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Hey I got it in, the key was in good enough shape that I just needed to put the new pulley on.... I'll hook you up somehow don't worry, I'm strapped for cash now (as always) but I always pay my debts. It seems to run pretty good now... now just to sell it . Now all I have to do is keep my job!! (I hate the technology market). I'll start posting here again soon, just been working on a site for my work on all my spare time. Learning C# as I go. Peace!

yeah... being a 97 legacy owner that's put in about... oh 9,000 dollars in repairs while it sits in my garage broken AGAIN (this is within 2 1/2 years). I can really feel for this guy. As far as the older Subarus, I believe they're much more reliable then the 95-99. I speak with experience of 3 people I know with, 98 Impreza RS 2.5, 99 Impreza RS 2.5, and 95 Legacy L. All three of these people have had pretty major problems with their cars. Personally I'm pissed at subaru about their EJ25 DOHC head gasget problem, and if I had known it was an EJ22 bored out to 2.5 Liters I would have saw it coming. I'm just mad that they didn't recall it, at least that I know of. For instance my last problem on my car was my tranny... the freakin' gear axel inside the housing broke in half due to the fact that gears weren't set right (according to my very reliable mechanic) and my personal trouble shooting up until that point. You could put it in drive and then reverse and feel it catch after a second, like there was movement then it catching on something. Basically the gears weren't close enough together so they would move then hit against each other.... if that makes any sense. That cost me 1800 dollars just last February. I've had the head gasket blow (the previouse year), and have changed 5 wheel bearings replaced (yes one wheel twice). Not to mention the lower control arm which was sort of my fault (I hit a curb side ways doing about 5-10 MPH). I say sort of because honestly I dont think it should have sent my wheel up into my fender at that speed. I've also had multiple sensors go out. What I'm getting to is being a 97 Legacy owner I'm almost ready to set it on fire in my parking lot. But on another note I couldn't be happier with my 150 dollar purchase of the GL-10. Not that I'm saying 150 dollars is all I would spend on a Subaru, I'm thinking about buying a WRX (since Subaru seems to have their act together). But not without the 100,000 mile warranty . It just sounds like those years Subaru had some weird problems. That just my person experience.

Well.... I took off the harmonic balancer to find that the F#@$ing bolt wasn't even on tight!!! I just used my damn hands to undo the bolt. Now that I have it out and on my desk I can see where part of it (like the key wasn't all the way in) has been dug away (lack of a better term). So hopefully I can just replace that and make sure the damn thing is on tight this time. I couldn't see the gear yet, the sun went down and I have no light in my apartment garage (yet). So I'll have to look at that tomorrow . Morgan, sorry I haven't been able to call you lately, life has been crappy (I did infact get dry socket on my right side). If that does fit my car, I would gladly pay you 45 for it, that's much I found it for online. Not sure if it will be the same size and whatnot though. Anyone else know? Anyway hopefully I can just replace this and all will be good. I'm selling it shortly after and relying on my GL-10 this winter, tired of this damn car.

So this could have messed up my timing? or the timing gear... that's what I was afraid of . I'm going to start ripping it apart tomorrow, so hopefully I'll see what the damage is.

Well... I won't go through the history of this damn car, but I'll just state the current problem, since that's the one I need to fix My crank pully is screwed. The one that runs the serpentine belt. It whobbles, which I've gone through this before due to bastard mechanics not doing their job correctly. Not using "lock tight", so said the past mechanic which obviously didn't follow his own advice . Anyway the key that holds it in place, I'm assuming because that was the last problem, has worn a bigger notch so now it has a lot of free play. I don't really know what the inside (the timing belt area) looks like since I've never taken it apart. But does this mean the main crank gear for the timing belt could be messed up too? Since I think the key goes into that as well, meaning that possibly the notch could be messed up on that too. If so this leads me to the next question..... how hard is it to change the timing belt on a DOHC EJ25 with an auto tensioner (which I believe I have?) I'm assuming it's not easy. But at this point I'm not throwing ANY more money into this bastard of a car.... and my haynes manual makes it seem doable by a person like me. Anyway.... any suggestions on fixing it would be awesome. Thanks in advance guys.

It took me a while to figure out a what you guys meant by MMO a long time ago, where do you get Marvel Mystery Oil? <- Don't mean to hijack the thread.

I'm getting a manual tranny soon, is there something somewhere that this is all documented? Also do I need the kit if I'm just putting a 2WD tranny in a 2WD car? I just figured I needed the flywheel (which I'm looking into using an XT because I heard they're lighter?), clutch and pressure plate, oh and the clutch petal box or whatever it's called. I have no idea how hard it is to do a conversion, seems like it could be pretty hard, but a lot of people seem like they do it on here. Sorry if this is a repost!

Looks awesome, nice site too btw. I have plans for my logo, won't be a pretty paint job, but I've started putting LED's behind all of the stars. So people across an intersection, or probably the people beating me in a race , can see the stars light up. The rest will be black.

I obviously don't have much experience with these cars, but since I've gotten my GL-10 and actually been out driving it. I've noticed people trying to pass me thinking I'm going to be a slow driver. I usually kick it down a gear, and they back off . I'll see how she holds up to the typical ricer hondas around here sooner or later.

Hey dude.... ironically I'm heading there RIGHT now.... I was just checking the board before going over there! Give him a call if you want. I'll be there in 30 minutes. I have to leave at 2PM so I should be there for a bit. Peace

ok, my main question/concern is.... once you start seeing the metal shavings at all, lets just say it started happening. Is the engine already toast?

That is extremely weird, it looks like a site that's trying to make it look like they have forums for every type of car. Which the way they chose to populate their boards is a silly way to do it. Maybe shawnw should e-mail them?

I know MorganM has a relay setup for his DC Radiator fan installed. With a low amperage switch used. That would a be a good way to do it as well. I personally, with my limited experience, don't see why a switch wouldn't be a good way. If you have a switch that handles 20 amps, that should be adequate enough to power the fan.

Well now that I've had more time to determine it's problems.. I'm now aware of the trouble I'm in. 1.) (Valve Clicking) When I start my car.... it clicks for maybe 2 clicks then it sounds like the oil pressure rises then it goes away. Well after driving it for 15 minutes or so, long enough for it to get as hot as it's going to get. The engine starts to feel rough and the valve clicking gets REALLY loud. I mean REALLY loud. Especially at idle. 2.) (Overheating?) I believed this could be the cause of the engine running rough, since I didn't have a working temp gauge. Well I bought a 3rd party one, and replaced the dash sensor. It stays at about 190-205. Which is normal. After I stop my car after driving it for 15 minutes. I SWEAR I hear water boiling. I'm fairly confident I don't have any air bubbles and there's water bubbling out into the reservoir, I've topped it off over the past 2 days. 3.) (The worse... Metal Shavings) I changed the oil to 20w50 as people suggested the other day, and when I drained the oil.... to my surprise.... I saw what looked like shiny dust. I'm assuming this is metal shavings. POSSIBLY caused by the oil pressure (Problem #1) or Oil Temperature and the oil running thin. NOW with saying all of this... is it too late to even think about fixing this thing? WHERE should I start? Preferably cheap since this thing could be screwed. ANY suggestions would be highly appreciated, since I'm sad about this car possibly being screwed up.

Yeah I've seen some people do it on VW forums before. Not sure what all is needed as far as modifying the chassis if at all. You could always build one of these! heHE!