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What year Legacy is the transmission from? Manuals actually survive this better than automatics (sorry to disagree). Early ones probably did not have the limited slip diff. And for only 2 miles, I doubt there's any damage as long as the thing was in neutral and had fluid in it. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

You're gonna have to get into the valve body for this one. (I've seen that job and I don't want it.) All the actual shifting is controlled by the multiple springs, plungers, check balls and how the fluid flows through the channels. You could just swap in a valve body out of a matching transmission that you know shifts well and see if that will cure it. Very likely it will. But if there's any contamination in the ATF, it will get into that valve body as well and cause problems again. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Yes, they'll interchange. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

MWE Axles is NOT Mark Williams Enterprises. It is Marshall Wolf Enterprises. They are in no way related. Never heard of Mark Williams until this. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Slimmer's Automotive, Lawrence, KS. I know it's a bit of a drive from Topeka, but worth the trip. Good people. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

PM sent Emily

I like Discount Tire in general. They've always treated us very well, both in price and after-the-sale service. (They're also a certified installer for Tire Rack) In Shawn's recommendation, I did go to Sam's Club to get the tires I have on my '01 Forester. Discount either didn't offer them or they were more expensive. Good service there too. I wanted a more aggressive tire for the lighter vehicle. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Hangin' tight! Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Use Permatex Ultra Gray 599 sealant. Thoroughly clean the surfaces where they attach to the heads, use plenty of 599: too little leaks. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

How old? (Happy, happy one to ya! ) Emily

In 1999 the Legacy (NOT Legacy Outback) had the "hybrid" 2.2. It's a 2.2L with the same essential design as the EJ25 SOHC. Some Imprezas had that same engine thru 2003-04. In 2000, the Legacy went to the EJ25 SOHC. As for the swap, leave the 2.2 injectors on the intake and only swap the electrical stuff. BTW, Happy 4th everybody! Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

No. You have to swap the electrics off the 2.5 intake onto the 2.2 intake. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

I suggest you also check out the coolant temperature sensor. (Located in an obscenely hard to reach spot on the coolant crossover pipe under the intake manifold.) May just be corroded. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

I'm a girl and I have airhorns from good ol' Harbor Freight on 2 of my Subies. They rock! Easy to install, cheap. What else could you want? Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

You are such a bad boy Those pics would be of Shawn, of course. (Love you too) Emily

YES!!! Emily

Mike, That'd be great. Google 7879 Greenleaf Ln, Denver. Emily

For the lack of a $15 part, engines are lost. I may be preaching to the choir, but I get so many calls from people who now need an engine because some idiot mechanic couldn't figure out that a car using excessive oil probably just needs a new PCV valve. Especially if there are no leaks! People who have already spent over $1000 for needless head gasket replacements, valve adjusts, oil pumps, etc. The only symptom? Using an unusual amount of oil. It's not electronic, so a code reader isn't going to show a problem. Oh, and that slight knocking sound that this mechanic is going to fix with a valve adjust? The beginnings of a rod knock folks! From running the oil low repeatedly. (Yesterdays call: "But, it was only 2 quarts low!" In an Impreza! ) Are we in the business of selling engines? Yes. But we feel bad when the customer tells us how much they've already spent with some idiot, unscrupulous mechanic who could've saved the engine by putting in a Subaru Genuine PCV valve. GAWD!! (Sorry for the semi-rant. I've told many potential customers that, as much as I'd like to sell them an engine, replace your PCV valve first. Guess what? I never hear from them again!) Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

I have to throw in one comment: You kinda got lucky. Not only are there two cam/crank sprocket setups, but there are also two different timing belts to match those setups. Since it's running perfectly, obviously you got lucky in the fact that they matched. Had they not, you would have had a poorly running engine. At the worst, possibly some internal damage. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Too all my friends on USMB: I can barely admit it, but I'm turn the Big 6-0 on July 3rd . And going to (semi)retire. Party on Sat. 6/28 6pm. RSVP please and PM or email for address/directions. The more, the merrier! Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

San Francisco Auto Repair. Gary is the owner. Sorry, I don't have access to his info right now, but he shouldn't be hard to find online or in the phone book. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

4 things to compare: Left cam gear - 2 or 7 sensor pickups? Crank sprocket - 6 or 23 teeth? EGR on right head or not? PCV tube - threaded or press on? If the cam and crank sprockets don't match, the car won't start...period. However, you can swap them with no problem. The other two must match also, but not a swap situation. They either have to be correct or not. Other than that, the block and heads are identical. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Gotta agree with Nipper and Mtnsmith here: if you do the "top" end on an old engine, it's not a matter of "if" but "when" the bottom end is going to fail. For all the reasons stated so far. This goes back as far as you can go in internal combustion engine technology. It's a fact of life. With a boxer engine, I might even say to draw the line in the sand at say 80,000 miles instead of 140,000. That said, are you getting a puff at smoke at start up only, or blowing blue stuff all the time? If it's not smoking all the time, it's a cheap check to put in a new Subaru Genuine PCV valve. They go bad all the time and with no warning. Do NOT go aftermarket on this one. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Actually, I think I will reply to this and try to clear up a few things. (And I know exactly who the person is who emailed you. No further comment there.) 1) What needs to be made clear, and possibly more so in conversation with potential customers like yourself, is that while the engine is completely rebuilt, and many of the associated parts like the alternator for instance are either new or remanufactured, not EVERY piece is. The power steering pump is a good used one which we pull from a working car. To have every part of this entire assembly new or rebuilt would make the cost and price prohibitively expensive. (The issue was that it leaked: every Subaru PS pump leaks eventually: it's the nature of the beast.) 2) As for the bolts, and the mismatched parts: while we do try very hard to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen, sometimes it does. IIRC, that was the first "complete" assembly done by an employee in training, and the double checking either didn't get done or wasn't noticed. Forgive me, but we're human and Rick was out recovering from double hernia surgery at the time. And when we get extremely busy and have multiple orders for Vanagon conversions and aircraft engines as we did at that time, it is possible for items to get put with the wrong order. 3) The new style of breather plates are horrible! SOA replaced the trusty cast aluminum ones with a thinner alloy model. We have discovered (the hard way) that Ultra Grey RTV does not adhere to these new ones. SOA has also had to change what they usually use, but the dealer parts dept. didn't tell us that. We aren't really satisfied with what the dealer uses either, so we're looking into an aircraft sealant instead. 4) There is no such thing as an automatic or manual engine in a '90-94 Legacy. The engine longblocks and intake manifolds are identical. It is the electronic stuff that bolts to them that makes the difference. When a shop installs a conversion engine (as in this case) that an individual orders, communication between all parties is very important if a problem arises. We never had any communication with the shop. The bolt issues may or may not be factual. But, we took care of it anyway, because we would rather err on the side of caution or goodwill in almost any case. I feel confident that nobody knows Subaru engines better than we do. Each engine that goes out has our name and reputation on it and is built with that in mind. We are not a big company, and we like it that way. But we take care of our customers and that, in the end, is what we believe makes even a small company a great one. Gary is right about sourcing all the items yourself. It's a huge pain, but it is considerably less expensive. (Phew! I think that more like .99 worth! Emily http://www.ccrengines.com

Near downtown is Strictly Automotive, Subaru specialists for about 20 yrs. 804 W. 10th Ave. (303) 436-1700. Ask for Mark and tell 'em CCR sent ya! (Wings is good too). Emily http://www.ccrengines.com