thehandierman

I just looked under the front end today and saw the loops you were talking about. That might be a good place to hook onto. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for checking on that, but I already got that memo. Mine is nice and tight now, in fact I just rechecked it after 400 miles or so just to be sure.

Oh I question my knowledge and ability regularly, so please jump in if there is something I am doing wrong. Last night I took my purge solenoid apart and cleaned it out, code 35. Some say this part is not repairable. Don't know if I am cheap or like a challenge, but so far so good.

Yes this is AWD and 5MT. One place I look for info on towing is http://www.remcotowing.com/vehicles Is there more info someplace on towing? I read the RV forums and they say to just put it in neutral and flat tow. There are brackets available for sale to put a tow bar on this car, but I will probably build my own. Anyone have or use a tow bar for their first gen Legacy?

And it is so easy to put a screw driver into the teeth on the flywheel and tighten it down. I did recheck the crank bolt after a few hundred miles and still tight. The JB weld and lock tight should hold up as long as the timing belt does. I figure the belt was changed recently and thats why the bolt was loose.

So I was looking for a cheap car to use for hauling my RC planes, over 6 foot wingspan, and one that could be towed behind my "Classic" 1973 Winnebago. A man who works at the local auto parts place, who was a Boy Scout in my Troop when I was the Scoutmaster, told me to look at a Subaru since they seem to last. Well one thing led to another and I found a 1993 Wagon "for parts". Now I had never driven a Subaru before, but liked what others have said about them, and there were a couple of them in a wrecking yard close by. So the car was not running and after talking to the college girl who owned it I figured out the crank bolt came loose. When I went to look at it the Woodruff key was still sort of stuck in the crank and the pulley with the A/C and alt belts were in a box inside the car. The license plates were expired and so a price of $300 was agreed on. I called AAA and had it delivered to my house. Right now I have fixed it up and driven it around 400 miles. I like it, even my wife gives it an OK. The rest of this story will probably go on my blog http://the-handier-man.blogspot.com/ or on the Legacy area of this board. I do have to thank those who have already given me the knowledge to fix my car up this far. Sorry for the long story..........Les

I live next door to Salem in Keizer.