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nipper replied to carfreak85's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
CHrome thing is a bezel. I see them ocassionally on ebay. I like my idea better .... GODZILLA! nipper -
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nipper replied to carfreak85's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Thankyou for driving your subaru for fresh air, press one for recirculated air, press two for an operator, press O nipper -
This is kicking around the outback board, and it looks like they are really sensative to tire pressure. 31 psi seems to be the magic number. Go higher then that and everything gets scary. If you feel like reading 10 pages of posts http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11267&perpage=20&highlight=dangerous&pagenumber=1 One guy did extensive testing with dead weight in the car and air pressure and 31psi may resolve it. nipper
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nipper replied to carfreak85's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
One is the ejector seat, the other is the anti Godzilla defense system nipper -
Usually, if you use an OE o2 sensor, it will last way beyond 100,000 miles. Mine lasted 180,000, and it saw a hell of a lot of NYC driving (you dont get much more city then that). Th o2 sensor usually throws its own code unless its long in the tooth, and getting lazy. there are tests with a multimeter you can do check the sensor. nipper
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I have always done this when bleading the brakes. Use a turbey baster to get the old fluid out of the master cylinder, put in fresh, and bleed. Today in the automotive advice column, there was a letter about DOT3. The columnist (who i am not a fan off for his usual response of take car to dealer), said to use the turkey baster trick several times over a couple of weeks. Tis would be the same thing as a beading type flush. Thinking about this, I can see the pros and cons to both sides (big con is contaminating new fluid with old (which may have water in it). So thoughts and opinions? nipper
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Remeber that the cold can do weird thigs to cars. Things that happen in biiter cold need to be montiored, but arent necassarily a problem. The clutch test is to try to start off frem a dead stop in 4th or 5th gear. if the car stalls the clutch is fine. If you can do it, its time to start budgeting for a clutch. The test doesnt mean the clutch is going to go out tomorrow, or even next week, just something to plan for. If it only does it when its bitter cold, I wouldnt worry. I had a civic that would do the opposit, in heavy traffic the clutch would slip in 3rd geag (stop and go). There was nothing wrong with the clutch, it was just getting hot. I would just blame this on the cold, be aware of it, give the clutch time to warm up, and see what happens when the weather warms up. nipper