Everything posted by ShawnW
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Easy Out Procedure
LH drill bit. Try em, they work lots better than an Ez out.
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Oil Light???
ShawnW replied to Stu Baker's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThat light doesnt come on until the car has less than 3-5 PSI! Don't chance this, you have a problem. Replace the timing belt and have the oil pump resealed.
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exhaust differences?
ShawnW replied to offroadsubaruguy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXYes I think so. But only by about 1" as I recall. 95 being longer.
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Emergency contact info/anyone want to meet for lunch? East Coast Atlanta to CT
Email em to me if you want ill post em. I never have any problems with the gallery 4 some reason. shawnw@ultimatesubaru.org
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Oil Pressure gauge drop-car running fine???
Oil sending unit, look for the closest wire to your oil filter.
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sticky wheel in 4wd
Yahoo wont let you put the photos right into here. Find the Photo Gallery link on USMB here in Grey text far right, go there and upload your photos directly. Email if you have problems, if you want to email the actual photos I will upload them in your name too just be sure to tell me what your USMB name is in the email so I dont have to dig around.
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Hello and an Emissions Issue!
Cool, thats a pretty good trick. Congrats!
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Buying an engine from CCR
Thats quite the testimonial. A great idea too, im going to do that.
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what part is this????
Its a Loyale transmission mount. They are pretty rare I think thats a 1 year only part even. They went to that after having such success with the Legacy ones that are almost the same only bigger.
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Valve seals
There should be seals on all of them.
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trouble deciding... keep which car? brat or imp
Rent a little trailer when you need to haul it, or anything really. Im thinking of getting rid of my Toyota that is bulletproof and replacing it with a small cargo trailer that the Vanagon, Outback or my Wagon could pull. one less vehicle to maintain and one less non Subaru around the driveway. Probably won't happen though its been too handy.
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Carburetor Education
Theres always RooBuilders. www.ccrengines.com/roobuilders But if Skip will do it free thats an offer I wouldnt refuse. The Carter-Weber kit I bought years ago at the dealer for my 84 GL wagon was nearly $100 and I paid a friend to rebuild it almost $50, which is over half of what Kerry gets and then its professionally done. Im with you on the recipe logic, when it comes to Carbs if its more than a 1 cyl engine carbie I wont touch it. Ill rebuild an engine or trans but the carbs...I just dont like all the little pieces. Someday though, when fuel injection isn't an option for me on a project. My friend was an auto tech student in his 1st term so it probably wasnt quite as good as one Skip would do by any means. My vote is for Skip on this but if you didnt have Skip's help Roobuilders prices are a great deal.
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Impreza WRX 2002 CEL P0302 P0303
ShawnW replied to roym's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXClean the ground wires on the intake manifold.
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B9 Tribeca hits the showroom floor! (photos)
ShawnW replied to Subie Gal's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXIm pretty sure 2 children could fit, not adults but oh well. At least it could be done in a pinch. Its not like the Subaru Brat jumpseats fit a typical American that well. As for the ugly factor, im pretty sure theres a high percentage of people out there that think just about every Subaru ever made is kindof ugly but the cool features are what makes a Subaru a vehicle to have. Justy, XT, Loyale, Brat...if you say Im not buying one cuz they are ugly thats just silly they are too cool in other ways to make the ugly part a priority. They aren't huge but they seem very wide compared to other Subaru's, kindof like an SVX seems. Thats the closest car I can come to comparing it to really, an SVX SUV crossover vehicle, like taking an SVX and an Outback and combining the features. I won't ever buy one because I have seen what happens to an EZ30 engine when its timing chain breaks or the oil pump needs resealed.
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trouble deciding... keep which car? brat or imp
Id keep the Impreza. It seems a shame to take a Brat to salt country where the Impreza isn't as rare. The wagon functions of the impreza will even out with the Brat on most things, and the more modern motor and stereo are very nice to have. Travelling between WA and MN (in case you have to) will be nicer in an Impreza too.
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Finally - motor is in a runs great.
What was 4 months wait? The delivery or just you having time to install? I hope it wasnt the delivery that seems quite rediculous.
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Sociological observation of old Subaru owners vs Jeep guys
I get tired of seeing all the people that take the easy way out and buy their way to the trail instead of creating their own monster. I can respect any rig that its obvious they didnt just toss money at it, they put time, blood, and sweat into it as well. Obviously anybody that goes about it with a Subaru is going to go this route, certainly not the easy way, but an uphill battle against your non subaru peers and the terrain to make your Subaru into a true off roader.
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EA81 Head Gasket Repair
take the rocker assembly off so its not in your way.
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4wd shifter bounces on throttle... why?
Thats the dual range selector lever. its normal to be able to roll it 30 degrees like that. I bet your problem is further back just below where the actual shift lever is on the underside of the car. Look for loose bolts there. ALso, depending on how much it bounces it may be transmission mounts worn. Look for those on the side fo the trans, one probably has a lot of rubber left and the other doesnt (on each side.)
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towing question
I bet its the oil pump then. Stream get faster when you rev the engine? If you do the timing belt service and replace or reseal the oil pump you could just drive it.
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VSS/speedpulse for 2003 Baja
ShawnW replied to edentel's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXVehicle speed sensor is threaded into the transmission on the upper right (pass) side of the transmission behind the engine bellhousing. It will have 3 pins when unplugged. Not sure which wire you need but that should be it I think.
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Rounded Bolt...
ShawnW replied to nebmaster's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXJB weld won't hold it, sorry. Heat it with a Mapp gas or Propane torch, then smack the end where its broken off with a punch, and if you have any part of the end showing grab it with vise grips and turn it (helps to figure out how tight before heating btw). If you dont, get the drill out and put a left hand drill bit in there while its hot. Otherwise get a new knuckle and press new wheel bearing in.
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any clues why blinking check engine light?
ShawnW replied to turbo92subaru's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXOn the photo above is my VW Vanagon/Subaru Legacy wiring harness. This is every wire that makes the engine run. The four bright yellow ones closest to you go to the ECU but see the green plugs right below them? Those two should not be plugged together normally. Same with 2 black ones that are 1 pin connector type. When plugged in one will show codes while driving, the other will only show them parked. Dont remember which one but I think the green ones are for drive mode.
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any clues why blinking check engine light?
ShawnW replied to turbo92subaru's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
- towing question
Fits on a Uhaul. How many quarts of oil does it leak in 1000 miles? - towing question
