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Ok just checking, as my shop said to me today "sometimes we miss the obvious" nipper

There was an aftermarket plow available, but none from subaru. nipper

i'm glad i used a relay on mine nipper

Correct on the test, but you can do the same thing by holding it in your hand. Compressors rarely go bad on soobies, so just by the odds, we can rule that out. If it DID go bad (they don't go quietly into that still night) you wouls still need the system flushed out, and a new dryer and possibly valve. When they go bad they tend to self destruct and thow metal through the system. The compressor is like the engine. Have a hole in a piston or a stuck valave, a vacume needle would bounce. Thge same is true for the AC compressor. I dont even recall the last time somone had a bad one here. The valve should be accessable by taking the cover off the heater core cover. Dumb Question, is the AC compressor clucth engagaing? nipper

Loud bang in a subaru is usually a connecting rod. Look for a large hole in the block someplace. Normally this makes a texas sized gusher, but if they forgot to put oil in it ..... nipper

The car that it attaches to? nipper

Sweet red machine in the background. nipper

Shouldnt there be a fridge or a sofa on the tounge of the trailer? hehehe

*snicker* nipper

There are spring lifts, body lifts, and both. There is a forester Board that will have lots of information for you. Again the Aussies seem to get all the really great toys nipper

What are you going to tow? Towing with a sidekick or samari just seemd scary to me. Go with the toyota. nipper

A 2006? How much newer can you get? That would cause me to seriously suspect all radiator caps. A radiator cap at the minimum should last 3 years (if not much longer). nipper

You may need a new reciever/drier and to have the system flushed. There is a expansion valve. The expansion valve ( or in cheaper systems an orafice is used) may be stuck open by debree. The reciever/dryer is filled with desicant that tends to fall apart if too much outside air/moisture gets into the system. The expansion valve also controls the pressure differntial between high and low sides. It is also possible that it is bad. http://www.hvacmechanic.com/txv.htm Expansion valve operation is the same in all cooling systems. nipper

Dont forget some refelctors on the back of that. The shape of that chop (BTW i think its really well done) may catch people extreemly off guard as they come up behind it. You are probably going to need mud flaps or fenders of some kind on the rear wheels. nipper

You just need to open your hood at least once a month to keep track of fluids. Coolant in a overflow does evaporate over time (it gets hot under that hood). If you are not over heating, have plenty of heat, i wouldnt worry about it. If it makes you feel better, you can always do a dye leak test, but it sounds almost normal to me.

BAck in the day, way back in the day, this test was used to see if there was a burnt or stuck exhaust valve. The same thing could (DO NOT ATTEMPT) be done at the intake using your palm of your hand. Your hand should be pulled into the intake and not pushed out. The proper way to do this is with a vacum gauge (and they are dirt cheap). The vacum gauge will tell you whats going on much better. The paper towel test may no longer be valid on the exhaust, as that was back before multiple or variable cam timing and emissions. nipper

i agree with the service rep. nipper

and for two wheels, its always been kawi's nipper

i am looking for a reasonable 78-79-80 wagon myself. The only two cars i was brand loyale to, was subaru and honda. nipper

That would do it. You probably need to replace that pigtail too. Anytime a wire is cooked its no longer safe to use. nipper

Check your charging system first. It can do weird things. Next is to look at the ground for cluster. nipper

It says alot of things that we dont pay attention too. SOme things are for insurance reasons, others are to protect their buts. The owners manual akso says that it should be used only for towing and flat tires, so the speed refernce may be for the spare also. nipper

It can be contaminated with moisture. You cant just fill up a system without using proper gauges. The gauges tell you lost of information besides pressure. nipper

i did the lift nipper