Bugaru

To whom it may concern: My '84 Wagon that was stolen last month was recovered today in Longview, WA. As far as damage goes, nothing was really permanently damaged, except that the persons that have been driving my car around for the past few weeks are total slobs. Not only are there cigarette ashes and mysterious stains everywhere, these fine young gentlemen left me with some parting gifts. Not to mention my stereo was stolen--of course--along with the entire console it was housed in. There are some suspects, but what can the punishment possibly be for stealing an older car? Who knows? Thanks to all you guys and girls who kept your eyes open for it. Here's a picture of it when it arrived safe at home on the flatbed. By the way. Does anyone know of a good detail shop around Portland that could confidently get the blood and muck out of my Subaru? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Ian

To whom it may concern: My '84 Wagon that was stolen last month was recovered today in Longview, WA. As far as damage goes, nothing was really permanently damaged, except that the persons that have been driving my car around for the past few weeks are total slobs. Not only are there cigarette ashes and mysterious stains everywhere, these fine young gentlemen left me with some parting gifts. Not to mention my stereo was stolen--of course--along with the entire console it was housed in. There are some suspects, but what can the punishment possibly be for stealing an older car? Who knows? Thanks to all you guys and girls who kept your eyes open for it. Here's a picture of it when it arrived safe at home on the flatbed. By the way. Does anyone know of a good detail shop around Portland that could confidently get the blood and muck out of my Subaru? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Ian

I just picked up a 1980 GL wagon today. The center light will turn on when the headlights are on low or high, and yes, it is also labeled the passing light.

Thanks for the help, everyone. Yeah, I can't imagine somebody stealing this wagon for any other reason than joyriding. There's a lot fancier cars out there that would be more worth the risk, if they wanted to make money off it. Well, I'll make sure to let everyone know if and when it's found. Ian

Oh man, that's weak. The stereo in my old Honda got stolen when I first moved here. I have no idea why someone would steal an 84 wagon. Although driving a Subaru automatically makes one better than other drivers, driving a stolen Subaru only makes you an A-hole.

*******STOLEN************************ 1984 SUBARU GL WAGON 4X4 Plates: RHM 726 Color: Silver Body Damage: None (Yet) Immaculate Navy Blue Interior White Rims with circular holes (not the spoked wheels) and brand new studless snowtires. Taken from SW 12th & Main St, Portland OR, somewhere around 5:30 pm Friday, August 29th, 2003. If you have seen or know where it is, please e-mail me immedately at: onewayvideo@comcast.net. Any tips or leads would be very much appreciated. Ian

*******STOLEN************************ 1984 SUBARU GL WAGON 4X4 Plates: RHM 726 Color: Silver Body Damage: None (Yet) Immaculate Navy Blue Interior White Rims with circular holes (not the spoked wheels) and brand new studless snowtires. Taken from SW 12th & Main St, Portland OR, somewhere around 5:30 pm Friday, August 29th, 2003. If you have seen or know where it is, please e-mail me immedately at: onewayvideo@comcast.net. Any tips or leads would be very much appreciated. Ian

*******STOLEN************************ 1984 SUBARU GL WAGON 4X4 Plates: RHM 726 Color: Silver Body Damage: None (Yet) Immaculate Navy Blue Interior White Rims with circular holes (not the spoked wheels) and brand new studless snowtires. Taken from SW 12th & Main St, Portland OR, somewhere around 5:30 pm Friday, August 29th, 2003. If you have seen or know where it is, please e-mail me immedately at: onewayvideo@comcast.net. Any tips or leads would be very much appreciated. Ian

I bought a set of VDO gauges (electrical type) and looked everywhere I could possibly think of for thread adapters, including NAPA (the old guy). After going to a specialty fluid connector shop with my dilemma, they suggested (for the oil sending unit) cutting the old sending unit in half and having a fitting with the proper threads brazed on the end. They only charged me $10 to do it. Seeing that I probably spent that much on fuel trying to find the right fitting, it was well worth it. That took care of my thread problem. Since my new sending unit was much bigger than the old one, I also had to use a 45 degree elbow for clearance, but it works great. Since you're using a mechanical gauge, this shouldn't be a problem for you. As for the temperature sending unit, I'm sure the same thing could be done, but my electric gauge only reads about 12 degrees off and I can live with that. Make sure to look at the attached picture. Ian