nipper

In a nut shell it is said that if you overtorque the bolt, you will damage it and it has to be replaced. In an aluminum engine you with a substantial bolt being threaded into an aluminum block, it is very hard to overtorque the bolt and damage it. What you WILL do is strip the threads in the block and damage the headgasket. I know working as an inspector/rebuilder for a defense contractor (man i have a busy resume) if there was any signs of torque twist on the bolt it was scraped. I would never reuse any bolt no matter the application that "took a twist". In some applications, that is one of the reasons for using a washer, the second being to evenly distribute the load on the bolt head. In a HG application, you do it in steps to compress the HG in a controlled manner, and to avoid warping the head. If someone could give me the size and grade of the bolt, i can give you the max torque that bolt should be apllied (assuming steel threads). Subaru reuses the head bolts. I thought from previous posts this was settled sheesh nipper

Unfortunitly you need to know the old owners original address the car was registered too to access this. When i bought my car used the original owners had moved three times. The original addy was on the titel, but i didnt realize that untill i mailed in the title. Thats the one fault with the site, buy a used sooby and do0nt have all the original info you cant log in to get the cars history. If somone knows a way around this please share nipper

is this an automatic or manual nipper

No we dont have them, they stoped at some point. i was going to put mine in the sonsole someplace. nipper

well if the bugger gets wound around the axle nipper

first clean out your trunk or hatch area to make sure its nothing loose. Could be shocks, shot bushings, a bad exhaust pipe hanger, or that racoon you ran over last week nipper

No such thing as too many oil changes. With dino change when you feel comfortable, but with synthetic i would go about 7500. Also the other purpose of an oil change is (or was before jiffy lubes) was to give a quick inspection to the underside of the car. One should peek under teh car at least once between oil changes (with longer intervals) and make sure everything is how and where it should be. (damn thats an evil grin) nipper

heheeh i did at first too nipper

Since it is a one time mistake, you worry to much. Fill the tank with the best premium you can find, or drive with a light foot and run out the tank you have. nipper

There are many configurations of relay mechanical and electrnoic to make it do this, and it is still a KISS system. Too many years working as a manufacturing technologist (fancy gov't term) i like things are idiot proof nipper PS cool tranny display

In general the ECU (or any mystery box) powers nothing directly that has any real current draw. The ECU will provide a ground for a relay (sometimes relays are built into the mystery boxes) of some type. nipper

Depends on your state law if its required to tell you what is in the gas or not. Usually they use ethanol as a selling point. i didnt seee anything on thier website. Did you notice your gas milage go down after last august? nipper

Yes they are both open, but the front axle runs at a faster speed then the rear axle because the front wheels have the abaility to steer the car. This is what can overheat the viscous coupling (in a manual) and cause torque bind or total failure, if its a mismatch or a constantly differnt axle speed differnce. The fluid will never get to cool down. In an automatic since there is no viscous coupling, it can be more forgiving. nipper nipper

You could get around the mistake of leaving the the car in the AWD On mode by using a latching relay. This method when releasing the switch or shutting the car off, the relay would unlatch. Another possability is to modify the switch so that it doesnt operate as on/off and only as a momentary switch (this too would work with a latching relay, press once for on, then once for off). This would require you to latch the relay again manually on startup. Since you have a visual indicator, you dont need to know what position the switch is in to tell if the AWD is fully engaged or not. nipper

You look for slightly burnt fluid, and the typical signs of torque bind. Torque bind is when the car feels jerky on turns (the driveline is binding up). This will be most obvious in parking manuvers or full turns. When you feel it you know what it is. nipper

The only other advantage to it is that it would help with gas mileage if you know how to read it, and if you worry about those kind of things. nipper

Maybe they rebuilt the valve body, another place you can loose reverse. The seals may fail (again higher pressure) then the other seals. 90% of the time chaning fluid clears up torquebind. SOunds like a great shop. nipper

You have a hydraulic clutch. You most likely lubricated the pivot point on the clutch fork. nipper

No more then 1/4 inch diffenrce in circumfrence between tires (which is not a lot). You can have a new tire shaved to match the others, but with just one year on the tire i dont think there would be much differnce. If its a major size differnce you can burn up the 4wd. the automatics seem a little more tolerant of tire differnces (in the same tire faimily) then the manuals. The manuals once the damage is done its done. The automatics will give you lots of warning that things are not right. nipper

Are you saying the dealer already fixed the car? or is this another failure after he fixed it? nipper

fill the rest up with preimum, then you will get a mid octane mix in the tank. Thats how some stations make mid octane anyway. You wont hurt it as long as the car isnt under heavy load. nipper

check the drain tubes make sure they arent clogged nipper

Could they have replaced the front pump? reverse requires a higher line pressure then the forward gears to engage the band. Low line pressure will make you loose reverse. Does the car shift normally otherwise? If you found somone to just replace the pump you found a great shop. Most will just sell you a tranny at that point. nipper

i've owned two corvairs, im without one right now. i have owned a bug with an autostick, and as soon as i can do things again (in the fall) im getting another vair, only this time a 4 speed and rag top. i have no idea how they could be called economy cars in thier hayday with that two speed automatic, talk about poor gas mileage. nipper

Reverse gear is a straight cut, non synchro gear. It whines and its noticable. I cant imagine it grinding and not poping out of gear. They may ocassionally whine when shifting into reverse from a forward gear if you dont give a little time for things to stop spinning, and may ocasionally clunk into gear. Does this describre anything you are hearing? nipper