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NE (NJ, CT, NY, PA, DE, MD) Pine Barrens, NJ Trail Run Sat. Aug 18th
nipper replied to njdrsubaru's topic in Off Road
i wonder how far that is from me, maybe worth it to take Blu out for his official debute nipper -
Altenator
nipper replied to nipper's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
I added a ground right to the alt and it made no difference. Even at 2000rpm with everything on the alt is undercharging using a tradational load tester. I may replace the battery cables this weekend, other then that nothing else I can think of. nipper -
Altenator
nipper replied to nipper's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
mine is 13.1, and too me thats too low. I've gone down as low as 11.9 at lights too nipper -
Interesting .... My shop says my altenator is putting out the proper voltage/current using their new fangled shiney digital tester. My slightly dirty big metal box with the two humongus battery terminal connectors says otherwise. They had to put in a new battery under warrenty because the battery wouldnt hold a charge anymore. They tried to explain that my wiring was suspect. I disagreed. Blu has had Two aftermarket altenators on him (from differnt shops) , and both seemed to put out too low for my tastes (and man am i pissed). Now that my back is starting to let me do things again (but man do i pay for it the next day) I looked into a OE altenator. 61.00 plus core of 50.00 wow my last one cost 223.00 Oddly thats the same price as an imprezza altenator. SO i called 1st subaru an ordered an altenator. I told John what I have been going through. He said he has had several customers in the same situation, they got frustrated and went with OE (thinking the cost be damned) and it solved there problem. These are subaru rebuilt altenators, so I ordered one. If this solves the problem, the moral of the story would be not only can OE be cheaper, but better. Thought I would share. nipper
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Subaru 4wd mini van taxi in Vanuatu
nipper replied to suburpy's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
All auto mfg's do that. Its marketing. nipper -
i think my credit card just imploded short ram intake is coming (not from ebay) Heat sheild for the cone filter is coming What was replaced 4 struts with the GR2 (after renting a nissan sentra and an hunday accent it doesnt seem that bad) Automatic shifter cable AC was recharged/leak fixed 4 wheel alignment New battery (warrenty item) 4 wheel alignment Oil Change ( i was due, but i was going to do it myslef, but they did it ....oh well) 2 new radiator hoses right front axle Surprises : There is a thunk under the car sometimes, may be a heat sheild. Every wiring harness under the hood had to be adjusted Air intake box fit issue Dogbone engine mount had to be cut and welded Transmission cable bracket snapped (old age) Left to be done: I really dont like the stress on the rubber fuel lines, i am going to have to replace them. Altenator charging seems low. I am getting one from one of the subaru online dealers (explain to me why they sell it for 61 and everyone else is over 200). Maybe this will cure the issue. Fix my damn dash lights and reprogram everything Return tuesday to get the car inspected and have everything double checked Worrysome: There is some slight binding in the steering, more aparent in left turns then rights. The shop and I both agree that it is the steering shaft extension, and it should go away as it breaks in. Rear
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its a gold mine
nipper replied to nipper's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
The do if you use the search function nipper -
Subaru 4wd mini van taxi in Vanuatu
nipper replied to suburpy's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
http://www.japanoid.com/cardata.php?carNo=24 http://www.xs4all.nl/~mjs/cabover.html its almost honorable , its a micro van, not a mini van. This can use a min van as a a garage nipper -
The Ballad of BOB the FrankenBRAT, (kinda long)
nipper replied to s'ko's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Wow im impressed, Thats the best nipper -
Oh i agree, its not staged, but from an engineering point of view and testing methodolgy and standards, they are very far off. I see they are running out of material, as they are getting off the "myths" and instead recreating things that actually happened. Back to our regularly schedualed thread nipper