johnceggleston

my wife drives a company car on occasion which has similar buttons. the company does not subscribe to the service, but when my son acidently pushed it, the operator came online ans asked what was the emergency, just like 911. apparently it's like a 911 call and has to be answered even if you don't pay your bill. of course they don't have to act unless it's an actual emergency.

and for those of us who don't know anything until we read it here.... what is ECTV? i know it's not a new television.

i don't recommend removing the door handle. i suspect it be just as hard to reinstall it as it is to instal the lock with the handle in the door. you may have bettrer luck than i did, but the spring clip works all by it self. maybe the next time i have to do it i'll see about drilling a 1/2" hole on the inside of the door that lines up with the bolt location for the lock set. in other words drill an access hole. maybe that would help. they must install the door handle / lock before the window.

we have a winner!!! :banana: so 10$ to fix the speed!! what a deal!!

let's see, get a 6$ radiator cap, drill a hole in it, insert a bicycle tire nipple or the like, (plumbing suplly house has them for pressure testing new pipes) oh yeah... you'll need a bicycle tire pump and tire guage. i'm just guessing , but that's what they do to test new water pipes. if the pressure is the same the next morning, no leaks. do not over pressureize the system, check the package for the new rad cap.

it sounds like it's internal with the key way, maybe the tumblers like said above. i don't know if they are swappable , but if they are, just move this lock to the passenger side. then it will unlock but not lock. it will get much less use over there. but as long as you have it out you may as well ask a lock smith. the locks/key way are held in by a bolt and a spring clip. pretty easy to take apart, a lot harder to put the bolt back in. i've been runnig with just the spring clip for several years. it works great until some one trys to punch your door lock. but i'd guess you can swap.i didn't see anything about the lock when i had mine out that would make it left or right handed. it looked symetrical with the bolt on top.

this is first time i can remember some one taking the car in for o2 service and the dealer didn't say right away that "you needed a new cat". they always say "you need a new cat", it's the standard. 1000$ vs. 100$ ? they must get bonus points for selling cats. i bet the threads are not even stripped. "you need a new cat".

does the key unlock the driver door? but not the other 3? or none? if the key opens the driver door, it's an electrical / connector / wiring problem, not the key. do all the locks work properly when you activate them from the inside at driver door lock?

if you're looking for a production date on the car, look on the bottom of the drivers door, (or door post between doors on older cars.).

the last time i asked , i was told , i think, that to remove and replace the trans was 3.5 hours. around here that equals about 275$. (i paid 515$, but he also changed the rear seal and oil seperator plate, new fulid , etc...) plus the time to open the case and make the repair, plus the parts. i don't know what gps cost.... do they give yopu your speed og travel?

wagon or sedan? i thought sedans were mounted under the rear deck in the trunk.

they didn't invent the 100k limit until california demanded it. when that started, calf cars were 100k, and all others were 60k miles. and you could ignore both since the cars were non-interference. once they went to 2.5 they all got 105k limit, 2.5 and 2.2s. apparently the difference is in the quality and durability of the belt.

check out this pic. inside of front diff. yellow gear drives the speedo pinion(?), the hole above and to the right is the VSS#2 opening, or in your case , where the speedo cable enters the diff housing.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v204/All_talk/Subaru/4EAT/?action=view&current=Image015.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch10

someone commented somewhere that using tap water , especially tap water that's hard , can cause the impeller to rot away. the same thing happened to my 90 nissan pick up. never leaked.

i would think that if they were interchangable the salvage yard sites would be offering them both when you searched for one or the other.

in virginia, the cops claim to catch speeders with airplanes. and in order to accomplish this they have painted big white stripes across the roads all over the state. the 3 stripes are 1/4 mile apart, 1/2 mile from first to third. so when you pass one you just time your self to the next one. then it's just a math problem. MPH = 900 / (qtr. mile seconds) example: 900/15 sec. = 60 mph or 900/12 sec. = 75 mph so come on down to VA and test your speedometer and your luck. my only trouble is that my new cell phone doesn't have a stopwatch, my old one did.

double post error

there have been some recent threads on this, look for VSS or speed sensor. i think nipper posted a rply about how it works. larger tires will make the car travel faster than the current speedo reading, regardless whether or not the speedo is accurate. but the problem is you'll be guessing what size to buy unless you can test drive some one else's tires/wheels. if you can borrow some ones front wheels/tires, and drive with the FWD fuse in just to see how they work. that way you don't have to swap all 4 just to test, assuming it's an a/t.

i thought the fogs were only on when the low beams were on. i know they are off when high beams are on. i never tried them without head lights.

let's hear it for moms!!! moms rock!!! :banana: and any one else who happens to love us and is willing to help!!!

i'm confused. what car are you driving, which trans is in the car, which trans is the spare?

the front speed sensor (VSS#2) sends to the speedometer AND it disconnects from the wiring harness at the sensor. very easy to remove and replace. the rear speed sensor (VSS#1) sends to the ecu/tcu regarding AWD power. this sensor does not disconnect from the wiring harness. the other end of the wire is tied into the wiring connector on the transmission, one of 12 or 15(?). so i'd address the front one , VSS#2, first. doing the rear will mean a wire splice, this leads me to believe it rarely fails... maybe. john

they had 14" and 15" alloy wheels in the late 90's on legacys. the 15's were 205 tires. the impreza had a 15" that was 195 tire , i think.

courious : did you get any kind of at/temp or cel light as a problem indicator??

check on line or a marine supply outfit and get a 12v hairdryer. just don't over heat the glassin one spot, it can crack.