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Holy crap , this sounds very familiar. Like you I have a 2003 manual and had a very similar if not the same issue. Like you I have had no time to review , but I did smell gear oil. Thanks for the advice. I was already looking at used trannies and considering rebuilding since they all seem to have issues. Keep posting please , especially with your repair. Thanks

Been lucky up here too. (As for temperature) But sadly I own a condo so there’s no way to do any big jobs onsite. I’ll get some time later this week , I think.

Sounds like what I should be prepared for. Thanks.

Cool , I just need some weather in my favor.

No , no time for it yet. Just enough to stop and do what I had just explained. Time is tight. But thanks, I sure do intend on draining the tranny.

I thought I had it open. Thanks Larry.

Right , but my local is also one of the best dealers on eBay. So all that eBay biz they do , and they aren’t ripping people off. BrusBro goes there too. You get a discount online and do NOT when I walk in. Wasn’t like that before the internet but so it goes. So I have to go on my phone and order stuff from their customer waiting area while I enjoy crappy free snacks and water. May next older brother was a Subaru tech and insisted we all buy dealer. I sure do stick to that as best as I can. But it’s like it is. We are worn n torn busy as all hell and money isn’t exactly overflowing. So a poor boy does what he thinks is best. There are real honest dealers selling on eBay and the discounts amount to much more than just lunch and beer. So I will find those folks. I think the advice about eBay is to truly check the source. Bottom line. There’s at least three major good dealers I can think of selling on eBay including the “beloved” SubieGal who works as the parts manager , I think , at one of those heavy duty Washington dealers. Be cautious. Enjoy.

15% rule still apply ? Doesn’t answer your question but good rule of thumb. I’m surprised those numbers aren’t readily available. But then again I don’t search like I should either. Lol

Sorry , I can’t recall and didn’t see from a good glance at my inboxes. Earl , you wanted the black one which was for manual shift , correct ? I am pretty sure that’s still here in a box and I’ll come across it soon. This brown automatic base is on eBay and I’ll gladly yank it down if someone here was the one asking about it. Sorry no pic now but check ebay. You know me by now - cashingmystuffin - that’s me. Have some stickers n other stuff I’m cleaning out but also have tons of vintage Subaru new old stock and great used parts. Look for more paper goods soon. I am thinning out the brochures and nomenclature , etc etc Enjoy !

Can I make life easier by installing a different master cylinder from an automatic or non hill holder ? You nice folks tried to help me disconnect it and set it out of the way , but I still can’t seem to shake the dreaded DRAG on occasions. I have to put the car in neutral and do the hokie pokie with the pedals to get the car moving comfortably again. Normally I like the HH , but balancing it out these last couple or years has gotten annoying. I once considered myself pretty good at that clutch/ HH adjustment. But I’m not getting younger. That’s a big issue. This car has paid for itself several times over but it’s like that blanket of Linus’ from Peanuts. It’s so hard to give up. Front wheel drive and I still love it. 1992 Legacy L wagon. Front wheel drive.

I want the 70’s again !!!! 1974 was pretty cool. I’ll take that year and start from there. It’ll give me a few years of normalcy before the 80’s turn my stomach. Waaaaggghhh !!!

He’s right again. Just that I would take that chance. Adds to the budget and only you know what your finances dictate. Roll dice , don’t roll dice. But the engine is a solid performer and odds are you’d at least get a year out of it. For all we know maybe that’s all you expect or want from it. I’ve been there. Grab a winter beater so I can work sidejobs and make many thousands of dollars from a $500 car.... done that. Worth it. Actually at the same point now with my 2003. I’ll do the headgaskets because I really want to keep this car. That’s my expectancy. Not a favor to my budget but we hope times plays out well and the job becomes even more worthwhile.

