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I NEED those tires. Can you tell me what they are?

I actually got an extra distributor with the car so that's good I guess. No residue in the cooling system. The heads were redone about 3k ago. Yeah, its an old car and I'll use it mainly to commute to work and back as well as the odd camping trip on the weekends. Could you clarify what I should look for regarding which generation of cylinder heads I have? There is a line next to the "EA82" on the passenger side. Is that what you're referring to? If so then I'd say Gen 2?

The noise I hear is nowhere near as pronounced as that. I doubt I would have bought the car with a noise like that. Great video, thanks for sharing it.

It's deeper but it's hard to be sure. Hopefully its nothing serious but it may be something I live with. Like I said, runs awesome and no other symptoms besides a noise. Maybe I'm just being paranoid since this is the first old Subie I've ever owned.

Thanks again all for your input. I bit the bullet and bought the old girl and am amazed at how practical these cars are. Love the flat folding back seat and the storage compartments all over the place. So far I'm loving this car. I do have one more concern though. The car runs well, idles smoothly, doesn't blow smoke and seems to rev quickly without hesitation. However, it does make a slight knocking noise at idle that's also somewhat noticeable as the engine revs and then goes away. It's always faintly present at idle though. Oil pressure light has never come on and, other than the noise, shows no other issues. I'm not sure if I should be concerned by this as I had a buddy with an old Loyale that seemed to make similar noises but always ran despite the abuse he gave it. Could it be piston slap or something worse? At this point I'm not too concerned about it but thought I'd ask the experts. Any further advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Any experience with aftermarket temp gauges?

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I've heard the cooling system on these can be problematic.

Hey all! Thanks for having me and I'm excited to be hear. I'm picking up a new-to-me 1985 GL-10 turbo wagon and I've got some questions/concerns. It's got the digital dash which seems to work okay (except it seems to dim when turn signals are on) but the temp guage shows no reading at all. It illuminates okay but has no actual readings at all. I've already decided to install an aftermarket temp gauge but I was wondering what type of gauges do you buy and what models seem to work best? The other thing that concerns me is the turbo. I've never owned a turbo-charged car and I'm not sure if there is anything regarding the turbos that stands out as far as things to watch out for. Frankly, the car runs really well and is really complete. It appears to need very little work and I want it to be my daily driver and camping rig.