TheSubaruJunkie

Audio File, quit trying to pick fights. If you have something meaningful to add to this topic, please do share. I have wheeled with Eric, and the only thing I have to correct him on... is him being the best spotter. Ken did a magnificent job spotting me... eric did a great job creating a line for everyone else to follow. He has reason to be upset if a half broken automatic bone stock subaru tagged along with him. I would be just as upset if it were me. Rule #1 about off-roading: Know the limits of your machine, and be prepared to fix your *************** if it breaks.

Hrm.... Not sure what I should say in here. I wheeled Sube's. Albeit not near as hardcore as Eric. I did take my lifted wagon to the Rubicon, but didn't dare go through it. I too know what a Subaru is capable of, and the thought of destroying it out in the middle of nowhere is what kept me off the "big stuff". And before I go any further, I want to stress how different the off-road world is here in CA versus WA or even Oregon: vs. After building my hatchback, and taking it out to a few places, i realized just how limited I was here. Sure the hatch looked and performed great! However, most the trails I took it to only began as "Subaru-able" trails, and a few miles in I found spots that were unpassable with 27" tires and open front diff. So, I sold off the Hatch as parts, and picked up a cheap $1000 toyota. The toyota was $250 less than that of the hatchback in stock form. The toyota also came with swampers, locked rear end, and 4" of lift. $300 for a hysteer kit. $50 for some used 33's and im only $100 past the initial purchase price of my hatchback except for now, the trails I took my hatch on are nothing more than logging roads leading to the real deal. Do not get me wrong, im not trying to be an elitist. Im just stating the truth as I see it. Subaru's are fun. Driving the toyota over rocks is a no brainer. You just point, gas, and go. Its fun, but its not the same as wheeling a subaru at all. I still miss the hatchback. I get waves from all Toyota drivers here when im in my truck (and believe me, the Toyota cult is here is much like the Subaru cult up north). And I get fingers and bad looks from Jeepers. But definatly nowhere near as many looks, thumbs up, or smiles the Hatch got! The end result is, we get to go out and play. We go where we want, and how we get there is irrelevant. But its making it home at the end of the day that really counts!

General Disorder is your man on this. He works with these things all day.

The WCSS pic confused me alittle, thought it was affiliated. I still accepted the friend even though Im too far to ever wheel with you guys.

You got a laptop setup for the VRG scan tool? I'd suggest running that and just use it to help see what the ECU is reporting. I would also suggest new wires. I did new plugs one day, and after a test drive it had absolutly 0 power under boost. I found out one of the wires had pretty much deteriorated. A new set made the car feel like new again. If there is any doubt in your mind, spend the extra $50 or so on some new wires.

I got a bike im sellin Mike. If you are interested you can PM me and I can bring it to the show. Its a full suspension Specialized mountain bike. Not alot of good on the road, but tons of fun on the dirt. Still kickin around the idea of bringing my new bike up there. I know there was alot of interest in my other thread.

if it was a bad ground, then i wouldnt see 12v at the connector. I tested the ground and the +12v pins on the pump connector itself.

Well im almost positive its the fuel pump. I put the car into d-test mode, and unplugged the fuel pump. I verified its getting 12v. If i plug it in, it doesnt do anything. I tapped on it and it came to life for a split second... but only did that twice, then went silent. Guess tomorrow I buy a new pump.

Ive been paying for insurance for 11 years. This is the first time I've had to pay money to have my car towed. Somehow, i doubt 11 years of AAA premium membership would cost less than $270 (what it cost to get me and my car home at 2am) so in the long run, im still ahead of the game.

I had a thread setup and a ride setup. Its lost in a hundred pages by now. I was thinking of taking my bike, but have started to think twice. Im not sure if I want to sacrafice the MPG by having the bike on the top of the car for 1400 miles. Im also not too comfortable brining my new bike to the show... its worth twice as much as my car is. And... now after some recent events this last weekend, im not even sure if I will be attending at all. Found the thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=88384&highlight=bike+wcss

Yeah about that noise Pete, i would recommend using new pads and not the same ones from the junkyard. Also might want to take each rear wheel off and look for any rub marks on the backing plate where the rotor may be making contact. And also make sure the brake line is not making contact with the wheel in anyway. Right now I am feeling less than confident driving the Legacy to the show and back. Im kinda upset with it, if im going to drive it anywhere, it will be into a lake.

Thanks Bheinen, i'll definatly take a look at that. I did put the ECU in d-check mode when i was stuck. even with the fuel line disconnected, i did not see any fuel comming from the line. No matter what I did. I'll get a better look tonight with a multimeter.

McDave, there is no distributor on a legacy... but if it were a EA82 that would be the first thing I would have checked. I did check my timing belt, and there is tension, so thats okay. It does have spark, i got the car to fire up on brake cleaner that i had with me. I didnt have my multimeter with me, but I will bring it home with me tonight and check for power leading to the pump. Also use it to check fuses. I did a visual inspection of all fuses last night, but didn't see any that were obviously blown.

My car died last night. Left me stranded 75miles from home. I pull the fuel line leading to the filter, crank the motor, nothing comes out.... What tells the pump to start pumping?? Is it the ECU? Does it use the crank angle or cam sensor? I pulled codes and im getting 11, 23, 49... there is one other, it was 2am on the side of the road so the codes could be wrong. I'll check again tonight for the codes... i know there were four. Not sure where to check first.

Yeah, i called Progressive. Even though I dont' have roadside assistance on my policy, they were still able to locate a tow truck and have me towed from the shell station to my door at about 1/3 of what Sierra Towing wanted.

2:11am and im finally home. Thanks for buying my tires Greenley, it just paid for my tow ride home Not sure wtf happend, car died and wouldnt restart. Verified no fuel is making it to the filter. Will do some research and try to repair it, however I dont know if I can feel confident driving this thing across Oregon and back, so my WCSS plans maybe canceled.

Im gonna give JB a call when I head out. Jeremy, i dont think i have your number in my phone anymore... i'll check and give you a ring on my way out as well. I wanna be on 80 out of sac by 10am. Gotta wake up and load the car, check vitals, fill up and im out!

Completely understood. So $20 for our spot, since we'll have two tents pitched in there correct?

How many tents per site are allowed? I will have Jibs and I ariving in my car. We each have our own tents. If we take up one site, but have two tents, is it still $10 or would it be $20?

AND NEVER ON PAVEMENT!!!! Probably another reason it got stuck in 4WD. Only use 4WD on dirt, gravel, mud, snow. Never pavement.

I think you may want to consider larger brakes. Your EJ22T is much more powerful than the EA82T and it maybe heavier (not certain, but very possible). The car is probably trying to stop more weight, at higher speeds, than it was originally intended. 5lug swap with legacy brakes maybe a good solution. -Brian

Yeah i find myself in Reno to hang with the old school guys. Not alot going on anywhere near sac. I dont own an EA81 anymore, but im still EA81 at heart

Yeah, just found out about that the other day Should only effect me comming up, not comming home. Reason I wanna try to get on the road early.

No beer comming from me. But maybe some braut's... we'll see what the budget looks like. Gotta pinch some pennies for the WCSS.

BBQ is sounding pretty good (maybe cause its real close to lunchtime right now ) I'll have a little disposable cash to throw in on some potato salad and soda's or something.