[Lost my nuts (and bolts)]

If not too inconvienet I would look at the dealer parts catolog. It is not a good thing to lose ones nuts.

[any floridians here???????]

SW Florida in Cape Coral. 2000 Forester S with 77,000 trouble free miles. Ed

[2000 Model year Legacy Outback question]

Don't have experience with your model but, on my 2000 Forester the manual is the way to go and see how. ed

[engine oil level]

I've found that if you SLOWLY remove the stick and don't reinsert it for several minutes I get a good reading. If you pull the stick fast you pull oil into the guide tube. If you wait a couple of minutes any oil in the guide tube will drain back into the sump. ed

[Higher AT temp this summer; WTF?]

Are you measuring the AT temperature at the same place with the same gage?

[Help! Outback won't start unless I shift to "N"]

My 2000 Forester AT requires the transmission be in P or N to start. Some modles I'm told force you to have the brake pedel pushed.Safety issue

[No Repair Manual for '99+ Models?]

I have a Haynes Legacy manual for 1990-1998 and the 1999 vehicle is virtuially identical. I even use it for my 2000 Forester for the engine/transmission. You can also buy (piece meal) sections of the factory service manual at about 50 dollars a section. You can download the complete factory manual for 20 bucks. The download time is limited and if you have dialup it's tough but, another option. ed

[Brakes again...]

Subaru brake flushing sequence is::Front right,rear left,front left then rear right. Do a brake fluid FLUSH and not just a bleed. Flush each line untill new fluid is visable and NO air bubles are seen. ed

[Shake at idle (or 2.5 trouble part2]

At 72,000 miles my 2000 2.5L idles so smooth most of the time I look at the tachometer to make sure it's idling. Assumiming you have a good tuneup I wonder if the valve clearence correct. On 2.5L engines the check/adjust interval is 60,000 or 105,000 miles depending on DOHC or SOHC.

[Check Engine Light]

My CEL comes on when I turn the ignition key to the first click. Same with batt and alt lights. You could have a bad bulb.