jermdog

Well, being a Truckee resident, I can tell you that we had every idiot up here this last week! About the worst Iv'e seen it in a long long time. Way too many people and huge amounts of snow. Being a new to Subaru owner what I find way cool about my subee is how well the heater cranks. It's been -10 several times already this past week in the morning and it just pumps out the heat. Dress warm and stay safe and in bounds if you do go. Avalnches just took some poor guys life up here the other day. If ya ever want to put together a North Tahoe Truckee thing I'm in. 89 Subaru GL Wagon-Sweet 87 Subaru Gl Wagon-Needs engine 89 MBZ 300SEL-Black on Black 91 GMC Suburban 1500 SLE- BIG 4x4

Man is it snowing up here! Been testing out my subaru and it does prety well. What cracked me up was this rubbing noise I was getting. Turns out that so much snow and ice built up in the rear wheel wells that there was no clearance for the tire to move! I usually take my suburban out wheeling up here but am into the idea of takeing this thing out. I am only 20 minutes from the entance to the rubicon. I'm up for meating fellow subaru heads in my area for wheelin anytime.

Thanks group for all the replies. Now, the ticking only occurs about 25% of the time, so it seems that things are getting better. Next oil change I will go with Castrol GTX 20-50 and the MMO but pre flush with a little ATF after draining a little out. The clearance is a little low on these things but for the most part it shreds thru the snow. Very happy with this car! I have an 87 that needs fixing and will get it going soon now that I know how cool these cars are. Jermdog 89 Subaru Gl Wagon-Stock 87 Subaru GL Wagon-Stock and blown up motor 89 MBZ 300 SEL-Stock 91 GMC Suburban-Stock

Just found and joined this group. I live up in the Lake Tahoe area of California ad just got an 89 GL wagon. Actually, I have had it for awhile with a blown motor and stuck another motor in it from a different 89. These cars are awesome! It's no wonder there are so many of them up here in the snow country. OK, so the deal is that it runs great but it has the typical lifter smack problem. I thought that this thing was going to blow up soon until I found this forum and learned. I did the oil change thing with an additive and what do you know, it cleared it up......for a bit. It still ticks about half the time hot or cold. My question is this; are these cars reliable for road trips sounding like this? I cant stand the thought of going very far with that noise, bugs the crap out of me and leaves me wondering if I will break down somewhere. I should have put an oil pump in it before I put it in cause it sounds like that is the real fix. Or better yet, put a rebuilt in it. Has anyone used CCR Rebulders out of Colorado? They have a web sight and seem to have great prices. Anyone?