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I went to Montreal with my girl friend in a 64 Austin Healy Sprite. Man was that cold, the Sprite's heater did just about nothing. Those Eastern winters can really drag a battery down and I had no plug to plug my engine water heater into. A nice cop gave me a jump from his squad car or I would still be there shivering. Gnu and I were just whineing to each other about the weather being cold here in No CA, but I guess we should knock it off and be thankful. If it gets to 60 we think we are in the South Pole.

It is a worry but a headgasket is not always done right either.

I noticed this guy about my age that was rpobably retired there. His job was to look at the waterway and raise the bridge if a sailboat or one of those sportfishermen with a tuna tower came by. Now I could handle that. I wouldn't be too worried about cold start capability there either.

than an ECU. If an ECU gets the wrong input it is going to do the wrong thing.These are known to be a failure point. You could always move to Florida.

but I have heard of someone changing the wrong sender and freaking out thier oil light also. The senders often look similar but work different ways.

in the past and found them to be better quality but far more expensive than the local parts house ones. I got an additional 150,000 miles on the one on my Mercedes and it was still going when I sold the car. This means it outlasted the original.

and run it for just a few minutes to see if that is it. While it is off roll the pump over by hand and look for play and noise.

I used to go back to Maine for Xmas with my Greyhound busses. Greenville is in the western mountains on a big lake. It would be only about 20 below but with the wind off the lake it was truly miserable. I know for folks from Alaska and some of Canada and the Great Lakes this is child's play but it was plenty cold enough for me.

Gnus 92 had the easiest clutch to adjust I have ever seen.

would be the latest head gaskets, valve job, all the seals done, a new clutch and timeing belts complete with water pump and tensioner if needed. In the end you would get more pleasure from these than a turbo.

if you want to read the code and you are local.

start to act up about a year ago. I just replaced it with a Sony that has been working pretty well. The original Clarion actually had a bit better sound but became a real pain with skipping. You can buy a good head unit so cheaply it is almost not worth fixing one.

They are very cheap and easy to replace to find out. It might be working well cold or hot but not in medium ranges.

of effective battery life. I change mine about every four years to prevent battery problems before they happen.

and see if that sounds about right.

and in most cases technically it does not pay to do it. That said it could really be a learning experience and if you have more time than money it could be fun. When I think back I had one pickup that had three entire sets of different running gear while it was around for 10 years. It was crazy to do this to an old truck but my friends and I enjoyed it.

certainly should be covered by warranty.

of maintence items in cars that are speced for more frequent work in the great land of poets, cold, and beer. I have always wondered if manufactuers thought that the cold conditions possible in Canada's Nothern regions would be harder on equipment. I do remember how brittle many items became at extreme temps in Maine, which is one of the reasons I live in CA.

My other car is a BMW M series convertible that is much louder so the Forester sounds quiet. It really does sound to me like you have the famous Forester wimpy wheel bearing blues. Good luck and get it fixed soon.

with very much load. The air suspension in most car carrier trucks tends to give the car a better ride than it gets on its own. I have had many vehicles transported and any usual problem would be a dent. After 30 years of transportation experience I have never heard of a car carrier damaged wheel bearing. I would not wish to be the person who tries to file a claim like that. Your senario does sound plausible but would require a very sympathetic insurance person at the carrier.

it definately had some air in there. The next trip should tell you a bit more.

not your transport company. These were probably going before and you were just used to the sound. I am a bit mystified by the fact that Subarus seem to have quite a lot of wheel bearing problems, but perhaps when I drove a Mercedes for 17 years people did not drive them in tough conditions as much. But I never had a wheel bearing failure on my Jeeps either in spite of off road use.

in it is not good and could mean a leak or a bad cap. If you broke the sael before it cooled down it could prevent it from drawing it back in. I would fill the radiator and set the coolant level in the overflow. It does concern me that you say you smelled coolant. I would also look at the hose clamps as they may be loosening. Do you have the Subaru goop in your system? A small gasket leak could cause these symptoms but the goop is supposed to fix that.

continue to monitor the car to establish normal parameters. If the car is not overheating (boiling over) it would be somewhat normal for it to transfer coolant to the coolant recovery tank and later transfer it back with vacum. If it is close to boiling when the car is running at speed the coolant will boil a bit in the open coolant recovery tank. The car should cease this behavior when it cools down. After you have had work done it is good to keep checking so you know what is normal after a hot run and after a short drive around town. If the work had just been finsihed a bit of air coming out would also be normal. There are many threads on this.

and get it before your trip. I used to do Mexico trips in an old Volvo 125 wagon. Richie has covered most everything on service but any spares are hard to come by. I like your idea of fuel filters and belts, I also used to carry all the electrics I could. Run curtains in the rear in case you sleep in it. Water might just be a necessity, and a bit of gas if you are going way out there.Emergency food and camping supplies I am sure you have thought of, as well as survival gear.