ton of ideas. Good job snagging one. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=526389&page=105

Differential Mount a carrier bearing for the two piece drive shaft. I believe the trailing arms are different. 2-Axles Don't know about an EA82, but might have to alter cluster to illuminate the 4WD light. This is just off the top of my head. If you want to do it Jordan, more power to you. I'm rooting for ya.

Just did a full cooling system flush on mine so I am good on heat. -The autozone axle is about to kick the bucket. -Tranny should be replaced this summer along with clutch, judders when letting out on it. Its all or nothing with it. -Windshield is cracked and is needing a new gasket like crazy. -Stuck jump seat belt -Tailgate is trash

The bottom lip really stands out to me.

Not sure if I am understanding you right or not. Is your radiator fins free of obstructions since you have been rallying it? And are you 100% sure your fans are working?

Under what conditions is it overheating?

Just to throw this out there. Have you checked your intake manifold gaskets? They cause some crazy motor issues when they go out.

I suggest this for MPG: http://www.toyota.com/yaris/index.html I would just leave it in AWD and not risk blowing out the duty C solenoid. The extra miles per gallon, if any, is not worth it.

Flushed her today. I found the garden hose fitting at the Lowe's last night, and what a tool! Fits perfectly inside the heater hoses and holds itself so you can run and turn water off. I started with flushing the hoses, then stuck it in the radiator and alternated between putting my finger off the tubes that come off the intake manifold that the heater hoses clamp to. Seen a good couple wads of trash come shooting out of the tubes. Then replaced another OEM thermostat with another OEM. Filled it back up with water drove it up the road and back. Had great heat the entire time and was even running a little cooler. Drove it back home and repeated processes. Drained radiator and put new anti-freeze back in. I attempted the "fill on an incline" process to try and eliminate air in my system. We will have to wait and see how that turns out. Drove the twenty minutes back to my apartment and had heat the entire time at an average speed of 60 mph. I am hoping I fixed this issue once and for all. Thanks to everyone that contributed to helping me keep my Brat on the road.

I know that you already have a WRX but my salesman buddy told me that they are offering a $250/month lease on the new WRX sedan. 10,000 miles per year. Didn't sound too bad of a deal.

Just got back from looking at one. They do not have a temp gauge but an idiot light. Lots of room throughout the entire car. Talk from the salesmen is a H-6 as under the hood looks to have a ton of room for one. The blue gauges are a nice touch as well.

Don't feel bad about being able to remove the key. My Brat is like that and its great on cold mornings, cause I can go out and start it and go back in my apartment to wait.

No temperature gauge?

+1 This is how I tested mine when I pulled the check engine codes. Sounds exactly like your describing.

Just went to town and back, this is exactly what it is doing. When flushing the core this weekend, do I need to use some kind of chemical solution or will just a pressure nozzle on a garden hose be sufficient?

Did you check and see if there are coolant droplets on the dipstick when checking oil?

The only leak that I get is from the overflow line off the side of the radiator. I checked for oil coolant and am not burning coolant either as motor still runs strong. Frank that sounds like a good idea as sometimes I have heat coming out of vents but when put in the "heat" position it blows cool air. Hopefully this weekend, cooling system will be douched and things will show some different results. What does this valve look like?

Even I know that. I have seen your hockey message next to your avatar for six months.

Test will be re-administered in a day or so and will compare new readings from the ones today.

1. Welcome to USMB. 2. Greetings from 70 miles to your west.

I took some temperature readings with a laser tool today. All units are in the Fahrenheit scale. Taking after 15 minutes of idling with radiator cap off. Outside Temp. 55° Center of radiator-92° Inside of radiator-99° Bottom of radiator-140° Lower Radiator house-136° Water pump-170° Upper radiator hose-135° Thermostat housing where it meets intake manifold-170° 1 & 3 Cylinder head-220° 2 & 4 Cylinder head-193° Heater hose to heater core-169° Heater hose return-116° Air temp coming out of vents-79°