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Welcome aboard, Dogbone. Good looking Subie--brings back lots of warm memories to me. You've found a good place to be here!

Appreciate your input, ShagginWagon. But perhaps your dad should be more diplomatic in his description of products he doesn't happen to believe in. Personally, I dislike the idea of any crankcase additive. And I'm well aware that there is no such thing as a "miracle cure in a bottle." But when a product, in this case MMO, accomplishes what I intend it to and what I need it to, then I don't consider it to be crap. Kapish?

Relatively rare in a manual tranny car, but sounds like a classic description of torque bind to me. Manual tranny Subarus have a viscous coupler at the rear of the transmission housing that will probably have to be replaced (automatics use a clutch system there.) I'm sure a new one would be rather pricey--you might consider getting one from a salvage yard/pull-n-pay. At any rate, good luck. Keep us up on your progress.

Whatever you say, OB99W! (Ref: Post #6, this thread.) :-\

Great thread, gentlemen! Good information to know. Thanks johnceggleston, OB99W and Allpar Mod.

Welcome to USMB, AWDFTW. I think you're gonna' like this place!

I believe this is a manual tranny car, OB99W.

Welcome abord, Matt. And congratulations on the "new addition" to the family--that's a fantastic birth date! You can do the timing belt. Use the search function and take advantage of all the tremendous wisdom here, almost every aspect of the job has been discussed and debated at some time or other! And if you hit an obstacle . . . just ask! Good luck and all the best.

Congrats. That's great!

And where might this salty local government be? (Sorry, I don't know where Bell-something is.)

How "clean" is your oil? Sometimes valve tick is caused by a bit of gunk in the oil passages. You might try adding a small bottle of MMO (Marvel Mystery Oil) to your crankcase and drive the car as normal for 100 miles or so. Then do an oil change with fresh oil and a quality filter. Good luck.

Welcome aboard, AKO. Post your questions in the New Gen Forum--you'll get a lot more technical input and advice than here in Meet n/ Greet. Sounds like you could be experiencing torque bind. You might try using the search function too. It's a "popular" subject!

Hi dmeucci. When "it would not turn over" could you hear any sound, like a click from the starter solenoid?

Uhhh, chuck--your belt is past due. It's 60k on a '95 Legacy.

WOW! Just WOW!

I think they only built that 23 cam for one year, right? :-\

Welcome aboard, brumby and 8solid. Great place here. And we don't even mind that you're from Idaho! (J/k--beautiful state!)

Welcome aboard. Good looking ride!

Welcome home!

If I remember correctly, Bosch recommends you do NOT solder the wires since they are not copper. You use the connector they provide instead.

Great questions, johnc! We just changed the gear oil before a 3500-mile round trip to Colorado. What's dripping is clean, honey colored and stinks like gear oil! Nope. Installed new axles in Colorado and power washed pretty much all the old "flung" grease off. (Thanks again, Larry!) Good suggestion. I'll ask my son to inspect around the axle seals. Big mahalos for the input.

Sorry Fairtax, that's not what I wanted to hear. J/k. The input shaft seal is internal to the tranny case, correct? As shown in Gloyale's great writeup: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=90182&highlight=input+seal In that case I vote for the new washer. Seems like it would be a lot easier. Hey, thanks for the input my friend.

Now that's the kind of followup I just love to read! Good going everyone.

Those links are for EJ22 engines--your is, I believe, a Phase 2 EJ25 SOHC. Theory should be the same except for a few details (tensioner mounting, tooth count on the belt.) Hopefully someone with EJ25 SOHC knowledge will chime in. As for best price on parts, check a few web sites. Then call Jason, Parts Manager at Mike Scarff Subaru in Auburn WA--866-528-5282. Good guy, always seems to have the best prices. Mention USMB. Good luck.