nipper

Your raditor is either clogged or the cooling fins have fallen apart. Powerflush is a waist of money and can cause other problems. nipper

Reverse and first, along with WOT force a 50/50 split. It takes a split second for the hydraulics to react. Your car is fine. nipper

nope no story, just someone that i heelped with a problem that lived out here...

Well im in Portland, heaqd gaskets and all . Only problem is a loose wiper arm and that dam buzzy heat sheild again. Car is nice and dirty from playing in Mount Hood Nat forest... so where is my beer

Part time four wheel drive does not have a center differential (the old dual ranges) nor a visous coupling. Basic 4wd systems dont have this either. The front wheels turn at a differnt speed then the rears on curves (even slight ones). SInce thetwo axles are mechanically attached to each other, there is no way for the "wind up" of the driveshafts to be avoided. IN the rain The fatser the car is traveling, the more faster windup will build up. THere will come a point where one of the wheels will spin faster then the other three, depending upon which one looses traction for an instant. This can result in a loss of control. This warning about driving over 5o applies to all vehicals with a simple 2 speed transfer case and part time 4wd. nipper

i have a membership nipper

Its just a coincidence that it is at higher altitude. The dleay to reverse and the whine are both symptons of a bad front pump. This is not a good thing nipper

never buy cars from this man, he doesnt understand the differnce between AWD and part time 4wd. ANything one sees on the track is not considered nomral useage or driving. On the highway i have heard about it but it is with part time 4wd. In this litagous society, if this ever happened for real, subaru would be out of business. How one can seeanything happen, then establish a cause and effect from witnessing it without an analysis and some engineering background, does not know what he is talking about. AWD has been used in eurpo for years on the autobahn (where 140 mph is not unusual). Subarus have sold for YEARS and regularly driven over 70 mph in the rain. Say, i have a bridge to sell too if your freind is interested . nipper

or email subaru and ask them?

i've done the same thing. Go to a windsheild place they can do it. nipper

all they have to do is move the lowest part of the car up to gain clearance. There are many ways to do it, some very subtle, some not. BY moving cross members, raising the rear diff, the exhaust system, lengthing drive shafts, tire size, it all adds up fast. nipper

over heat, no oil, bet now it has no compression, i hate to say DOA so qucikly, but it sounds like itto me. SUbarus can take a lot of abuse, but very low oil and an over heat, i dont hold out hope. You can try a new coolant temp sensor, but i dont hold out a lot of hope. nipper

Step one, remove engine ... (or remove tranny) i havent priced one in ages. Google it. nipper

i have but in a nissan. When it happened to me the linkage just popped off. This may not be a big deal. nipper

Not much you can do on a manual. If it has TB the VC is shot. You can swap the VC units if you want from the old one. nipper

change the axle. It shouldnt have any effect froim the lift. i bet the axle is bad or the worng one. Easy way to find out is jack up the car, turn the wheel to lock, and rotate the tire by hand and see if you can feel resistance. If the issue wasnt there with the old axle it shouldnt be there with the new one. Where did this "new" axle come from? nipper

WOHOOO as that was a huge complaint nipper

i used the gromit where that cable passes through. i poked a hole in it, then sealed it with black silicon. i can take a pic and post it if you want .. though i dont know how in h*** one gets those big pics posted nipper

i bought them from ebay, OE speakers. Jamie has them also, Someone will supply the link for her.

You can get the maint done anywhere, just keep the receipt. nipper

ill be in portland in a few days

bad bad bad thing to do on ANY auto tranny car pre 1969. You have just been lucky, but i bet even those you did some internal damage to, just it never showed up. Every mfg tells you NOT to do this. nipper

the water an oil fumes would to make the white mix nipper

Easy because there are a large percentage of people here with 2.5 with high mileage on them that have not blown HGs. SO you always drive with something that is going to make a huge pile of waste no one wants after 20 years? Just because some people have had HG issues (and yes 15% qualifies as some) doesnt mean they are bad engines. Any engine will blow a HG if it is not maintaned right, allowed to have air bubbles in the coling system, or gets old enough. Over 140,000 miles the odds of blowing one increases on all engines. THe aluminum block and head with a metal alloy gasket with differnt expansion rates determine this. In reality as subarus age, they are less likely to blow HG as opposed to hindas, toyotas or american engines (and at that point the american cars arent worth owning anyway). If we apply the same theopry to the subaru TB and awd units, then that is crap to since they do wear out for a number of reason, and this board shouldnt exist for such a poorly made car. ill take a dohc 2.5L anyday. i'm going to bow out of this thread since its pointless, and go back to beating blu up on dirt roads of wyoming nipper

Your not coming NEAR Blu with a hammer ..... nipper