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Your clutches are wiped out. They no longer have the ability to grab each other. If your transmission is working fine (and since you have maintained it well) I would just get the AWD rebuilt. You know this transmission. Why buy one you know nothing about and may have even a worse problem. The other failure mode is Torque bind, where the clutches fuse together. At least with what you have right now the car is driveable. At 187,000 miles i got mine rebuilt and have been very happy. If you plan on keeping the car Have the dealer do the repair. nipper

Ok i wasnt sure, and figured someone would chime in. nipper

Technically its a nylon gear and they are fairly durable. What makes them go bad is when wahtever they are driving starts to seize up. nipper

in all honesty i dont know. But i am 90% sure you arent going to find a single OBD I JDM motor due to japanese culture and laws. They have strict emissions so every 3-4 years you pretty much have to get a new car. Japan has the most expensive real estate in the world so they arent many junkyards to find vintage steel. SO that leaves you with a recent JDM OBD II. nipper

Well there is the nightmare that one is an OBDII (or the japanese equivilant) and the other is an OBDI. This can be a bunch of re wiring to get it to run correctly. nipper

unless your really really annoying its hard to get pulled over for improper lights anymore. Thats something that might get caught on inspection or a road block check nipper

http://www.subaru360club.org/gallery/360subaruvan/subaru360van360-90.jpg http://vahokie.homeip.net/misc/subaru360/Van/photos/van1.jpg http://vahokie.homeip.net/misc/subaru360/ads/photos/ad4.jpg (I think this is it) http://vahokie.homeip.net/misc/subaru360/ads/photos/ad3.jpg (this too) http://www.netcarshow.com/subaru/1958-360/ http://www.answers.com/topic/subaru360-jpg after that i cant help nipper nipper

Thats a common design for cable driven spedos, as it is not that often the gear goes bad. Its the same for most automatics since the begning of time (or at least 1938). The VSS started coming about in 1995, and was completly switched over in 1996. nipper

Catalysist are coming soon on all engined, including outboards, conversions and motorcycles. Oddly computers have made this easier. Going to be interesting to see how theyfit cats on small engines and how they actually enforce the regulations. nipper

Kilroy .. We had a 1961 American 4dr sedan that was moms car in the mid 70's. We laos had at the same time the Rambler american wagon. And my favorit was my 1969 Rambler american wagon... all with the fold down bed features. Great for relaxing after a long date (hehehehe). Guess thats why i like wagons. i like my OBW since the rear seat will fold flat, too bad the front ones wont, but i think saftey rules sort of killed that. New outbacks the seat bottom doesnt flip up to allow that. nipper

With my futzy altenator, i can feel the load come on and off in the morning (yes i know i need to replace it). Itys a tremendous pull on the engine. It may take about 1000 miles for the ecu to learn that you drive like a nut (or a nun). nipper

Its the center carrier bearing or the universal joint. Its real easy to diagnose. Get under the car, grab the driveshaft and shake it in the x and y direction. There should be no play. Cost of repair depends upon who you want to fis it. New shaft from subaru bloody expensive. Used driveshaft from a junk yard. What I did was take the car to a drive shaft shop and have them rebuild the shaft with a greasable universal os it would last for ever. If you plan on keeping the car for another 100K, thats the way I would go. If not go the junkyard route. If its the bearing itself just get it replaced. It will get worse with time, and may even show up at highway speed. nipper

NO FAIR! I was there in october nipper

No one is bullit proof: Toyota http://yotarepair.com/breakingnews.html Lexus http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32406 GM http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/15/gm-to-handle-intake-manifold-gasket-problem-on-a-case-by-case-ba/ Honda Transmission http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?scid=93&did=908 http://forums.carreview.com/showthread.php?t=113 Why headgaskets fail (in general) http://www.babcox.com/editorial/us/us80222.htm I can go on about chrysler awd with failing one way clutches that are very expensive, BMW transmissions that like to be in drive and reverse at the same time (and they dont know why). One thing about the subaru head gasket, once its fixed, its fixed. I will take that any day over the BMW issue, or the honda tranny issue. Another thing, what determins the llife of a car. Is the life when the doors fall off, a major mechanical failure at over 100,000 miles, or the cost of repair exceedes the cars dollar value. Engineered life is 100,000 miles when most these cars weere built (now i think its 130,000). Nothing lasts for ever. Smaller engines are taxed more and there for will have a major breakdown sooner. Larger engines if they arent fully taxed will go on for quite some time. A truck thats been working all its life may throw a rod at 140,000, and that be quite respecatble. A Headgasket is not a major thing to doom an engine. What dooms the engine is if the engine gets cooked after that, or throws a rod through the block. nipper

Your right i just double checked, its all electric. This actually makes it easier to diagnose. nipper

Isnt it going to be alot of work to switch the steering wheel to the proper side? hehehehe nice car, nice and clean. nipper

so if i asked about a question that was common to my subaru and another brand, i cant post it in the subaru topic (like tire cupping for example) dude, thats just insane. nipper

Ok i'm curious. Why is this not in the proper forum? His subaru coughs going around a tight turn. My 87 would do it on a tight right turn ramp and it was the pcv hoses. He said he blamed his soobs. he is asking an honest question. Don't be so harsh nipper

so 50 years of engineering that has proven itself is wrong.... very well, then have fun with the trike. nipper

I hate to say this, but after 140,000 miles personally its just wear and tear. There are less HG failures at high mileage due to HG design then at low mileage. I had a honda civic that blew a HG at 140,000 miles, but i did not curse honda for it. I have to side with subaru on this one. They cant warrenty a HG for ever. I think your being a bit unreasonable, but to each their own. nipper

Mine did it too, and it was the pcv thing. Do you happen to notice a puff of smoke when the car coughs? nipper

Thats normal. The block heater will be your freind. nipper

Some just use the simple breather tube, since some engines get rebuilt after race day. nipper

They never did "find" the driver of the other car. they barely found the car itself. nipper

are the fans still running? did someone plug in any connectors under the dash that looked like they belonged together? nipper