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It's certainly been a long time since I've spent this much time tracking down parts. My Silverado's parts are like ordering from door dash. Lol

I might add, do a physical tooth count of the belt too.

Right.

I don't know why I didn't see the vehicle application to this part number before on Amazon. It's literally right there. Haha thanks buddy

Oh, for Fuchs sake.

OK, thank you sir!

Tell me you don't mean toggle bolts... Holy spoob. Lol

See, this is what I thought too! But.. Looking at this pic I just screenshotted, no mention of outback, or legacy for that matter. But if you're sure, I'll take your word for it.

I bought this from a 17 year old kid for 1500 bucks. At first I thought he was just naive and assumed he thought that was a lot of money, or he'd have asked for more. When I was messaging him on Facebook marketplace about it, and when I went to pick it, I knew it was in rough shape, but for that price, mileage, and with no major damage, I was willing to buy it anyway. Lo and behold, every time I pop the hood or open a door, I find something new that is seriously neglected, or just destroyed due to ignorance. The car came >--< this close to overheating in downtown Seattle on I5 on my 2 hour drive home from picking it up. When I could finally pull over, I found that the radiator was nearly empty while the reservoir was brimming. I topped it off and continued on my way. 2 minutes from my house, the needle started climbing again. I pulled into my driveway, checked the radiator again. Again, low. No visible leaks. I'm assuming stuck t-stat and/or internal head gasket leak. The way I see it, I'm yanking the engine, to do the head gaskets, because at 195k miles, I believe them to be original. While I have it on the stand, I figure changing the clutch and timing set would be a good idea, so I KNOW when they've been done, rather than going off the word of a clueless kid, who was the 3rd owner of this car. You should've seen it. The whole stereo/climate control assembly was torn out and reinstalled with sheetrock screws, the blend door cable dangling. I found a food stamp card and a weed vape cartridge sitting on the ECM. He put a cold air intake on it and since the intake tube was too long and not sharp enough bend, he just hose clamped the end of the tube onto the throttle body at 45 degrees and duct taped. The IAT was connected with what looked similar to surgical tubing, and leaked bad. I could go on, but the point is, I want to create a solid baseline for this poor thing's service history.

Just bought a 2003 outback a couple days ago and am freshening up most parts for peace of mind. Right now I'm stuck on the timing belt/waterpump/pulley kit. Shopping around, I see gates, continental and ac Delco. Reading up, I see aisin is actually the way to go, but I can't pin down which kit is right, as product descriptions are vague or misleading. Helpful hints:4th VIN letter 'B', t-stat at bottom - if that helps

You mean the dohc?

aaand we're back to the topic of either going frankenmotor, or doing a full swap. Got it. Thanks again!

I also read something about having to make custom plug wires? What's that about?

Hey guys, I'd like to put a junkyard (run tested of course) EJ251 into my 95 legacy wagon. Not a full swap, just the long block. From what I've gathered in my reading today, I'm of the understanding that as long as I use the 22's intake, peripherals, cam (if the pickups are different) and crank gears, it's just plug and play. Is there anything I missed? Will the 95 ECM provide the change in maps and such to run the newer heads efficiently? Will I get CEL's for any reason? Do I need to uprade my clutch or flywheel to compensate? Things like that are what I need to know, and the only thing keeping me from mashing the "Place Order" button.

Makes sense.

so basically a Utah thing(which is where the car came from, but still isn't cold enough to warrant such a mod) but he just did it anyway.

why does the TB need coolant though??

Dammit! I already have one waiting for a not so rainy day to put it, the timing components and W/P in. Some fancy shmancy MotoRad failsafe model.

In other news, I forgot to tell you guys about this little discovery I made the other day..... Apparently, the PO bypassed the TB where THESE hoses connect. https://imgur.com/AF1ED9V Just one, what looks like a 3/8" fuel hose running from a nipple at mid passenger side, then under TB, and over to another nipple on the driver's side. What is the purpose of doing that, and what harm can/will come of it?

Mine's a little different. https://imgur.com/VtYQyxp This isn't my car, I got the photo off google, but exactly the same. On THIS guage, my needle will hit the top of the thermometer. Yes fans are working, but I think you may be right about the T-stat. How do I go about burping the system? I bought a gallon of coolant, expecting to be able to top off the radiator and call it a day. I went to pop the cap off, which I might add was literally cold, whereas the upper hose was HOT. Reservoir was half full as well.....huh.

Aaaaah, so it is. Crazy...

Found it. Kinda. This one's for a Mazda 626. Huh.... https://imgur.com/C8toFRF

Nope. Sat in traffic on the way home today, still bucks. Gotta be the TPS/MAF... Furthermore, I don't know how CTS's work, but with the old one, the temp needle would NEVER get above the water line of the symbol on the temp guage. Today(this morning when it was cold out as well as on the way home when it was warmer out) the needle went all the way to the top of the thermometer symbol on the guage. I don't know if it's because of the air pocket that was probably created when I pulled the old sensor out and about a pint or more of coolant leaked out, or if this new sensor is just accurate. But if I'm cruising at 55-60,the needle reads normal. If I go 65-70, or lug the engine, the temp rides right around 70% of the needle's sweep range. Hmm. Hope it's not head gaskets that have been going that till now went undetected aside from oil leakage. No oil in the coolant or milky oil so..... Uuuugh

Weird. Guess I'll use it as a paperweight. I ordered a new one anyway. And yeah, I would've just reused it but it is in fact leaking, and when I compressed it the time I reinstalled the belt after replacing the w/p, I did not compress it in 5 minutes. More like 30 seconds. Oops. I threw all the packaging and everything in recycling the day it arrived - idiot. I don't even have a printer anyway to print out the prepaid return shipping label. Lesson learned.

My 95 legacy MT has it