nipper

there was a clint eastwood musical about painting a wagon (sorry souldnt resist, thought i just dated myself) nipper

If you have a seriously discharged battery, a jump wont do anything, especially with a dead alternator. There is also the slight possability the battery is damaged. nipper

Last place in the world i would go. nipper

Ive seen that done for T-tops too. nipper

I am on the south shore of Nassau county, in Oceanside. My legacy got seriously bent, and right now with the OBW sometimes i get real nervous seeing how close people are to the back of the car. Plugs don't really have anything to do with weather (assuming your not in alaska or someother seriously cold climate). It has do to with the ability of the spark plug to retain heat. Rule of thumb used to be short trips was a hot plug, and highway was a cold plug. Now with crummy fuel, and lean engines, you use a mid range or cool plug. I havent heard of anyone going to a hotter plug, which would be the case if the plugs fowled early. nipper

spark plug 101 http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinfo/spark_plugs/overviewp3.asp?nav=31000&country=US

hehehe i need it today, the parental unit is being less then coopoerative today

there it is, same temp range. Try a lower heat range. nipper

Where are austrailian soobys built

so if i say i change mine every 100,000 miles weather it needs it or not? . Remember these are really long life cars, Once in 100,000 miles it should be done. Now when is the last time you changed your blinker fluid http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=6&zenid=3426bed63a78594268d502ae840a3d72 ( i couldnt resist) nipper

SOmething else to look at is the ignition cables. ONce the engine warms up, all the moisture from the car being parked is dried off, and it will run fine. Is this car parked in a garage or outside? nipper

The first one, remove the TPS and test it with a meter. The cam sensor if it was bad the car (usually) would not run. Another possability is a tired or sloppy timing belt. The cam could be gettting out of synch with the crank sensor. Also check the fuel pump pressure and flow. Dont underestimate the o2 sensor, as it can make up for a multitude of sins. The second sounds like its electrical in nature. First check and make sure your charging system is working. After this it sounds typical of a failing coil pack. As the coil gets hot, the spark gets weaker, this is due to age. Could be the ignitor, but i dont think so. Another possability is a fuel issue, like a tired fuel pump. Hook up a fuel pressure gauge where you can see it, and drive the car. Does the pressure drop off? nipper

go to where you got the original hitch and see if they show the same part numbers. nipper

Its one of those things that you should do, because not doing it can bite you in the wallet really hard, especially if you have a leak and dont know it. Especially since the front one is attached to the transmission, can we say OUCH. nipper

i tend to agree. The switch has a seperate leg for constant hi, as opposed to flash. Could be that contact is worn out since everything else works. You can take a meter to the switch and confirm it. nipper

try a lower heat range plug. This is sure sounding like a plug issue. nipper

cool, and i guess its not a retrofit item, though damn expensive i imagine nipper

well if your car gets stolen, then you need another. Thats the logic. The running joke with subarus used to be what car thief would get caught stealing a subaru, he would get laughed out of the 'hood. But now with them getting nicer, they are going to be targets. can just hope that they get resistor keys some day. nipper

yes it can be done, and you did it the right way, you asked somone too. You must follow the directions religously, no short cuts. Like i said, i just dont want anyone getting hurt. nipper

Do this, put your foot on the brake pedal, then press in the release button. You should hear a relay click. if it does not you have a bad relay. If it does click and you cant get it out of park, then you have a bad solenoid. nipper

a knock sensor attempts to deal with it, and it depends upon the source. If the ping is coming from too high a heat range plug it cant deal with it. What kind of driving do you do. Usually a cooler heat range spark plug will help aleviate or rid you of the problem. nipper

http://www.cars101.com You can figure out what it is there. nipper

Actually I looked at my FSM for my 1988 GL. I was going to let this go, but it states explicitly that the LF brake is the only brake that is applied via the hill holder. I have also transplanted one of these from a doner into another manual transmission car. Also if you follow the brake line you will see that it goes to only one brake. nipper

Short cycling is again one of those things that are hard to tell over the net. If in doubt, have it checked. This is really the one area of car repair that can seriously hurt you or worse, with the others being getting a hand or tie caught in the rotating parts, the radiator or blowing up the battery. nipper