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My 1981 GL coupe died of cancer. It was a slow peacful death. nipper

That failure almost never happens in modenr engines, let alone subaru. Ring failure can come from cooking the engine, ping, running too lean in that one cylinder. Boxer engines as a whole are extreemly reliable. I wouldnt even consider a HG a hard engine failure (after all its just a gasket). Sounds like your car did not have a happy previous life, or you were just the unlucky one.Typically 200,000 miles or more on a wel maintained engine is not unusual. nipper

No, it depends upon the sensor. The O2 sensor will use its default (ie open loop) settings. The pressure transducer your talking about has no effect on anything except the ozone layer. Some sensors there are no default parmieters, like the cam crank psotion sesnors, hence why the car wont run if they go bad. nipper

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question508.htm Yes nipper

i'm taking your lump of coal back to the mine

I want him to buy the Haynes book first show off nipper

I hate to state the obvious, but has the ignition wires been replaced? If not they are due to be replaced. Just a thought. nipper

Saftey glass just means when the windows shatter, they shatter in a million little pieces, so that your arteries dont get ripped open. The windsheild is laminated so thats an entirely different beast. Dont know about the radio questions.

There are several methods around to adjust rear drums. One is a manual adjustment. Another is the backup and stomp on the pedal, and the third is the hand brake. The hand brake method is the one that is least used in people with automatics. Thats why its still a good idea to use the hand brake even in an automatic. nipper

I just want to clarify, that the fuse sends a signal to the TCU to fully power the Duty C to disconnect the RWD. To get on demand 50/50 split you have to cut off the signal to the solenoid from the TCU. Now what would be a good trick, is to use this idea to power a disconnect for the ABS That i like. nipper

This is sounding like either a CTS problem or a cam/crank position issue. Get the haynes book and it will tell you how to test each item. I would test them after the car stalls. If you have no spark (easy pull a plug wire) then its the crank sensor. nipper

I thought we addressed this a few times. Yes put the car in neutral. Read the entire post, i think someplace in here (or the other snow thread) is an article and myself explaining why. Also another PS if you lock all 4 wheels, the ABS is going to think you are stopped, so it isnt going to do a thing. Even if the car itself is still moving. nipper

Thats how they work. pull up about 3 clicks they grab, push button to release. nipper

*chime* have you done anything to the cooling system recently? Replace your radiator cap just in case. nipper

Your not giving me a break are you? hehehe nipper

Gte yourself the haynes manual first, lets not start blindly replacing parts

Not the answer i wanted. hehehe swap wires and see what happens. a bad CTS may be making the car run too rich and that can make a converter glow red too

Have you met my stalker that always has pictures? :-p nipper

You cant test wires with just a meter. How about a new set of OE wires and a new set of plugs? nipper

to throw a CEL the car has to run x number of seconds, which yours is not doing. The regulator is under the hood and a very simple thing. Its a couple of fuel lines and a vacume line. Pokearound www.endwrench.com in the archives, there is good info. nipper

Someone else will show you. I am on my laptop and dont have that info here. The CTS tells the car that its really cold, so it needs to run richer then usual to start up. Then once the car starts to warm up it adjusts acordingly. If you have a dead spot in your CTS range, the car wont start. The crank and cam postion sensors will kepp the car from starting at all, so they are ruled out since yours fires and stalls (for now). nipper

Too late for gasline antifreeze. If you have 10% ethanol in the gas its not needed. Fuel pump is accessed from the top of the car under a floor plate. Do not replace the fuel pump unless you have confirmed no flow. A coolant temp sensor can keep the car from starting, as well as a bad fuel pressure regulator. You may need to put a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel line to check the pressure. WIth the cover off of the access plate, you can have someone turn the car on and try to start it, and you should be able to feel the pump run. nipper

Thats why i was curious if it would run at air temp nipper

I agree (thats with stock tires) nipper

Sadly this is true, when did GM first buy into subaru? maybe its related nipper