johnceggleston

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non interference subaru engines died in 1997. fini, kaput !! all 2.5's are interference. 95 , 96 were the last non-interference engines in the us. and the best for a swap, 95 better than 96. question: could you put a 95 2,2L into a 94 legacy? could you put a 94 2.2L block into a 95 legacy if you used the 95 intake??

maybe you could ask or check which ones they are. knowing which to isolate would help.

i've read that as well but i haven't read where to look. any one know where the vin on the engine is located???

i'm sure you want a solution and given your situation i don't blame you a bit for buying a better battery, but... until you know what is causing the battery drain you may end up with a dead , expensive, and yet still rechargable battery. i would see if leaving the alarm off allows the battery to last any longer before i bought the new battery. you can always go buy one. but what if it diesn't correct the problem. just my .02 worth. i would think a battery disconnect would be best. a switch inside. a relay under the hood with a switch inside would be better. and unless the starter is causing the drain, you don't need to disconnect it. just the power going to the fuse boxes. i'd be willing to bet that something like a 50amp 120V circuit breaker would do the trick. (and with the battery disconnected no one can drive/steal it.) maybe a device that plugs in like a fuse, has a diconnect and a fuse. that would allow you to isolate the problem by moving it around from fuse to fuse. but since you are limited in what you can do yourself, good luck with the battery. hopefully it will give you the more time inbetween starts that you need.

any chance you can get the vin off of both cars so some one can run thm for you.

it'll run really crappy.

if you are trashing the rest of the car, get a sawzall and cut away the front bumper, and cross member , and top radiator support (all the cross pieces between the bumper mounting points) and just slide the whole eng / trans. forward. you only have to jack up the car enough to clear the the engine cross member.

9.46 cents per mile. i think i'll go back and reead the first post so i can figure how you did it. kudos to you.

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can any one identify these hub caps? i assume they are old gen stuff, maybe justy or loyale. thanks, john

SECOND PIC DOWN LEFT COLUMN SHOWS THE REAR TRANSFER CASE (with clutch pack inside) REMOVED FROM the trans. it can be done in the car, so iv'e read. do a search for the write up. i paid 285$ labor to have a known good clutch pack installed on my 97 obw. i had the clutch pack off of a bad trans recently replaced. used is always a gamble. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v204/All_talk/Subaru/4EAT/?action=view&current=4EATcsol.jpg

Thanks For The Info. John

block heater, OEM. i found it on ebay. any one interested?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Subaru-Engine-Block-Heater-genuine-subaru-part_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQihZ014QQitemZ330060290696QQrdZ1

what was it, the drop resistor? something like that having to do with the trans. maybe gary said it. try a search.

it's like the coach said in one of those baseball movies, "spit ball is a totally illegal pitch and i don't teach it to my pitchers, but....."

why did he put rocks in his oil pan.... does that increase gas mileage or reduce oil used??:lol:

yeah, but that would cost subaru another 1.29$ per unit instead of the current 0.29$ per unit. that's millions per year.

bump up what happens to the TC when it crushes the trans oil pump?? thanks, john

what noise do you hear? if it's the motor trying to turn, try tightening the nut on the end of the spindle, out side of the car. the thing the arm attaches to. if that doesn't work i can send you one for 30$ shipped. john

yeah, but if i uese black electrical tape, i can't see the digital clock on my VCR flash.!! and i might get lonel:eek:y.

this does present an interesting questions regarding ej22 into a ej25 outback. for those of you who have done this, what's your gas mileage?? i was searching for transmissions at car-parts.com recently, and i noticed the in 96 the outbackwas available in with a ej22 engine, no surprise there. but the thing that did surprise me was that the ej22 outback only came with manual trans. legacy wagons / ej22 had both a/t and m/t. huh?

does the torque converter get damaged?? in other words, do i need to buy one with the used tranny? also, since the tranny is already bad, can i tow it with rear wheels down, front wheels up, or vice versa?? or will the thing destroy it self causing other problems, like broken torn up rear diff or axels? thanks.

just brain srorming here, how about a smaller 12V gel cel that powers the alarm only, and rechages when the car runs. there may even be room under the hood for it.

i think he said the engine comes with out .....