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awesome, that's what i wanted to hear!

with all the noise and "shaking" i think i'd stay away from that one myself. unless it was a smoking deal and i didn't mind throwing another engine in it if something did go wrong.

Is the highest gear ratio (5th gear) still the same between the two or is one geared different than the other? (i have a 1987.5 XT Turbo FT4WD trans and 1987 PT4WD trans) is the PT4WD a 3.7 diff ratio? can the PT4WD lock the center diff?

what do you mean by "shot". read through my multiple posts about CV's, i routinely drive thousands and thousands of miles with broken CV boots and clicking joints. no big deal. 50,000 miles on fronts and 100,000 miles on rear broken boots no problems. adding grease in there will quiet them down. i never bother doing a stricktly axle job, complete waste of my time. i'll wait until i have something else semi-axle related before i replace them. if they are actually broke, get some used ones from someone on the board with broken boots and install them and run them forever. stay out of the sand and if they start clicking while driving straight then squirt some grease in them and think about replacing them.

it's not like the 4WD won't come out of 4WD is it? (like a locked diff soob sort of, bucking and hoping?). had that happen to my friends explorer. ended up being the wiring harness under the vehicle. drivers side about midway back. it just hangs there well exposed and the insulation was worn through (on a 5 or so year old vehicle) and shorting out. wouldn't come out of 4WD. ball joint axle can probably figure it out by jacking it up and checking it. if yo'ure striking out, check the ujoints on the driveshaft. usually best to drop it, but sometimes you can tell by looking/yanking on it.

awesome thanks, none were in the pictures i saw so i was confused. if the parts are off the XT6 and ready to rock and roll can i get this done in a day? rear looks really simple, front looks fairly straight forward. forgot one question - will the XT6 axles work with a XT Turbo FT4WD trans? what about a PT4WD trans? thanks!

pat, i have XT6 parts cars that have everything you need. costs will be high. i've put together complete XT6 engine kits for two NZ residents. it wasn't easy and it wasn't cheap, but it is doable. these will not be light and shipping won't be cheap. fees everywhere (paypal fees, international fees, currency conversion charges, shipping, insurance, customs). if you're interested and aren't in an immediately hurry i can help. email or PM me and we'll talk. or i'll trade you everything straight up for plane tickets to NZ for the wife and i! last year was a toss up...Hawaii or NZ, we chose Hawaii but still want to visit NZ! i think these parts places should consider a plane ticket as commission for all the parts i've sent that way. here's a pic of the NZ'ers and their Subaru goodies i sent: http://www.xt6.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3736&highlight=gary (too big to post here) have fun and good luck gettin it on the road. gary

cool, the block parts are all interchangeable (rings and bearings) between EA82 and EA82T. like i said, the turbo bearings are wider which i determined from some old threads. either will work but it was said the wider ones would be better, which is why they were in the turbo's. good luck, gary

head gaskets are not issues on '02 and newer 2.5 soobs. you may see piston slap and torque bind, but that doesn't mean every subaru gets it. this forum is like the emergency room...people that need help come here, but that doesn't mean everyone in the world is in critical condition. for each technical expert here, there's plenty more transients that drop by for quick fixes and information. i have yet to work on or be in a 2.5 myself with any noises, they've all been smooth as silk and ran great. haven't been in many, but a good track record (for me, less work to do on my friends/relatives cars!!!) i have an OBS and it rocks. 2.2 all the way baby. no head gaskets, no piston slap.

okay i found the kit "out west" i was talking about: http://www.rpmrons.com/Subarukits1.html $280 for complete kit - rings, bearings, gasket set. not my choice but i put the info out there and let you decide what you want. some companies actually have OEM suppliers of parts, so while the box of bearings may say "Federal Mogul" (that's a random example, i don't recall the exact brand), the parts inside the box were actually ADC or whatever the OEM supplier was for the bearings. i recall someone in an earlier thread buying bearings and noticing the same name on the old bearings and the new ones out of the box with some other brand name on it. (which made me wonder, how can you see letters on old bearings, but i guess i'll find out when i take mine apart!)

for what an EA82? i recently priced some of this stuff for the EA82: check out www.1stsubaruparts.com and also Jamie (from the usmb here), she's a Subaru OEM dealer and has great prices too, forget her website though. typing in "EA82 rebuild" or something like that in Yahoo! gave some company out west that supplies "re-ring" kits that seemed okay in price, but i'm not going to buy from them so i didn't write down the info. www.thepartsbin.com main bearings $29, rod bearings $35, piston rings $105, gasket set $100 in an old thread i read this morning they mentioned that some of the partsbin parts were OEM, but i don't recall if it was the bearings or rings. www.rockauto.com main bearings $32, rod bearings $23, piston rings $47, gasket set $222 www.ramperformance.com i'm going to go with these guys. i've met them and seen their work, great guys and they know subaru's. mains and rods run about $38 a set from them, not sure what kind of deal they'd give for the entire set (rings, bearings, etc) but they do sell kits. pretty competitive and really nice guys...and they use all their parts in airplanes, so i'm not too worried about quality. be careful with rock auto, i've seen a number of incorrect parts listings there but i don't have enough experience with engine internals to tell if there are inconsistencies with those. also be advised, the turbo motors have different bearings (i think rod...but maybe it was main bearings). i read about it on this site, but left the links at work so you'll have to do a search. i think i typed "engine rebuild" or something like that on my search this morning. the turbo bearings are slightly wider and could be used for NA applications as well, i'll look into this more when i get closer to doing my full rebuild. hope this helps, sorry to be so long winded but looking into the same thing and thought some of this may help.

