jpwoody

Gary thnx again.....your generosity in volunteering help is awesome....it appears that the 92 Legacy front and rears are the same....also....the fronts are the only problem...the rear shocks never have gone down, so I was looking for a leak up front...weird

they go down when I'm drivin it as well...pull off the freeway drive it till they are pumped up again...back on the freeway and down they go

Thanks Gary...any manuals that have the procedure?...or tips on how to get the airstruts to be reliable...every time I park it...they bleed down

Got airstruts and want to change them out cheaply...like the heighth when fully pumped upso want to have that...tired of the up and down air thing...

Just a thought...my local parts house turned my rotors for free...nice clean braking surface for the new pads...good luck!

Gen. Diso...the thrm is a brand new Xact Stant ...I'm gonna be doing my 1st set of heads ever in my life...lol...the economy got me...lol

THANK YOU FAIRTAX4ME!!!....awesome docs for my torture ahead...lol...Got the tools ...but the problem is, I've always been a belts, pads, starters alternators kinda guy...this is uncharted territory for me...and theeyes don't work so good anymore...lol...wish me luck!

THANK YOU James M .....neither of these part numbers showed up on my local Autozone computer...just called them...gave em your part numbers, and lo and behold they suddenly have both items in stock.....the Manager and I are going to have a little talk when I go pich them up....funny, I went there physically last nite to ask about them, and the counter guy told me they never carried that stuff......I long for the days when a parts guy knew what the hell he was talking about...wasted time...grrrrr

nice idea....I'll give that a shot too...never hurts to double check.....If I have to do the gaskets, is there a good procedure write up anywhere besides a Chilton manual?...

Next gonna test it with a Combustion Vapor Tester and verify the appent demise of my HG's

Re-used the tensioner....compressed it in my vice, 1/2 turn every minute till compressed, put pin in it...and it appeared to expand properly. Can I remover the belts, balancer, and timing covers and run the motor with the TB on to verify pump operation without any damage?

82 today in So. Cal, and I made Top Ramen for lunch from the heater...it works...

Thnx James...unfortunately my local Autozone does not have a Combustion Tester

Well General...at least you weren't scared to tell me...lol...This outta be a new experience...never done it b 4...always said I wanted new challenges after I hit 60...but ...DAMN!!

Am I at the dreaded headgasket moment?...

Yep...checked the hoses...no kinks...my driveway is on an incline(pain chasing stuff down the driveway sometimes)...so, thanks for the suggestions...coolant is 50/50

would the pump pulley slip on the belt?...just redid the timing belt and when it was off...checked the pum protation...worked freely

also has water flow and pump seems to be ok...no weephole leak...no other leaks anywhere

Temp is correct...burped w/o turning heater on...on an incline...worked the hoses...thermo in correctlylittle knob side forward

Fans are working...

Ok...here's the situation.....put in new Xantstant Theromostat, have replaced the cap, waterpump...flushed the block and the radiator...radiator 10 months old...no leaks any where, no smoke or water out tailpipe...no water in oil...no gases in coolant....I believe I've "burped' the system correctly....idles no problem runs awesome...overheats when I drive it ONLY when I test drive it on the road...and get on it to run...shut it down, to cool off....restart and drive back home...and it reheated on the way home again...let it idle, and it went back to good temp....WTH!!

Ok...here's the situation.....put in new Xantstant Theromostat, have replaced the cap, waterpump...flushed the block and the radiator...radiator 10 months old...no leaks any where, no smoke or water out tailpipe...no water in oil...no gases in coolant....I believe I've "burped' the system correctly....idles no problem runs awesome...overheats when I drive it ONLY when I test drive it on the road...and get on it to run...shut it down, to cool off....restart and drive back home...and it reheated on the way home again...let it idle, and it went back to good temp....WTH!!

Went out and got one 4 20 bucks...we'll see if this is the fix...to be continued...(had the original them. go out on a road trip...got an Autozone replacement...seemed to do fine on the way home...but acting finicky now...)

Props Gary...still pondering cutting the bent part of the key out of the way. But, you said you've torqued em down b 4 w/o a W key?.....I can still fit the pulley on the crank nose with the old key still in.....what is the max ft. lbs it will take?...ideas?

Maybe...but I still need to get the new one reinstalled...and I want to inspect the shaft-nose...maybe clean it up. Want this to be a solid fix...I will torque it to 130 when I'm done....just need to get it off 1st. What I really need to know next, is if there is a good fix to align the keyway , shaft, sprocket & pulley?...I was thinking of drilling 2 holes in the pulley to correspond w/ 2 threaded studs drill pressed into the pulley aligned w/ the Woody key, and lock it all together.