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My 1995 Subaru seems to only be pushing cold air when the engine is going well above idle. Can someone explain to me what limiting aspect the system would have to not run the compressor unless the car is under load? I did ensure that the system is well charged and when under load (>30mph) I do get cold air.

I'm not concerned about the difficulty of it (or lack thereof :-) but rather what folks have found with a close to 200k soob with regards to the other parts of the strut needing to be replaced. Typically is it only the strut or have folks found that seats, mounts, etc also tend to wear out in that time? Optimally, I pull the strut off, inspect it, then decide what parts are needed. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of that and want to have all parts on hand that I may need - and then just return what I don't. So, I'm trying to get an idea of what parts - other than the strut - I should be considering. Possibly, nothing else :-)

Okay - Rock auto here I come. I was thinking I could get away without having to pull the strut apart, but I just borrowed a spring compressor and I'm going to have at it. The soob ('95 legacy w/186k) I'm going to be doing this on still has it's original struts. I'm gearing up to have all the parts on hand (seats, bellows, etc) and waffling on springs. Any reason folks can think of that I would need to replace the springs as well? What about the strut mounts?

Any suggestions on where I can get complete reman'd struts for this car. Looking high and low and have only found the cartrigdge and since I need springs, seats, boots etc, I figured it would just be easier to get a complete strut. I just can't seem to find it anywhere.

Ok, up underneath the steering column - thanks. I was looking all over for it. I'll have another look. Anyone have a picture of the connector? Because I can't find the one that I originally was looking for which is a two wire green & red (white connector). See: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/81881-diagnose-abs-light/ If you can shoot me the post that would be great. I'm thinking that the '95 legacy is a bit different than a lot of other wiring.

OOOPS - Title is wrong - I meant to say 1995 NOT, I REPEAT NOT 1996. Ok - I've looked high and low and I can't for the life of me find the diag terminal (connector) for pulsing out the ABS trouble codes. This post: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/81881-diagnose-abs-light/ Says that there is a connector on the a-pillar of the driver's side but I can't find it. I know '96 is a crossover year as it has a OBDII connector. I've also verified that the ABS control unit doesn't have any LEDs on it. Can someone please help me find a way to get the trouble codes from the ABS system - I've got a bad ABS speed sensor and I need to narrow it down. Thanks, Andrew

I've been experiencing rapid fuel gage drop with plenty of fuel left in the tank. I just sort of thought it was the main sending unit so I just replaced it. I'm still experiecning issues with the fuel guage. Is there a way to debug the secondary unit without removal? How about other things that could cause this? Also notice that my gauge is not going to the top when filled.