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Use the subaru antifreeze and additive. Dont use tap water use deminerilized water. When was the last time the car had a tune up what engine milage transmission nipper

Basically like any other car, only ours dont get stuck. If the snow is deep enougs and packed, i imagine the car may get stuck. Be more concerned about stopping. Here in NY i have had no problem with 2 feet of unplowed snow on the streets. nipper

hehehe i think those are the new kevlar reinforced platnum gold weave .. some blingbling for the oil pump nipper

VW BMW (motorcycle) Corvair Subaru... Boxers Equal and opposite forces cancel each other out. So alot of noises that you would hear in other engines have equal counter forces, and the thats how you actually cancel noise, amoung other things. All the engines stated above are boxers, and thats why they tend to run forever as long as they dont overheat. They all also have dual exhaust, which helps too. and the fact that boxer engines are cool nipper

While your there, replace everything. Replace the tensioner, oil pump seals (o rings) water pump. Unless you relish tempting murphys law, and want to take a chance on digging in the engine again, thats waht i would do. nipper

nice try on the theory: A pressureized radiaator cap raises the boiling point of water so it can carry more heat: http://www.centuryperformance.com/coolingsys.asp My theory on the head gaskets is that they are very sensitive to antifreeze breakdown. Antifreeze needs to be changed religously every 2 years or 30k which ever comes first. Water used needs to be demineralized. Antifreeze has rust inhibitors, and lubricants in the mix. The head gaskets that originally blew may have had very little material between the combustion chamber and the water jacket. The smallest amount of corrosion eiter from the water, or erosion from combustion would cause the leak. Gaskets do all of their seaking on the on any raised portions of the surface, or where there is the least amount of surface area (100 ft lbs of force applied to a 1/8" surface area has a higher applied force then a 1" surface area ...i hated designng gaskets). Thee is a general rule of thumb KISS when it comes to repair. Keep It Simple Stupid (not calling anyone stupid, i swear thats what is stands for ). Go after the simple reasons first, then go for the big stuff. Radiator cap is as simple as it gets. Good idea to check hoses adn otehr things on your part nipper

Use a rubber mallet and pull.nipper

Well the flush is the cheap fix try. And it goes away quickly. Also its possible the gunk is getting in the clutchpack and making it bind. I'll hunt around the net, maybe i can find a good flow/power digram. nipper

heheeh no it doesnt ... maybe the expansion valve? Hard to diagnose without hearning it. nipper

You know it all comes down to, do you want to take the unecassary risk of hurting yourself, your loved one, another human or worse. http://www.mvhog.org/userpages/media/July2003newsletter.pdf (the numbers they site a re all vehicals, not just motorcycles) http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1210&wit_id=3479 The number of hydroplaning accidents caused by low tire tread is not presently reported. Nonetheless, it is clear that low tire tread is the primary cause of hydroplaning. A typical new tire sold now has 10/32 of an inch of tread depth. According to a recent Consumer Reports study, a tire with only 5/32 of an inch of remaining tread has a significant decrease in function if driven in rain or snow. As the TREAD Act is fully implemented, reporting to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) is enhanced, and the accuracy of accident reconstruction and reporting improves, we can only expect the reported number of tire-related deaths to increase. nipper

hehe i dont know, ild love to take one apart and find out. I know putting the fuse in energizes the solenoid. I dont know if it goes closed or open, as it normally cycles. The longer the cycle the more awd from 90/10 to 50/50 split. Inserting the fuse places the car in FWD, or 100/0.

hehe go to www.tirerack.com and go with composet Its on the update garage section.. I'm not conviced about ceramics yet for normal use. nipper

Ok i need to get on the milkbox again. if you cant afford to properly maintain a vehical you should not be driving it, period. There is no valid excuse for driving a car with bad tires, brakes, or steering parts. I dont know why people dont understand it is not a right to drive a car but a privilidge, and with that there are responsabilities. Having operating brakes, good tires and lights are important. If you have a child run out infront of you and hit them and hurt them or worse because of bad tires, nt only is it your fault, but your the one that going to get sued, and hvae to face things like manslaughter or assult charges depending upon the state. Yes as a shop owher, it is there responasablity to protect a person from themselves, and from killing others. I too have been there, and have chosen not to drive. And yes ive gotten creamed because somone had one bald tire on thier car in a light rain. That said, folks, nothing lasts for ever. The air and daylight is a very hostile enviorment to tires. Luckily tires usually wear out before dry rot sets in. Ozone, pollution, lack of use and age will do this to tires. In NY if you have an State inspection license, you can let a car go with a major mechanical problem, but if that car gets into an accident within 30 days, your screwed.

As long as you can pass emissions go for it. The cat is pretty good at making up for a majority of sins . As long as they dont pop the hood to make sure everything is still connected. nipper

Sounds like you have two problems. water sloshing arouns is a cloged drain line in the HVAC box. A gurgling sound is air in the heater core. No cold air is low refrigerant. If you get cold air, and hot air, ild go with the its full of water and needs to have the drain line blown out or cleared with a coat hanger. nipper

Sounds like lifters. Thats alot of miles on an engine to do just a headgasket. I would have swaped engines or done a rebuild. SOmetimes a head gasket on a high mileage engine will raise the compression and wipe out the rings. That being said it sounds like you have some collapsed lifters. nipper

Your in Ct ? Do you have ther state doing your emission testing, or do private garages do it ? Also if the car your talking about has less then 100K on it, they may not pass you. All that crap is also helping you get good gas milage. Why do you want to change it? nipper

How old are the cap, wires, etc. Whyc condition is the dist in? .Dont by cheap wires, as they can cause lightning. Also are the wires properly routed? nipper

the scanner should be able to show you real time gas milage. Be interesting to see how it varies.. nipper

the scanner should be able to show you real time gas milage. Be interesting to see how it varies.. nipper

the scanner should be able to show you real time gas milage. Be interesting to see how it varies.. nipper

Turning the rotors mean you put them on a lathe and turn them to make them flat and true. Its also called resurfacing. nipper

Gasp I am your father luke ... Gasp May need a charge, may have a leaky o ring (very common problem). The gasping thing, im not sure what that is unless you have a leaky vaccum motor that is cycling to keep a door open in the hvac system. I dont think the ac system itself will gasp if its low. nipper

The clutchpack failing can ruin the tranny itself, not the other way around. nipper

You have dry rot. The tires are not safe. Replace them. Period. The tires have no life left on them at all. Not to pick on you, but is amazes me how many people are willing to take a chance on their lives and the lives of others. nipper