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lonewolf

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  1. sweet...cuz i'm thinkin'[prayin] that the one of the 91 is just not pumpin out the PSI's...still tho i wonder if just any subie compressor will fit/work?
  2. can the xt6's air strut's compressor/drier unit be replaced w/just any models air compressor/drier? or does it have to be from another xt6 or xt?
  3. once upon a time a decidedly handsome man bought a XT6 AWD 91 subaru at an auto auction for only $300.00! seeing that he was in the midst of a nasty and expensive divorce, and his only means of transportation had just blown a head gasket, (87 golf), a cheap working car was just what the doctor ordered. Little did our hero know that he just bid on quite possibly THE worlds most coolest car. Having won the bid, our hero decided to take the car on a quick test drive only to discover a mile down the road that the hood wasn't securely latched and thus 'foumph' the poor little subbie's first of many problems...a hood that is wrapped around the roof! Fast forward two years...after many small (and not so small) problems...differental stuck in locked out position...overheats in any weather other than winter...lose of 2nd gear most of the time...replaced cv joint...muffler link to catalatic converter rusted off and dangling while doin 70 on a freeway...of coarse blown air shock...finally a problem that i can't blow off and would rather not fix meself...a blown clutch... so off our hero goes to a mechanic that is brought to his attention thru his girlfriends mom,(she trades the hunting rights to the farms in return for mechanical labor to the farm equipment) he figures 'this guy at least won't try to rip me off since he knows i'm part of the extended family'...WRONG....it started with a simple beating...hit me to the tune of $225 for the clutch kit (i think should be no more than 160) but i think whatever if it gives me this car back i'll be stoked....than i go out to his yard a few 5 days later and there's my car sitting out in the field w/the window down and it's been raining for 2 straight days! The battery was dead(hmmm)so i jumped it and rolled up the window, brought that to his attention and then paid 100 of the bill...come back next week to pay another 100 to find the tire flat. I leave it. Come back 2 weeks later to pay off the remaining 300 to find that the passenger side quarter panel has been hit(hard and deep) the muffler is detached from the cat, converter and it turns out that a freakin ½ inch bolt was the cause of the flat tire! So he welds the pipes together and off i go. After driving the car for about 10 maybe 15 miles i notice smoke comin' from the hood...so i pull over and glance at my gauges...water temp is pegged...didn't even know the needle went that far up off the mark! I instantly saw the problem, one of the hose clamps was tightened so hard that it sliced thru and drained all the antifreeze. Blown engine. Head gaskets at least as well as i'm freakin sure warped head. Then i notice that he filled the crank case to the bloody top w/ tranny fluid...only about 800% past the FULL mark...honest mistake huh? He should thank his god that i do not hold a NRA card cuz if this were a decade ago...one less mechanic on the planet. In 26 yrs of drivin, this has been, buy far, the best car i've ever owned and i've had 50+ at this point. for overall comfort,speed,weather conditions,and all important 'cool factor' nothing beats the xt6 4x4's. I hate to let this go but i think this may be an omen. i'm open to any and all suggestions
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