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Well it is a noise you can ignore for a while, but it is time for a clutch. It is the throw out bearing.

There is no such thing as haing too many grounds. ON a car that old I usually just add a ground as part of maint on an older car from the engine to the battery.

Lets be serious, how many sooby owners off road (sadly). But what I have to say is WOW. It fixes everything that I hate outabout the new outback and leggo line and could be a Blu replacement in oh ... 10 years

There is a minimum and max gear ratio, everything inbetween is variable.

Especially if it comes with the deisel

Did you do the TB and all the goodies or just the TB. And the TB interval is 106K.

I can dig up exact numbers but this is much ado about nothinh and tmi. Jist drive and enjoy eveeything is within spec. If you have an old tstat put it in a pot of water with a themometer and watch it. Yyou will see what we speak

I am afraid to ask, but are you using subaru head gaskets?

Engine plastics have been around for over 20 years, plastic intake manifolds longer, they all do fine.

that leaves the gauge set

Then flamingos it is

EEk did not realize it was in the red. Your car is old enough that the radiator may be decrepid. Check all the cooling fins between behind the AC and see what condition they are in. How old is the radiator cap (or have we been through all this already )

There are lots of people who have done Subaru to VW swaps all the time so it is doable, again with enough money

Those winodws arent a design fault but a technical need. They make a much better window track and seal due to the rake of the windsheild. Everyone is pulling out every stop in the book aerodynamically. Roof pillars are getting thicker and longer to meet the new roof load standards.

BINGO Yes it not only removes heat from the transmission but helps heat up the transmission. May i ask why you feel a need to do this. SUbarus tend to run forever so this not a weak point in the engine. If you want to do it use an external cooler with a T-stat built for this.

Check the brake switch?

Well lets check one more thing, whats the output at 1800 rpm with everything on? Check all your grounds. How freely does your electric fan move? Is this change instant with a change in electrical load?

You're golden.

How many miles and when was the last time the timing belt was changed? Just wondering if it can be a tired TB idler/tensioner.

I have had this ( i miss the his gauge set). The way things are wired a weak alt can cause this, so check your alt output and battery. Low output can look the same as lower voltage flow (higher resisitance = higher temp) and give false readings.

It really is easy to do. Here is a general direction Lower the steering wheel. Look at the surround and there will be four screws, two top and two bottom, feel for the bottom ones as they all point up. Once you get the surround off you may have to unplug some switches or pop them out of the surround. You will now have the gauge cluster staring at you. there are four screws holding it in. Undo those screws. There are obvious electrical connectors on the back (top) of the cluster. Disconnect those. Now there (again general instructions) there may be one more connector in the center rear of the cluster. This is one plug with two wires. This is the spedo input, unplug this. Now the entire cluster will come out. The bulbs are the std bulbs. http://www.superbrightleds.com

I would keep the 2.2, in am imp it is a good match. Pull the engine and do a complete reseal (TB, seals, water pump, oil pump, valve covers and spark p[lug buckets and change plugs and pcv valve) and you will be golden for many many many miles.

Im not sure if i want to burn my eyes out or get pink flamingos for the doors

The car is normal. Tis is why they did away with digital readouts, too much info Your temp range during the year will range from 175 (baby it's cold outside) to 210-215 (Baby its hot out in death valley). If yours was sticking open you would be hard pressed to reach 180 or it would take a really long time.

Oppsy someone needs to fis something