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When i get those urges i find myself in the middle of Wyoming (keeping in mind i live in NY). nipper

When in doubt start cheap. Replace the T-stat and the radiator cap (do the cap first). At this age, a decrepid readiator (clogged or missing cooling fins or both) wouldnt be surprising. nipper

Stop leak is fine for what it is intended to do. Its been used for eons without issues (where it made things worse there were already problems to begin with). Stop leaks needs heat, pressure, and a temp differential to work. Just floating around in a coolant system it wont do any harm (Unless there is air trapped in it). Stop leak will do nothing for a bad HG or rotary seal leak. nipper

This has been kicking around for a month, along with a artists sketch and some preliminary specs. toyaru or subayota. There are a few threads on this. nipper

i was thinking of a roof top pop-up tent myself. i actually like these trailers, plenty of ground clearance and a litle better then other no frills small trialers. nipper

Soooooooooooo 2 inches shorter then a 2.0 hrmmmmm

Thats typical diesel injector pressure. nipper

I would rather drive that then a early model subaru around town. There is no need for a huge suv to go to the train station, gorcery store, or in an city setting where your not doing highwat speed. I mean that same argument can be made for a SUV vs a speeding semi. Or crossing the street vas a car. That argument no longer holds. We can't afford to have that used an excuse anymore. nipper

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i agree, the diff went first, and whatever went caused the crack. Another reason not to let strange noises go too long without knowing what they are. nipper

Just goes to show you cant make anyone happy. They are going yo set a new minimum noise standard to get around this. nipper

Beofre oyu pull the heads, (assuming it still running) listen to the bottom end. After pulling the heads, run a straight edge along the cylinder edge. If everything seems fine then give it a shot. nipper

Keeping in mind this is just a manual. Torque bind puts additional stress on the drive line components (axles motor mounts tires). It can make steering the car very hard and unpredictable. IN an automatic TB may be correctable, but when the only choise for repair in a manual is replacing the viscous coupling (and maybe the internal diff) thats a failure of the system. nipper

No its not going bad, it has gone bad, and it has failed. The moment it can no longer allow for independent movement between the front and rear axles, it has failed. And it is catstrophic to the AWD system. And yes it can be dangerous on a slick road. Either it works or it doesnt, just like being a little pregnent, no such thing. nipper

Clutches are wear items, so there is no such thing as "clutch failure" (though there has been one or two with less then 12K on the car, but thats not unreasonable, things break) , they just wear out depending upon the drivers habits. Torque bind in a manul means the AWD has failed, period. This is usually due to mismatched tires or running on a flat. Full time AWD has been around across the baord since 91 i think. Either wway, your not going to find anything but for the years your looking for. Blown headgakets are referred to HG, not BHG (it gets confusing otherwise). The DOHC was dropped in 1999 in favor of a SOHC. Internal head gaskets are the DOHC's and external HG leaks are from 99-02 (?). All mfg's have HG issues of some kind. SUbaru is 15% of all 2.5 engines. Turbos dont seem to have the issue. nipper

Well you have the boxer diesel, that aint fair nipper

SUbaru has a fix for those two pistons that cause the noise. Just replace those. nipper

Yes it can be made into a reliable engine. nipper

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Well there are a few things you need to check. The two issues with a sooby engine that has gotten cooked are connecting rod bearings, and the cylinder liner shifting. If you see any signs of the 2nd the block is scrap. nipper

Generally cars that arent that old with tons of mileage on them are well cared for. The owners couldnt afford to be without a car, since its for business. nipper

There have been no HG issues on turbo models (so far), of course just by them being turbos they may be more prone to it then the same engine non - turbo. In generall they seem to be aging very well. Any AWD car, take it to a parking lot and do tight figure 8's at idle speed. If the car can't do the manuver smoothly, then either the tires arent matched or the AWD system is failing. Both reason enough to walk away form the car. nipper

thats not normal. IS the tire cupped at all? i bet the rear alignment is off. nipper

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because i want it NOW, but it wont be ready till friday. SO i get it saturday. i want it now darnit. And i hate to admit it, but gas is getting expensive for me. SO i can maybe only afford one of these trips every other week, and i was just down in new hope. nipper