macs

Thanks, friendly_jacek! The printer is running now. I really appreciate this as it will give me a whole new windmill to slay. Being from the old world (pre comuputer controlled horseless carriages), I am really lost when I open the hood and can't find a simple distributor and carburetor. Now it seems EVERYTHING is computer controlled and each component is a couple of hundred bucks. I'll be sure to let you know what finally solves my mystery. later... macshasta ================

Okay so call me ignorant (which my wife says I am about 80% of the time). Where do I find the magic decoding ring and a copy of the "secret handshake"? TIA macshasta

98 Forester non-turbo randomly stalls This has been haunting me for a couple of months - G-r-rrr. This baby starts up like a champ and will sometimes run for a couple of days as though it were brand new. Other days it starts, immediately stalls at idle speeds and will only run at 3000+ rpm which makes city driving a real challange! There are times when it will run fine for 30+miles at highway speeds and upon slowing down (anything below 40 mph), the engine will stall and catch several times and then run like a champ again. Sometimes it will die when exiting a freeway at the first stop light and then be a bugger to restart (like keeping the starter engaged for 30+ seconds) and then decide that it is my best friend again and not make a false move for another day or so. Once in a while I get a P1507 (Low idle warning on the CEL). The kicker is that once in awhile the AT light will flash until the engine is restarted. 1. 109k miles stock as a clock early 98 (w/separate coil & firewall mounted ignitor. 2. Replaced so far: front O2 Sensor, knock sensor, IAC valve, coil, plugs and air filter. 3. I acts like water in the gas -but- I've stuffed enough alcohol based driers in the tank to dry up a small lake. 4. I super cleaned the IAC. 5. I replaced the battery and pos cable to the starter (corrosion working up the cable several inches). 6. Checked all the various body and engine grounds that I could find. 7. I’ve maintained the car as per mfg services regarding belts, transmission filter and flushing. So, before I tear my hair out and go for the trade-in, what ELSE can I try? Help most appreciated! macs