nipper

If he had a crank issue to yes, but its cranking fine it seems, so there is a good ground between engine and battery. nipper

Maybe not. How far did you drive it after the cruise dropped out. You also may have just shortened its life. nipper

Boy it doesnt take long for the vultures to circle in these parts nipper

98 spedos rarely go bad. 1999-2000-2001 are suspect. You have two VSS sesnors if its an automatic, one if its a manual. I would suspect the VSS sensors first before a spedo, they are easy enough for a tech to test. Was this a sooby tech?

Yes i have a suggestion Always post year and mileage, otherwise can just sit here and throw gueses at you. Do you have a CEL on? Is this an auto or a manual? Always important information.

On aluminum engines, its a MUST that they go to the machine shop. The head may be flat but the surface finish will not be what it was new, and that has to be restored. Both HG's need to be done. Also if its weeping you can wait months before you repair it (read summer). Just check the fluids regularly. nipper

Hard Start is usually the TPS sensor. Clear all the codes and run the car again, then pull the codes. Alot of those are related by a common denominator of the car not starting when its supposed to. nipper

CHECK YOUR FLUIDS IMMEDIATLY! If your turbo is sucking up the fluids in the car you can blow the engine. Get the car towed to the dealer. How many miles are on it? nipper

Well they have a lot of stuff in them. And do simple math, alot of force is handled by them too. mipper

You're pretty

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Try the cap first. It's cheap enough and probably need one anyway. nipper

The justy board is quiet but lots of info there. nipper

Which actually is fair criteria to spec out plugs with. nipper

AMEN to that. There was a time with points and liquid filled coils that they made a differnce, but not now with modern ignition systems. nipper

Your not allowed to burn your car....

i repeat myself.

Not here that i know of but i do have a bridge i can sell you. Soobys are simple cars they like the stock plugs, otherwise you can misfire codes on the ECU. They have been tried on the outback board and showed no real benefit except for the sale of code scanners to figure out the misfire codes. nipper

Very cold weather does affect engines, machines, and animals too. Give the 5-30 a try. But make sure the oil is room temp and not sitting out in your garage when you fo it. nipper

Can you start this as a new thread please, it would make it easier for us. How many miles on the car, also does it crank and not run, or just do nothing. nipper

Just check the heaters at the seats for continuity. No reason to go nuts looking deeper just yet. Besides you have that lump of coal you can always use for heat nipper

I forget, was this car in a crash? Drivers side seat heater commonly fails from us dragging our buts in and out of the seat repeatedly. Also the G force of an impact and the shifting of a body can do the same thing. nipper

I wouldnt even bother getting the codes read right now. Look under the car make sure nothing is dangling anywwhere (nothing broke). Disconnect the battery for ten minutes, that should clear the codes. In some CEL failures the car will disable the cruise. If its still an issue get the codes read at a autozone. nipper

The airbag puter is bolted to the driveshaft hump if i remember correctly. Do whatever you have to do to get to that point.

So much for warm and dry .... nipper