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WHen i get bored i go three pages back to look at the threads with 0-3 responses. Though this being jan it shold have been farther back then that.

Please specify as much as you can: mpg averages for City, Highway, and/or a general mix of the two 16 20 degrees outside short trips (mile or less) 20 local no ac 19 local ac 20 at 55 28 up to 70 25 ove70 Model and year 1997 Outback Lifted SOHC or DOHC, mileage of engine, turbo or non DOHC 275,000 miles Automatic or Manual Transmission Auto Fluids in engine, diffs, tranny, etc. Syn engine dino everywhere else any Intake, Engine, or Exhaust Modifications nada Tire size and type stock size BFG T/a Suspension lifts/lowering and/or aerodynamic changes (such as mirrors, roof racks, light bars, bumpers, valences, etc.) Lifted, no cross bars. With a Roodf basket I am hard pressed to get 24. Any other factors you feel are relevant Blue. We all know Blue gets better MPG.

Sorry we gave your seat away, now you have to sit at the little subaru table (360's and Justy's). You can have my justy seat since i am not using it Welcome back.

I have often prescribed to the "if it doesnt work hit it with a bigger hammer" but i have never seem so many hammers in one place of the same size before

Heat shields. When cold bang the cat with your fist. Dont break your fist, If the cat rattles it is done. Gte yourself a vacume gauge. Why no one uses this is beyond me. it will tell you if the cat is clogged . http://www.classictruckshop.com/clubs/earlyburbs/projects/vac/uum.htm

I think this has a water passage in the intake manifold ? If the valves were open on the #2 that could be where the water ended up. I may be wrong but this will bump up the post anyway

What he said.

You did everything wrong. Did you read a manual when you did this? As i say this nicely Machine shops check the heads and restores the finish that is needed for sealing. The sealing surface needs to be the proper finish. At 230K it should have gotten a valve job Use ONLY OE gaskets as felpro or anyone else will not have the latests desghn. They only make the first gen or if lucky second gen, and have maybe 10 engineers to cover 1000's of vehicals. I worked for an aftermarket mfg, i know how it goes. They wont have the 4,5,6 generation of the gaskets. Copper sealant on any part destroys the sealing properties of the HG. there is a reason for the finish on the cylinder head. Gaskets do the most sealing on the outer edges and coper or any other thing ruins that seal by filling the surface finish. YOu should have lubricated the bolts as you may have gotten the wrong torque readings. if the book says oil, then oil. The bolts are reusable. You do not re-torque modern HG's as that will crush the fixed compression of the HG (which is already ruined). I am surprised that is the only problem you have. Some time soon you will start having an internal leak. This is not the engines fault, but yours. You are going to re-do the HG, but i dont know how hard it is get the copper spray off. http://www.aa1car.com/library/ic697.htm http://www.aa1car.com/library/ar996.htm

Many errors here 1- A machine shop doesnt only check for warpage, it restores the finish on the heads that are so important to sealing properly. 2- ONLY USE OE GASKETS for the HG. Felpro or anyone else is junk as they are do not get the latest updates. I have talked about this adnasium so I wont cover it here, just trust me on it. 3- Not important as it affects torque values. 4- NOTHING is used on any of the sealing surfaces on the HG, on the block or head. That finish is needed for the seal.

Thankyou thats it.

I can not find a link, can anyone find one? I need o see the MSDS and procedure before I comment. But I am already skeptical as the seizure of the piston skirts would damage the cylinder walls. This sounds like leaning out and this may be a teflon based coating. You heed to cinter teflon at 450-500 degrees f http://www.rjchase.com/fact_sheet_seventeen.pdf I used to do this all the time, and we used 500 degrees. However it was applied to carbon weve paper not to a metal that would be scuffed from seizure.

Figured i would post this here. I have an audivox alarm. The little tabs broke off that keep them on the alarm key. i can post a pic, but does anyone have any non functioning ones? Audivox is near me, kickass service when you walk in, but a bit pricey.

I posted this someplace as a source, do a search on transmission or transmission solenoids or solenoids.

http://www.drive.subaru.com/Sum06_attic.htm 360 100mpg car FF1 (I remeber years ago seeing the wagon version) Vivo concept car http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/05/subaru-360-vintage-ads-cheap-ugly-ads-with-sexy-girl-extolling-cheap-ugly-cars/

Try and beat this! Subaru 360 with auto drive! Subaru 360 with the "sports package" looking at the video i think the leather gloves may have been a factory option too. We all know that when you drive with leather gloves the car handles better! Wait out the first minute

Ok when people start replacing parts blindly I back out of a thread because it just introduces way too many variables. Good Luck

Your freinds car does not have the same exact issue. If you can push start his car he has spark.

Lets get out that ol meter and see what the engine temp control sensor is reading when it is cold. Good news is this can be done inside the house in the freezer if you want. You can watch it as it goes down in temp, especially if you have a digital thrmometer to tape to it.

The otherhalf has bought a hyndai SUV thingy new. I hang my head in shame whenever I get in it. It has more room then his 1998 CRV (old gal had 260,000 miles when traded in, repairs cost more then a new car). Odd thing is Blu at 270,000 miles aside from the bad rack and exhaust hanger rides just as well and has more power. At least for now B;u doesnt have to take those long fast raodtrips to Cjicago anymore.

Sure make it difficult. OK will have to test things the old fashioned way. Unplug the O2 sensor and see if it is giving false data.OBD1 works the same way as OBDII as far as open loop and closed loop.

I can see that, leaning out too much throwing off the O2 sensor

Does starting him count? Justy sat for 2 months in bitter cold weather and a blizzard. Took more cranks then i expected but it ran fine except idle is 1500 RPM.

I repeat, vacume gauge? Do that before a compression test it will tell you where to look.

Lets stay with one car at a time otherwise we all will get confused.

Grrr i hate it when we are wrong. Check the crank postion sensor as that would keep the car from starting. It will make an AC pulse in a specific pattern. i think 1 -2-1-3 but i may be wrong. Check for spark. Check the fuel injectors. And sadly do all this wehn the car won't start. This is electrical and something is opening up a bad joint someplace in the cold.