turboguzzi

long weekend here, so had time to take care of the usual subby stuff after putting on the car 1500 miles light leak form the oil pump, so off come the parts, used the starter trick to open the pulley bolt, worked a treat even if a a bit scary... well, what do you know.... the mechanic that put the new belt for the PO 20K miles ago had the left cam off by one tooth, guess he totally missed the original mark on the crank pulley because there where all sorts of green and white marker lines al over the pulleys. funny thing is that car was running pretty good other than a slightly lumpy idle. now its simply smoother lets see what it does to the mpg's which werent bad as it was. new pump o-ring went in, new crank seal too as it was bone dry, that part is set. put in there also new cam cover rubber seals as same mechanic simply cut half of the old ones as they must have swelled from the constant oil leak from the steering pump reservoir. now its all dry and tidy and rear diff and G'box got new oil too next in the to do list is the left front CV. might attack it today even.. TG

hi rver if you can post a picture of where the valve is in your car, it could help tnxs

mine is an HLA, so luckily I dont have to adjust the valves will ask what are the possibilities regarding the valve installation tnxs TG

not yet, waiting for racing season to be over so i can give the installer the car for the full week he needs. it is going to be done by autoklaus.com near Lecco who is very experienced with these installations. it is going to be a http://www.romanoautogas.it system. will update after its done....

fully loaded for a vintage racing weekend.... now you know why a legacy SW is my only choice 1983 Kawasaki GPZ750 in the back, two bikes for me and girlfriend to get around the paddock, that should do TG

compimenti jarl! troppo bravo... rverdoold, most installations i see here have the valve inside the little fuel door will check though, thanks for the advice!

Legacy? have 15"'s, nice sporty handling now but loss of ground clearance which i do miss.

the valve thing is interesting... and a bit scary too, but my EJ20 motor has self adjusting valves, so not an issue, hopefully. I do half your mileage (have quite a few motorcycles to ride too ), so it will take me 2 years indeed to get my money back my 1st gen didnt have lpg, but i know how the installation looks like. I will just go to this dealership i really trust and have it done by them. will ask him about the valves issue though tnxs TG

just checked... in the US its called "propane/liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)"

come mai parli italiano? rverdoold not sure its propane here.. the one i want is GPL, stands for liquid petroleum gas and you can fit a 50L tank instead of the spare wheel as the gas is compressed into liquid state. it costs here 1500 euro but with my mileage i can start saving after two years. the other one here is metan gas but that requires a lot of space in the trunk but saves more money too.

So here she is... After the wiring harness of my 1st gen 92' SW went up in smoke after 7 years and 80K miles (140K total), found this 2nd gen with just 80K miles and bought it from one VERY carefull owner. PO gave me a 10 page long maintenenace log for the car and its just amazing the amount of stuff he did. clutch, timing belt, ALL THE SHOCKS, all some 15K ago. other goodies included were the original steel rims with new winter tires and the already installed tow hook. still some stuff to sort out like the usual o-ring at the pump leak + one CV joint on the way out + paint retouch in three of the car corners and the dreaded dashboard bulbs. looks like this one is a keeper, so looking now into fitting a liquid gas system which is a common mod in italy. and BTW, just in case you were wondering, giardinetta is the italian term for station wagon

oops sorry... was kind of late, misread isn't... will have a bteer look at AC as i dont have a cup holder at all Tnxs! TG

it is indeed a 2nd gen 95' with the little plastic bases... the switches under the clocks are actually extremely easy to reach, what's going to be nasty is the bulbs in the A/C area or "isnt really easy" in another sense?

or in other words, why couldnt these work? guess that you can tell i am good at mechanics, not electronics

well, my missing dashboard button's backlights problem wasnt related to the illumination module after all, just burnt bulbs or bad contacts.... about three started working again after jiggling, but not the rest now then, before jumping into the thankless job of replacing them all, are there any LED based solutions for them that are straight fit? would like to make the mess of disassembling the dashboard only once Grazie mille TG

turns out that i might be wrong..... the headlapmp dipper regulator backlight does work.... not sure it means that it runs through the same module as the A/C, fog etc, but it might a quick check revealed quite a few burned lamps in the push buttons, os better rule that out first.

well mike, reading some posts about it, sounds like it. doesnt seem to be more than a simple relay, just the location a bit elusive ? is it next to the steering wheel in a 2nd gen leg? sounds like i am going treasure hunting this weekend TG

Thanks mike, but all of them working a few days ago and then ALL of them burnt out, at once? very very unlikely.... winning the lottery type of chance, IMHO ill keep scratching my head

Taking care of the usual subbie things on my new 95' Leg, Sorted the "steering pump leak" last weekend that turned out to be just a leaking resevoir at the seam...(round type). de-crimped it, crimped it back with plenty of RTV at the joint, all nice and dry now Next on the list are: the usual oil pump seal thing and one CV joint, peasy, parts on the way. Now then, the one thing that looks way more difficult to sort, (at least for me) is the missing back light in all the little dashboard buttons, i.e. A/C, heating, fog light, etc. Just bothersome at night when you need to press on them... The instruments lights are fine BTW. They were all functional some weeks ago, but not anymore. I sure checked all the fuses in passenger and engine bays and all are OK. so not THAT simple... Is there a relay that controls these to look for? any other ideas? Grazie mille! TG

ok, kinda suspected it.... car has now an OK-ish pioneer stereo with a built in CD, so not a biggie... Grazie TG

Been lurking for a few years as my 92'leg 2000c.c. SW has run like champ for the last seven years/100K miles (on top of the 70K it had when bought). Happiness ended with the main wiring harness going up in smoke, guess because of someone messing with the AC a year ago. The one and only thing i didnt DIY ended the car. Broken down 300 miles form home and with little chance of re-wiring successfully the main harness in the engine bay, had to send it to scrap... all is well know, found a 2nd series 95' GL with 70K miles and tow hook installed for a song. 2PO's in all its life, last PO maintained it maniacally, kept records of everything changed down to light bulbs. had cam belt, clutch AND shocks changed some 15K ago. subby life can be sweet, pictures soon. Now to the mystery. While cleaning the well kept interiors, found this empty tray under the front passenger seat. Scanned the owners manual for a hint, and nothing... What was it meant for? took it off as it looks like its been empty all of the car's life. it's definetely original as it was secured with two stock plastic dowels and has a subaru logo stamped on it. any ideas? Ciao from Milano, Italy. TG

thanks scooby, very informative. will check my options then, here in italy, parts are not as cheap and harder to get. cheers TG

Hi Subbers Been away for a long while simply because my 92 Leg runs as a champ, 120K miles on. Sweetie. BUT, A/C died the other day and it was easy to see that the compressor's electromagnetic clutch was not clamping. Quick check with an ohmeter and nada, it looks like the electromagnetic coil is dead. A/C was working fine till then, so don't wish to empty the system, replace the whole compressor, etc. The electro coil sits at the front and looks easily accessible/dis-mountable but does it exist as stand alone spare part that can be replaced? Thanks in advance TG

Hi yohy Thanks for the pic. indeed, after taking the axle off the car I can confirm, about 27" compressed. Job done, axle was off in a jiffy, repacking the replacement joints with molly-grease was messy though! one comment, while trying to use the best components that I had from all my axles, it turned out that the there are two spline types for the inner part of the DOJ. so whoever is going to do this type of work, be warned! the splines at the bell of the DOJ were the same though. Cheers TG

hi yohygood link! shame that I couldnt find any length dimensions.so if somebody has a Legacy axle outside of the car, could be nice to get a confirmation,Cheers & tnxsTG