HA HA you're in colorado, is it hilly where you live? you might be in the "chugging" region on grade but fine were you on flat ground...meaning you still have some fuel in there, but it's slopping around and not always accessible to the fuel pump like those floridians. i get 15 gallons in mine, but i gotta run way dry to get to that point. after the light comes on i can get about 70 miles more (2.7 gallons are supposed to be left when the light comes on) on flat ground.

this is all for a 1987.5 XT Turbo FT4WD got most of the information i needed from here: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20307&highlight=lug%2A awesome, thanks guys! do i need to use the XT6 control arms? looks like he mentioned "Lower Suspension Arm" for the front, but i don't see it in his pictures of the conversoin. i have a few XT6 parts cars so i have all the parts i need. the XT Turbo has air suspension, i'm thinking i can use XT6 front air struts after the swap. can't imagine why it wouldn't work, anyone else? i also want to swapp in the XT6 steering rack and using the XT6 cybrid electric power steering so i can remove the power steering pump from the motor. the 'puters/sensors might get hairy but i'll figure something out. anything i'm missing? the motor is coming out to and another going in it's place. but that's another story.

they're all over ebay for $10 - $30. i've never had one fail, i'd probably install a used one myself. probably get one of them from here for a few dollars. i think they're different somehow, but if an XT6 one fits yours i'll sell you one that i know is good. PM or email. post in the "parts wanted" forum, someone there will have one for you.

is the window sealing properly? maybe it's getting wet and freezing? i like the lube idea, that's a great one.

do a search for heat in the old and new generation forums, this kind of question has been covered often. i'd start with the buttons, pull them apart and see if the contacts are faulty inside. i've never had this issue before so i'll let someone else try to give you hints. it's all behind the dash though, the door opening/closing mechanism to channel the air so i can't imagine it would be that hard to figure out with a little looking around once you know the buttons are good. if it's working, but stuck on defrost i highly doubt it's fuse related.

what kind of car, motor, trans are good information to start with. has the belt been changed, checked? is it tensoined properly. belts needing to be readjusted in the cold is very typical.

running without a muffler will not hurt a subaru engine. you've posted 12 times, that's not a large statistical sampling. you take the replies of 2 people to be the sentiments of 5,000 members or whatever it is, that's not accurate deduction. anything loud can be annoying sometimes, everyone is entitled to an oppinion on that. trying to convince those that like being loud to be quiet is silly. for those that attempt to offend or find it funny to be loud just because it offends, awakens or otherwise upsets people well that's no different than the people that don't like it and you laugh at. it's a big circle you see. a pissing contest of sorts. can't we all just get along? not sure what you're looking for. this is a subaru board. there is information on here regarding rebuilding just about any subaru motor and transmission made and members that have actually done the work with their own hands. if you have a question about something specific that hasn't been answered, then start a new thread. most auto forums i've been on talk about what their mechanics or shops have done and technical info is limited, that is not the case here.

there's no magic pill for doing that. probably normal, there is no substitute for safe driving on ice. lots of things help, but there is no way to retain summer performance on ice.

probably just a vent hose (if it's not connected to anything, it's probably not supposed to be).

here's a permanent solution to the coolant temperature sensor issues. i highly recommend it as even new sensors do nothing to correct the old connector/contacts, corrossion and wires. even if you don't want to replace the wire, consider cutting off the stock connector as they will corrode easily at this point. http://www.xt6.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1767&highlight=coolant+temp+sensor

the fuel should "pour" out of the hose in the engine bay, not spray. but maybe your "spray" and my "pour" mean the same thing? if it's literaly spraying like a mist then it's not working right. should look like a mini-hose of sorts with gas instead of water pouring out steady. the coolant temp sensor is most likely bad contacts or wiring. the sensors rarely, if ever fail. a new sensor, if it fixes it will only be temporary or not help at all. i'll post a link to how i fix them for good and the additional issue of possible corrossion well up the electrical wires inside the harness from the CTS. i replaced about a foot of wiring on mine to get rid of all the green corroded wire underneath the wiring insulation between the CTS harness and the engine harness. link to my other post coming....

agreed. timing belts can break otherwise as well. failed water pumps or pulleys ruin even new belts on occassion. that's why i replace it all.

you're shouting?

friend of mine repaired one that broke a timing belt. said it wasn't that bad, had to replace a valve or two but otherwise no other damage. even the dealer said they've fixed them before with broken belts (Hanover, PA Subaru dealer). i trust my friend more than random conversation with a guy i don't know, but he said he has done it before and hadn't seen too many with block damage. but with any interference motor the possibilities are endless. give more details and we may be able to help more.