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Yes it will. Since you are OBDII use an OE O2 sensor for the front snesor. nipper

in a word, yes. Liquid molecules are much larger then gas (air). it is very possible to have a non liquid leak, but have an air leak. It also depends upon how the thread is broken. When it heats up, it expands and may seal up. When it cools down, it contracts. As the radiator cools down, it also causes a vacume (hence how the overflow tank works). Another thing to try is to start the car with the cooling system sealed. There is always a little bit of air in the cooling system. Spray a soapy solution on the bleed screw, and see if it bubbles as the car heats up and pressurizes the cooling system. YOu can always do a leak down test on the cooling system. Another thing is it can be a clogged radiator. How many miles on the car? nipper

You have two places to have money spent on a car design. Choice A is the interior, Choice B is the mechanicals. Subaru has always taken choice B, a wise one in my opinion. nipper

There are a lot of people that run without covers. Personallly I like covers, as it protects the belts from snow and mud. I think the gaskets are un necassary, as snow and mud are pretty big to get inside the covers. nipper

!st subaru lists them for 1988 from 12.00 up to 39.00, with the 1800 hovering around 15.00 Thats where I would buy it from. https://www.1stsubaruparts.com/partscat.html nipper

i usually replace the cable when i replace the clutch. nipper

Im guessing its a clutch or clutch cable issue. nipper

SVX has a belt. The H6 has two timing chains in order for it to fit in the space of a H4. nipper

And you had to walk both ways up hill in snow up to your waist to get the motoroil which only came in cans? hehehehehe nipper

hrmmm ...... just maybe ... nipper

i think its that entire "winter"thing. i take Blu to the dealer for oil changes, cheaper then jiffy lube nipper

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to remeber our poor friend, sooby. Through all her trials and trubulations, hemoraging fluids, fought on with great valor... Its time. The engine is cooked. Being driven under those conditions did her in. Time for a new engine. nipper

SOunds like something is off a tooth. Why were the tensioners replaced? I know that there are some bad tensioners out there, and subaru has been replacing them as the cars come in for service. I think it was 2003, not sure. BTW you better be sitting down when subaru gives you an estimate. nipper

The coolant temp sensor may have a dead spot in it too. nipper

i have a manual for 1996, but its 700 miles east of here. If anyone wants a copy of that manual or a 1998, or a 2000 (i think) OE manual on pdf, send me a private message. nipper

The pitting on the deck isnt an issue for me, the pitting on the edge of the combustion chamber is impossible to fix, and can cause pinging if it makes a hot spot, and a path for hot gases to blow the HG. A good machine shop should have refused to do the work. nipper

dust and dirt will get slung off by engine rpm. If you go in mud or snow, then you need covers. Both can pack in there and possibly make things jump. nipper

It looks like scrap to me. nipper

show off, he needed the pic for a 1996 :-p nipper

There is a manual override. ON Blu, there is a hole under the prnd321 trim peice where you stick a screwdriver. This disengages the interlock so you can move the shifter. nipper

i actually sort of like the ridgeline. i test drove one, and kicked the tires. nipper

So your volunteering to be my throttle control? heheheh nipper

Which leads to the next question, where is the module? Oh joy, i get to drive home in snow too grrrrr i hate feb road trips, just was missing the other half too much. i should know better, damn valentines day. nipper

You need a load. Turn everything on and rev the engine at 2500 rpms and see what you get. You can rev the engine all you want, but with no demand on the system, there will be no current draw. Doesnt take much to run an engine. nipper

So i am in Louisville, Ky. I drove here through the mountains of MD and WV. The reson i like the 2.5L DOHC is that if you keep the engine over 3,000 RPM it will just scoot up a mountain at 75. With the cruise control, it insists upon downshifting to 2nd gear and holding it past the peak of the mountain. My gas mileage was an a bysmal 19 mpg. If i disconnect the cruise while climbing, the car upshifts to 4th with the torque converter unlocked and just wants to run right up the mountain. With manual speed control, i got 24 mpg at 75-85 mph. In another thread someone said that there is a wire from the cruise control to the TCU. It seems that this is a signal to the TCU to use a more agressive shift pattern. If it ever warms up here (and as much as i hate doing elective surgery 700 miles from home), i am willing to disconnect this wire (think of it as a labotamy for the cruise control) to see if this erradicates this god awful behavior. Can someone (yes porc you too) find out where this wire is, and the best place to disconnect it? nipper PS, this is the first high speed drive in the mountains with the lift kit and the GR2's, and i had no qualms with taking the car up to 100 mph. It felt a little odd in the left twisties, but fine on the right ones. Blu was a bit of a handful at 70 with a 40 mph crosswind.