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Ding, Ding, Ding!!!! And the winner is............. Crank shaft sensor. Bought both a crank shaft sensor and a cam shaft sensor. Since the crank shaft sensor was the less expensive, I tried it first. So far, so good. HH

No codes, except my regular 420 code. The code reader just hadn't been unpacked from our cross country trip. I did have a similar problem with a mitsubishi, which was a bad computer. Any takers for a bad computer? Also, it was suggested that it could be a bad automatic choke. any thoughts? I'll throw a wild card in the mix, that I am sure is unrelated. (well, pretty sure.) Take it in the context of an incredibly reliable car, without a bunch of wierd quirks. The car just towed a trailer across the country, with no problem, except: When the tank was down to 2-3 gallons, the car would stutter, or even stall. Keep at least 4-5 gallons, and no problem at all. Also, no starting issues. HH PS- we are a two Subaru family, and I am sure I will be soliciting more advice when I do the struts and valve cover gasket on the impreza.

Hey all- My first post here, but I have read quite a few. The car: 96 legacy- early 96, some parts are the same for the 95. Extremely reliable- Just towed a trailer 6,000 mile withour a problem. 160,000 of the 220,000 mile on this car were driven by me or my wife, with very few problems. The problem: Car starts fine. Drive a short, or moderate distance, shut car off, car won't start. Starter cranks, no problem. It may try to fire just a bit, showing that there isn't a complete shutoff of fuel or spark, or it may not fire at all. If I let it sit for between 15 minutes and three hours, it starts right up. Since it has only happened three times, I don't have a more distinct, or definitive pattern. I am in the process of trying to find my code reader, in the off chance that it is showing a code. (check engine light is on, but that is from an unrelated issue that isn't really a problem.) Any thoughts? HH