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90 Legacy wagon - 273k (AFAIK original drivetrain) 93 Impreza sedan - 153k on car, 75-80k on motor 86 GL-10 Turbo sedan - 319k original motor 87 GL turbo wagon - 150k on motor, 160k on trans, 197k on body 92 dodge ram diesel - 139k (I know it's not a soob but it's in my driveway :-P 68 Dodge Polara convertible - 0k on motor (rebuilt), 96k on body/trans

When I was there they opened the hood, and on the firewall it had a engraved plate that said "NOT FOR MOTORSPORT USE", so I'm guessing it's just a show car they built to show off, not use (We all know how thrashed rally cars get lol)

Most of the time the CEL means a problem with the emission controls, and unless it's flashing it's not something that is going to make the car explode in the next 5 seconds or something :-P

fruggin dumbarses wrecked a perfectly good legacy :-(

I wonder how different the 85-86 and 87+ digidash wiring is? The one difference I see is that on the 87-up dashes, the outside temperature reading is on the trip computer instead of the main dash. Reason I mention is that the 87+ digitals are green instead of amber and are a LOT easier to read (and most of the ones I've run into have all worked properly... I've got an 86 GL-10 sedan and the temp and fuel gauges are the only things that are flakey on it...)

Not much of a full story, my Hebrew is a bit rusty. Cool pics though.

MAF = what GD said, it's the thing with the wires going to it that's on top of your air filter box. Take the top off the air cleaner box, unplug the connector, undo the intake hose, and spray the inside out with brake cleaner.

I sure hope it didn't take out the pump, I didn't hear anything pop when I tightened the bolts, but the motor and trans were seated all but maybe 1/16" on one side when I tightened it... Hopefully it's not hosed....

My buddy bought a 90 Legacy LS for his wife from the junkyard he works at for like $400, unknown to him it had a blown head gasket. He scored a motor for $100 which turned out to be out of a 92, we discovered after getting it in and bolted up that the wiring connectors are different, so we swapped out the intake with the one off the old motor. When I went to bolt the torque converter bolts in, I could not rotate the motor. Loosen up the bellhousing bolts and the motor turns just fine. I fiddled with the torque converter for about 20 minutes, and I'm fairly convinced it is in all the way (no amount of rotating, jiggling, or pushing made the T/C go in any farther), any ideas? He's movin in like 2 weeks so I might end up having to take the car to my parents house and work on it there, which sucks lol so any help would be greatly appreciated!

I read somewhere (Can't remember where) that the axle shafts for a three-speed automatic equipped TURBO EA82 are the larger, beefier axles BUT they have a 23 spline inner joint, and from what I read those inner cups will fit on the XT6 axle shaft but I've never tried it. (I've also learned that just because the box says it's a turbo M/T shaft, doesn't mean it's a 25 spline shaft...)

lol yeah I wish it was a manual, but for $500 she didn't want to pass it up. Car is really straight, just had a bad motor, dropped a 60k motor in there for $370 with tax (Putting an engine in without a cherrypicker sucks...)

Hmm.... Elk hunting .... Subaru show... dammit tough decisions!

It doesn't have a low fuel light, and Jessica fills it when it gets down close to E, usually takes 8-9 gallons to fill it from E, but I have no idea how big the gas tank is. I think I'm gonna run down to the parts store and pick up a set of plugs, wires, and an O2 sensor and see if it helps.

I've heard that too, but I've heard of adding it to diesel fuel to keep it from gelling in the winter (if #1 diesel or stove oil is unavailable)

Good poit, GD, also it (like diesel fuel) will absorb water, which isn't a good thing to have inside a motor. Also, diesel will eat some types of rubber as well.

Snap-On O2 sensor socket + Impact wrench

What should a 93 Impreza, 1.8 FWD Dogomatic get? Jessica's gets like 18-20 in town and I've gotten 23-24 out of it the couple of times I've drivien it to work. Engine is out of a 95 or 96, has like 60k on the ticker...

Go get a can of Marine Fogging Oil, spray a bunch down the intake, as well as a shot or two in each spark plug hole, if you can, take the carb off and drain all the fuel from it, so the fuel doesn't break down in the carb and clog it up. Taping off the intake and exhaust ports is a good idea, storing it in a shed shouldn't be that big of a deal...

Leone is Italian for lion, pronounced lay-oh-nay (although I ususally just say it lee-own since it's easier lol)

I got pushed home in my 75 F100 by a Brat..... After it ran it wheeled pretty good considering the stupid 4WD didnt' work.

The car probably ran better due to the detergent effect of the diesel cleaning out the combustion chambers

87 STD was my first car :-P 2WD, 4 spd... *sniffle*

Chevy cars, some anyway (Cavaliers) use the 5x100 bolt pattern, SOME Toyota cars, adn Dodge Neons. My Legacy has those same wheels on it, but mine the paint is flaking off and the center caps are gone. Maybe someone should post a "wanted " on the portland craigslist...

We have some pretty loud ones at work that we put on the coaches I dunno what my cost would be on one but I can find out

87 GL turbowagon, 5 speed d/r, 5 lug conversion, I used to get 24 in town, 26-28 highway, now I get about 20 city and 23-24 highway (needs an 02 sensor, I'm just too lazy to put it in) 90 Legacy wagon, 5 speed, FT4WD, 24 or so in town, 26 highway 93 Impreza EJ18, 4EAT, 2WD, 18-20 in town, 24-32 highway. This is a weird one, if you drive it a lot in town, it gets worse and worse mileage, then if you take it on the highway it gets better, best was 32 coming back from Wyoming, and after a good road trip it'll get 25-26 in town, which will drop from there over several tanks. Just for kicks: 92 Dodge Ram, 4 speed auto, 4WD, 12 valve Cummins diesel, 16-18 city/highway (doesn't get much better on the highway, although on long trips grannying it up hills, I got 22 MPG coming back from Wyoming, unloaded. Loaded I get about 14 or so, depends on what I'm towing and how many hills I have to climb, I averaged just under 14 coming back from Wyoming in December with my Polara on a U-Haul trailer (those things are WAY under-rated, I had to have at least 5000 lbs on that trailer...) Best mileage I ever got in a Subie was 36 in my 83 GL-10 2WD 5 speed sedan, cruising up to Vancouver @ 55. Best mileage of any car: 82 VW Rabbit diesel, 38 city, 45-50 highway. (But topped out at like 65 unless you got a nice straight stretch)