lostinthe202

Looks like their "terms and conditions" only mention reselling the information. doesn't say anything about giving it to a friend

awe man, bummer. I've been reading your exploits and I feel for ya. Good luck with the hunt!

Reveen just posted this great link to a calculator that will answer your question http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Here is the original thread in case you were wanting to go to bigger wheels for MPG reasons http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=86384

I found it with a google image search. Turns out it's one of the photos used on Wikipedia when you type in gasifier. Nifty idea for sure, but size reduction is a must!

Yeah, that's a nice one. what year did they fix that problem anyway? Or did they ever fix it?

OOOOHHHH Yeah!!!!!!

no problem, glad it worked out!

Grainger's got a decent selection of belts which they list the lengths of. Here's a 27.5 outside length one in case autozone can't find your part # http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/productIndex.shtml?search_type=keyword&QueryString=Outside+Length+27.5+In&x=91&y=11&operator=refineSearchResults&originalValue=Vehicle+Belts&searchIndexId=1

My fuel light only comes on when it feels like it. I go by the trip-o-meter:)

No no, side stacks are a must my friend:lol: :lol:

I love this site, I've looked up the two cars and one truck I've owned that I actually tracked the mileage on and I found the the original EPA stickers were more accurate then the new numbers. The two auto trans that I see on that list with better mileage (comparing premium to premium and regular to regular) then the manuals say S4 or S5. what is this?

Can't tell which it was for sure 'cause I changed both, but I had the same behavior with my temp gauge and after I changed the W-pump and T-stat everything was back to normal. Don't know how far you are from your T-belt service interval, but you might consider doing it while you're in there. Good Luck!

Dang, ... was about to defend you. Should you decide to keep the car, it seems 2.2's can be had pretty cheap and are a pretty straight forward swap. Then you'd have a great car for the foreseeable future. If you should decide to sell, well perhaps the buyer will be lucky enough to check this forum first.

I'm for the 5spd too. I don't like the fascist nature automatics.... But seems you're really asking about the reliability of each not peoples emotional preference. The answer on that seems pretty even, so you'll just have to pick one;) Good Luck!

Well, at least the car was only $200. You could get another motor and still come out ahead.

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sorry, didn't mean to be smarmy:) I only happen to know 'cause I happen to have one;)

...'cept the '96 5spds, which are the non-interference 2.2 :banana:

Mine's a '96 so the windows are not enclosed in a frame. I didn't go in at the top but rather in at the back edge, hooked the door lock and pulled towards the rear of the car.

I've broken a window doing this on my civic. Last time I locked myself out of my OBW, I used a piece of welding rod bent into a hook on the end. It slipped in pretty easily between the seal and the window and I hooked the door lock. Took less then a minute. For those without welding rod, I imagine a coat hanger would work. But that being said, I imagine it would be pretty easy to damage the seal this way and give yourself a nice little leak. Gary's suggestion of the code is better, if I had known that at the time I would've done that. I now keep a copy of my key zip tied to the car. If you do this, make sure to use the thinest zip tie you can find lest you not be able to break it!!

All that my humble store of knowledge can offer is that the '99 2.2 is an interference engine. But as the belt was just changed and it is a 100k interval, that should be good. Any maintenance records on the car? Can we assume that since it was a subie tech that did the work he also changed the W-pump, T-stat, seals, and pulleys with the T-belt change? Hope it's as fun for you as my OBW is for me!

... With bated breath:popcorn:

Oh man, yeah I've got that bad, 14 stringed instruments, three amps, a piano, assorted synthie stuffs... So far only two subies and motorcycle. I would prolly have more vehicles too if it weren't for having to insure them all!

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the board. I'm pretty new here myself and this place is a fantastic resource for information on these cars. List your mileage and recent service history as far as you know it and people here will give you a good idea of what you should do. Most likely you're looking at a timing belt and assorted goodies which will run anywhere from $200 and up depending on the quality and quantity of parts you purchase. I would say the timing belt operation has the most subaru specific "need to know" details. Otherwise, it's all the same stuff you would do to any car, ie - inspection of brakes, tires, and cooling system. Wouldn't be a bad idea to change your T-stat (using and OEM ONLY as the aftermarkets are too small) and coolant. Others will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you have the 2.2l non-interference engine, so if you both have a socket wrench and know how to change it's direction, then the timing belt swap should be totally do-able. do a search here or just look through the last few pages of threads as there are a number of people that just went through this listing all the info you will need. Good Luck and have a fun time!

What I meant to suggest was that it was adjusted correctly but wriggled itself out of adjustment. Mine did this a handful of times. The only reason I knew it was slipping out of adjustment was 'cause it got difficult to get into reverse. But if fluid were involved, wouldn't you smell it?