nipper

Sadly this is not something I can do. I have tried bosy work before, and lets just say, I suck. nipper

The door switch is bad. nipper

I was told it was a sticker last year when Blu had a bmper skin repainted (warrenty work from a deer hit). I will probably go to the same shop again. Someone on another list quoted me 700.00 bucks EEEK! But it has to get done as I want him around for few more years, and thst really the only rust spot on him.

Anyone want to give me an idea what it shold cost to repair this? I am going to be getting estimates this week. nipper

An auto turblo?

Wow someone has a auto-turbo. Most likley failure mode is a stress crack or a poor shaft casting to begin with. Thats why bridges fail so many many many years after they are built. Write subaru a nasty letter

Altenator. Car is due for one. i got mine from www.1stsubaru.com as it was relativly cheap for a subaru rebuild. I went through three alts from various stores before I got this one. You can jump start the car, or charge the battery and see what the volt output is with everything on and 1800 rpm, or just take my word May be the battery too depending upon its age.

Now i feel better, i was wondering too. nipper

just lurking. nipper

Usually if the rack isnt leaking it is fine. There are many other parts that can do what you describe. You should have a shop inspect it, as some of those parts sort of keep the wheels attached to the car. Slightly important. nipper

I think the guys over on http://www.offroadsubarus.com/ are tyring it out. I remember a thread on it or something close to it. I dont even remember my response. I would have to look it up. nipper

If your going to tow, wouldnt you want a bigger engine then a 2.5 to have more power in reserve? nipper

Everythying everyone said is good, my two cents. Check for knotholes. They can be weak spots. Yes engines are relativly light, but Good Ol' Murphy is always around. When in doubt, just brace the Rafter you are going to use. Carpenters glue does wonders for reinforcing rafters if you marry them.. nipper

Eastern is crap. period. How many miles are on your car? If the cats truly are bad it may be covered by the meissions warrenty. this is one of those times where it would pay to take it to a dealer. Even if your cats are bad, replacing the O2 sensors wont be wasted money. They may need to be replaced anyway if the car has over 100K on it, as thats about thier design life. They may last much longer, but if your trying to diagnose a problem, its not wasted money. nipper

cheapest = Eastern ? Eastern BAD nipper

Gte a better tech. A sooby dealer can use thier select monitor and see things happening in real time and get a handle on what is going on. A sooby factory scanner can read the sensors in real time, it doesnt matter if the car is in open loop or closed loop. First thing I would look for is the obvious disconnected vac line at the airbox. Next I would suspect the knock sensor. nipper

What he said. It's amazing how much MPG you cna pick up by retraining your right foot to squeeze the gas pedal instead of just pressing it down. You can recalibrate the way you accelerate and no one would really notice the difference. This is still how basic (in dash) MPG meters work. They just read manifold vac, the higher the needle, the higher the instant MPG is. ALso you can find the cars sweet spot. nipper

Im a bit confused, this is in the older gen board, but that is for OBDII (at leats they list leagcy settings). Why not use a vacume gauge, as that was the original MPG gauges (and still are). nipper

I had a wonderful time, even if someone did have the nerve to show up in a rented mopar nipper

How much play are we talking here, a real measurment please. nipper

ok i have a 2ish hour drive so between 1-2

So whats a good time to show up?

Well once i get Blu a bath tomorrow i will be on my way. nipper

Its possible the connector was dirty too it happnes. Just the action of disconnecting it and reconnecting it can clean the terminals. As far of the timing belt, not really. Breaking would be a good thing as all valve action would cease and nothing would hit anything. What they tend to do is jump a tooth (survivable) or three (not survivable). These are interfernce engines, which means not only hitting the pistons, but the valves hitting each other. Its sort of like asking if death is a sympton of a heart attack. Don't wait for it to happen, as a 650.00 repair can cost you a engine. Alos at this time its a good idea (read must) to do the cam seals, main seal, re-seal the oil pump, replace tensioners and idlers, replace the pcv valve. ALso replace the waterpump if you plan on putting alot of miles on the car. If you are only going to do another 60K in another 10 years, then it can go untill the next TB change. nipper

i get those sometimes confused, silly me. Freezing in any engine isn not a factor of air temp (again as long as your not in fairbanks) but a factor of the condition of the coolant. ALso these pumps dont pull, they just push. nipper