Loyale 2.7 Turbo

Since my Father loss, also his pick up truck and the house got somehow, sudden several damages at the same time... I had to work hard repairing both; different things such like changing some wooden parts that sustains the roof and the Aluzinc sheets of half the house, including several other repairs on it, such a brand new water tank (the new one is Plastic, while the previous one was built with the same bricks and concrete of the walls that cracked) and changing electrical wiring. Sadly I had to remove the Amateur Radio Antennas, my Father got a license to bradcast worldwide since 1977 and now I had to remove the antennas from the Roof because the antenna's base was installed on the cracked walls of said watertank at the roof top ... this is very sad. Also I fixed his Pick Up Truck, from small dents, issues on the Brakes, removing windshield to replace the rubber and placing it back, etc ... it has fresh paint and now only needs an alternator. But that is offtopic here. ______________________ Coming back on topic, finally I got my Hands on the Mercury, this mere weekend. I removed the exhaust manifold to change the old worn gasket with a brand new one, "Fel-Pro" fully metallic that I found easily on eBay; I'm surprised how easy is to find good replacement parts for these MuscleCars from the '60's decade, at a very good price. I wish it would e that easy for our vintage Subarus...

Having had a huge lack of free time nowadays, I've done nothing to my Mercury... yet, but I already found a couple of New Old Stock electric fuel pumps, as the one on my Mercury has locked seized... Also, I found the sales brochure with photos of the complete lineup models for this Mercury 1969 online, includes photos of its Prototypes, which I've never seen before: ~► https://classiccarcatalogue.com/MERCURY_1969.html Kind Regards.

Dual Range transmissions for modern Subarus, are available in USA, here: ~► https://jdmenginesimport.com/details/1079/subaru/jdm-subaru-5-speed-manual-transmission-99-05-2-5l-forester-legacy-4-11-ty755xs1aa.html#prettyPhoto There are other sources as well... Kind Regards.

Back on Topic, Dual Range transmissions for modern Subarus, are available in USA, here: ~► https://jdmenginesimport.com/details/1079/subaru/jdm-subaru-5-speed-manual-transmission-99-05-2-5l-forester-legacy-4-11-ty755xs1aa.html#prettyPhoto There are other sources as well... Kind Regards.

Offtopic, but Subaru sold isuzu vehicles as Subaru, such like the Subaru Bighorn (trooper II) while isuzu rebadged some Subies, such like the Loyale (isuzu Gemminett II) and the Legacy (isuzu Aska) more info on this: Legendary thread. (underlined words are web links) Kind Regards.

Thank you for your Kind Words which are really appreciated Yes, my Beloved "BumbleBeast" is still running and offroading occasionally in Honduras. Now features some scratches done by my paranormal Dog while climbs on it... Kind Regards. (as usual on my posts, underlined words are web links)

I forgot to mention two things: One is that maybe, the sales of Subaru in Mexico could be part of the SOA (subaru of America) and thus means that if it is so, they'll be USDM specs. Latin America received Subarus directly from Japan, thru the Dealers... but there are some Subarus that came from USA to the Latin American countries, even running on highways and roads from USA, like my beloved Subaru "BumbleBeast" and many others... many came used from USA inside containers on merchant vessels, so, in Latin America, some Subarus are USDM specs, and the others sold locally are LADM specs. Second thing: Underlined words are web links to further information on the subject as usual. Kind Regards.

Subaru started selling cars in Mexico recently, since 2005, due to their protective economy to safeguard their local industry (they build cars like Kia, Honda, BMW, General Motors, Ford, etc...) Subaru gained access in 2005, but Subaru sales in Mexico are not significative, so, maybe you can find Subarus in Mexico but is like finding a needle in a haystack, somehow. Better search online prior to go, include Subarus in Central America, Guatemala and El Salvador have Subaru Dealers; Honduras lost the Subaru Dealer some years ago... being the last Subarus with LADM (Latin American Domestic Market) Specs, sold in 2012... there are but few. Kind Regards.

There were Subaru Foresters being sold in india as Chevrolet Foresters. Here in Honduras... But you'll need to buy the Whole vehicle to obtain the needed parts. Kind Regards. Underlined words are web links to further information on the subject.

Maybe one rim is bent from the inner side... worth rotate the wheels, the front ones to the rear in "X" pattern and check if the issue changes...

Several persons are retrofitting those EA82 DOHC heads from the New Zealand's AutoFlight company, and seems like the hardest part is to obtain the Head Gaskets, as it will need to be Custom-Made; the timing belts are used directly from another car's engine. Besides an RX model running with DOHC EA82, I saw an XT Turbo, a.k.a: "Vortex" whose owner has a series of videos online, regarding the Retrofitting Process, See: Kind Regards.

Thank You Because the smell and the fumes were strong enough to be noticeable outside... maybe scaped from the filling tube cap? That, plus the kind of fail that the car developed, made me search on that area... Kind Regards.

Blocking the coolant passage is a Must, otherwise you might get hydrolock or cracks due to water getting onto the cylinders... Erasing the EGR has proven befefits for the engine, but some people need it to pass emmissions... Kind Regards.

Mid 1984 to be exactly. Edit: here's an Example: https://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/122906-the-awesome-older-generation-picture-thread/?page=63&tab=comments#comment-1141474 I Agree. Good Luck.

Nice idea!