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Hello, First of all I want to thank you all who pointed me to Richie's Subaru shop. He not only fixed the problems I wanted fixed, he gave me all of the options from the cheapest to the most expensive with their advantages and disadvantages. I have a 1988 Subaru DL wagon with SPFI (I'm pretty sure), dual range which Richie swapped in for the original push button, 5sp, no AC. I have a few questions about this Subaru: - what do you guys do for cup holders? - what do you guys do for more comfortable seats? - how do you guys drive around with much larger tires without changing front and rear differential gears? - have you guys felt the need for skid plates? If you do for what components? Thanks a bunch, you guys are full of good info. Andre S

I was told that there's a good mechanic in this list in Portland, OR. Does anyone have a contact info for this person? My '88 with 204,000 miles has very low torque at lower rpms. I owned a '92 Geo Prizm so I'm not horse power hungry. In the lower rpms, it's ridiculously underpowered I can't even go up a hill in first gear. Thank you, Andre S http://www.macguru.net/~psubaja

Hello, I'm a new member and I was informed that in the Portland area, Richie Rich is the man to go. Does anyone have his contact info? I am having a problem with VERY low power in the lower rpm (I have to stay in first up to 20mph and second up to 35mph around town) and having an engine code 35. Are the two related? I'd like to bring it to someone who knows Subarus. I've already spent $215 to find out I have a broken wire to the Idle Speed Controller. Thanks, Andre S http://www.macguru.net/~psubaja

What I just got: 1988 DL wagon 5speed pushbutton 4x4 (can I swap a dual range?) non turbo, SPFI (I think) I've never owned a Subaru before, so I have plenty of questions. Some of my questions were answered by going through 33 pages of messages in the last 30 days alone. There seems to be a lot of knowledge in this list, and at least a few are in the Portland area as I am. Questions: 1. do I need to use premium gas with 9.5:1 compression ratio? 2. are there anything special I need to know about what kind of oils this subaru takes? engine oil, transmission (5speed), differential oil, etc... 3. with 204,000 miles what should I be looking for as far as breakage? 4. any info, tips, caveats? 5. Where can I get a Factory Service Manual for the 1988 Subaru? 6/ Is it possible to put in the dual range transfer case onto my pushbutton 5 speed? Can I just get the t-case or do I need the whole 5speed and dual range tcase to swap in? Any caveats I should be looking for? How hard is it to find a dual range tcase? Thank you in advance, Andre S http://www.macguru.net/~psubaja

Does having error code 35 affect the engine performance? My '88 Wagon 5speed with pushbutton 4x4 stumbles at low rpms and have no power on the low rpm. Once it hits high rpms, it'd take off like a banshee. Right now I have to be in first gear until 20mph or so before I shift to second. I have to stay in second at least until 35mph or faster before I shift. If I shift any earlier, the car would slow down before it accelerates again. Would this be caused by having error code 35? Thank you very much, Andre S