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MilesFox

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  1. I am going to beat this down one more time and smack everyone with a handle. NO MATTER WHAT YOU GET FOR A BRAND OF GASKETS, OEM'S COME IN THE BOX, BECAUSE SUBARU IS THE ONLY ONE MAKING SUBARU HEAD GASKETS AND ALL OF THE VENDORS SUPPLY THE OEM GASKETS along with their versions of paper and cork. out of all the different brands of auto parts and products, it all comes down to who 's name is selling what part that ultimately come from the same handful of manufacturers. BUY THE MARKETING, OR BUY THE PART
  2. search 'Timing belt check and adjustment' on the usmb or google. search "art of subaru maintenance" on u-tube and watch episodes #5-8
  3. armor all blows. I have used meguiars finally, i dont mind spending the 5 bucks or more for a bottle. I used some on my 86 3door and like the finish, not gresy or residue, and the smell is pleasant, somewhat fruit and cream smelling. Well, since i have my car apart, i have been detailing the back side of all y plastic panels to get the dust off, total inside and out 'hypo allergenec' detail Before i have used wd40 and silicone spray to refresh plastic and rubber bits with no adverse affect. I have used the lexol stuff in a volvo, it's like a lotion for the leather, since it is cow skin.
  4. In regards to body roll, first make sure that none of the swaybar end links are broken.
  5. Wire the money and wll go pick it up for you. madison is 75 miles west of milwaukee. there is another turbo wagon for 500 bucks, but i call deebo on it
  6. That rust is considerably mild compared to typical ea82 fare in the midwest. Have you seen the threads with broken subframes due to rust? dam you aussies with your dry climate, and your un-rustable cars!
  7. put it on the airbox side of the MAF and make it come through the fender. otherwise, you are just cutting up a car to install a random piece. what i suggest would actually serve a purpose. between the MAF and the engine would probably screw up the helmholz resonation.
  8. throw the t belt covers away, if you want to do the oil pump at=d water pump later. DO remove the cam pulleys to remove the inner covers. You can do the cam seals by removing the cam retainer, do the seals on a bench, and re-install. Loosen the pulley bolts before removing the belts, and tighten after installing the belts. Don't forget about the 360 deg crank rotation! the valve cover seam represents the notch on the belt covers, when removed. the dot on the passenger side cam will line up to the hard edge on the valve cover when you are at TDC for the ifn timing. You will have no chance of mis-aligning the ignition timing if you do not remove the disty.
  9. use the clutch and flywheel for the trans you are using. the xt6 flywheel is lighter, and the PP is stronger, but ther than that, the disc is the same, and everything else fits any other ea82 the same
  10. the felpro HG's that i got, once again, are genuine oem units with fuji stampings. I agree with the burping procedure. Easy enough to fool a novice at subarus, and a-typical of the operation of other vehicles. Plus, an NEW thermostat may take a litle more temp to pop open until it breaks in. Run the heat full blast, as this helps move the coolatn throught the rest of the system, and move any air out. Be patient. If you had a bad head or gasket, the temp spike would be more severe and more abrupt. hold the revs at 1500 while filling, if need be, while heat is on full hot. generally the 2nd fan only comes on with the AC
  11. check that the timing belt did not jump. a jumpy tah would be conducive to slack or backlash in the timing belt
  12. go ahead to use up what is otherwise a spare part, but either way, it's no improvement, if not worse
  13. tell everyone to go ( ) themselves and quit spending money.
  14. I saw this car in person. It blew my mind. If i remember my history right, this car, less the engine, is now one of tomrhere's mix-n-match cars
  15. Maybe someone can bring it to me this time.......
  16. supposing this is an ea82, the whole knuckle and axle fits the same. anything from the ther car swaps. If the donor car is not turbo, the axles will fit the trans side(23 splines) swap on the rear coilovers form the 2wd donor, and get a little lift if it's an ea81, only the axle nut and hub would apply fwd manual for ea81 are always 5 spd
  17. th4e vacuum canister is supplied by a skinny hose along the passenger strut tower, and plugs into the intake. the hose is adapted from one size at the intake to skinnier to the vac can. it's easy to knock this hose loose and not know it. you shoyld find a loose hose under the hood
  18. I go by the overall length of the y pipe does the job, the rest is muffler and tailpipe. But, i have also ran with open ports and no exhaust. The siamesed exhaust ports would create enough velocity to not burn valves like other engines
  19. hat you are saying may be true with hubs to solid rotors, whereas what i am saying may be true for vented rotors. I did tis once using an 87 brat hub on an 88 dl, no fitment issues.
  20. the tophats for the rear will be slightly different with outback/forester struts. you can most likely use your existing strut toos in the new strut. Or you can slot the holes to allow for a 2nd gen strut top, if you are getting complete struts w/ springs/tops
  21. I am talking about enough heat to dry out any moisture inside the splines, sweat it out, and the heat helps penetrant move into the splines. If at all you cannot get one end of the axle off, you can disassemble that end of the axle, rebuild, and reboot. If you got a new axle, just remove the cup from one end, and install the guts and boot on the remaining axle cup on the spline
  22. Try shoving a 2.5 inch ile in the tube frame
  23. plentyof heat and PB blaster, 3 lb hammer. I have gone as far as removing the entire rear sub assemnly just to remove axles from the diff.
  24. You can get new hardware at the napa or the dealer. You can use a hub from a ea81 heavier casting but same dimensions.

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