So you all know , I sure don’t have a lot of extra time and I have one good car to use and another back up which only has a lousy hill holder I can’t seem to properly disconnect , so therefore I will indeed take what seems like quite a while to get to this car. That makes me feel better. So here’s where I’m at and my latest questions. That crazy explosion of metal and all which came to a calm after a minute or so , I’m beginning to think it’s the differential. But you guys review what I tell and let me know your thoughts please. The car starts and engine runs really well. I have the clutch pedal in because when I lift it there is engagement and the car wants to lunge forward. I’m not sure which gear it is in but I suspect the 5th from when it happened. But given this evidence is it safe to say the clutch disk hasn’t exploded ? Or would it be the opposite of what I’m thinking and there will instead indeed be constant contact and therefore drive because it’s just all mangled up and pieces are causing it to grab ? If if I have a place to work on it the tranny would be down , engine out too , and i would gladly hunt for whatever I needed for this car. I really like it and want to try to resurrect its shiny arse. Thanks again! Hopefully soon I have an arrangement for space to work. Usually one of my brothers or a friends place but I’m kind of getting annoying these past few winters it seems , just bad timing , which is a further strain on my friends and family. Condo life. Has its drawbacks.

Ok maybe I jumped the gun on the spark plugs and have let paranoia take over. Here’s an older stock I had on my shelf. Didn’t realize they had that oriental print on them back then too. Ok now somebody match up that print and explain it. Lol

Indeed , be prepared with a bullnose Phillips screwdriver and you might find tapping on it as you turn helps break them free. They can be bears.

Reseal , freshen timing parts , the usual stuff and run it to 350k Odds are it’ll give you that much more miles with little to no trouble.

I’m on an I phone 6 so no right click option. But hey , I’m bumping up to an 8 as soon as I make time to set it up. Maybe I’ll be able to select those options at that time. My thought was simply that I’ve bought these same plugs from the same dealer and now they show up with whatever oriental print on them I never had seen before. And the color of the metal is darker than usual like the video showed. Anyone else recently but spark plugs from a known dealer and can post pics ?

Can’t upload another but one side shows EAC as in the video on YouT

Ok here we go again. Yes , from eBay , shoot me. From what I felt was a reliable source - Subaru Parts Direct located in Bellingham WA

Waiting on replies from seller and eBay.

autoclub_17a Thats the scumbag i was I was a sucker for.

No NTN or NSK , just crap. The belt looks ok but we all know it likely isn’t. Belt print looks perfect , I think , and says Subaru Parts. But the label on the bag it came in says Subaru Rarts. And all the boxes were bagged and those bags had Made In China on them.

Yup , they got me. I just opened this and have asked the seller for a full refund and their RMA #. Its Chinese garbage in total copy “Subaru” script. Had they shown the label and it’s “Genuine Rarts” I think I would have caught that. Yes , Genuine Rarts

Jason from NC just made off with a mess of stuff. He didn’t mind the drive , was happy with his take , and didn’t mind helping move stuff out and back in. It was a fun enough kind of day. Anytime I can have a buddy there and going through boxes and stuff it’s a bit of a thrill. So much cool stuff ! Still have fenders , couple of 1600’s one early , one widecase internal water ATK rebuild in crate. Have s/r first 4WD trannies , rear diffs , couple of front bars A style I guess they are. Also steel wheels brand new or super close to new. They were NOS we bought in 2007. There are rear skirts there too - brand new , ‘cause who would remove one ? These weld in place. Hold the tail lights and license plate , that piece. There are stage one sedan and I think coupe too. Brat and 4WD wagon FRONT VALANCES (2) used and one miracle NOS that I hunted for years and finally scored. Some bumpers or metal center beams , new and used. The brand new white flat spoke Made by Jackman for Subaru Of America 13” wheels WITH THEIR CENTERCAPS. Open large wallet please. New in their boxes. Going to need a little session there to straighten up and reassess what’s left for the smaller stuff like interior plastic and exterior trim , lights , etc. Milford CT exit 35 off I-95 , easy to reach. Hotels right next to the storage place if you need one. Cheaper hotels about a mile away. Drive over and you’ll be happy. I appreciate it and reciprocate with discounts. Typical - J offers xxx and I said give me xx. He made a hell of an effort. And he was smart and beat you guys. But plenty left ! 2020 I have to get out of this large , expensive storage hole. Help me out !

Haha I say the opposite. The supposed huge write off amounts to peanuts. Helping your fellow Subaru owners - priceless ! Beer money too.