Justy4Me

Thanks John for your reply. Well, here's what i did. After calling around my local area, I came across a guy who happens to be a Subaru Fanatic (like us all). He told me exactly what my problem was. Since the car sat for 12 years... when i let it run for a good while to burn off the old gas all the slug inside the engine heated up and melted so to say. When the car sat overnight it became hard as a rock and caked up around the valves. Since the car would not start I had to figure out how to uncake this mess. Well, I went to Home Depot and purchased a heat gun for 40.00 bucks. I headed the cylinder head up for about 1/2 hour. Shish Boom Bah turn the key vuala! all valves are back in business. This case is closed, file this one in the search post rolodex. Thanks again.

Hey All. I found a nice 1988 4wd justy in NC. I paid $500 for it. I was sitting for about 12 years. I did all the routine service to it. It started right up with no problems. However, I decided to let it run for a good while to burn off the old gas in the tank. Its not registed for the road yet. Anyways, after letting it run for a while i shut her down for the night. The next day i went to start it, it turns over but i could feel any gusto to the engine. I did a compression test ZERO on all three cylinders. I pulled the valve cover and noticed 4 of the rear lifters were frozen solid. Im getting spark from all components. Is my enging toast or can i bring it back to life? Thanks for any help