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Thanks for all the help, it was temp sensor, I missed it on reassembly. Now I have a different problem. When cold, engine starts very hard, when cranked it sputters briefly and dies, many times until finally it starts and comes up to cold idle speed. Could this have anything to do with temp sensor being unplugged? Also, once started it runs fine, and restarts fine when warm. It seems like its not getting choked to start cold. Thanks once again

Hey All. Recently swap motors on a 04 Forester, w/2.5 Liter, everything went back together and runs fine but electric cooling fans on radiator come on and stay on when key is turned on. Any ideas, appreciate it.

Happens to even the best!! HaHa

Figured out what the problem was. I finally took it for a drive and didn't make it down the front drive, found that when i connected the ignition module I placed the female end of wire on the male end, but had the male post between the rubber boot and connector on female side.

Both cylinders on the passenger side move, sounds like clanking noise is coming from that side of engine

Daughter lost power, loosing power steering and power brakes, missing corner and going off road. She says it was making "noise" before it stopped, and she knows it needs oil. When she tries to restart it it turns over but makes a terrible clanking noise and won't run. I did some checking and found the timing belt intact, both cylinders moving back and forth like they should, no loose pulleys, no oil on dipstick. any ideas on what is broken/

I have good news, I solved the tranny wiring problem and that led me to find out that now I have a spark and it started right up, still not sure what I did but after hooking wires to two sensors on tranny , when turned on the key i noticed the fuel pump running. Anyway now it running and thanks for all your help!

Haven't made any progress figuring out the no spark problem, checked every suggestion and found nothing. Frustrated with manuals contradictory into, but I'm working on another problem. I put 5 speed tranny in and an trying to attach wiring connectors. There were two switches on the old four speed and the newer five speed has three switches. I've checked continuity on all three switches and all show no change in continuity when tranny is placed in reverse or 4 hi/low. According to the manual I should have a backup light switch on left side of case and a neutral start switch right next to it or on the clutch pedal. I have no neutral start switch in either location, the backup light switch, if thats what it is, shows no change in continuity if tranny is placed i reverse. The other two switches are both near top of case and seem to have something to do with 4x4 function, due to location? Also with no wires connected to tranny the FWD light is on. Can anybody clarify what switch is which, Thanks

The resistor thats been there the whole time, I drove around my front yard before I put it on jacks last fall, is between the coil positive terminal and a ground on the head

Dirty is spinning with the engine

I'm getting no spark from the coil, would the dirty need to rotate to get spark from coil?

I'm still stumped. I check for spark directly from coil and have none, I found 12 volts from ignition to coil, I did electrical checks on coil and felt it was bad with readings I was getting,(can't tell what manufacturer it is) and my meter tends to jump around making it difficult to read, replaced it and still no spark. Can't check module in disty so put one from old disty into new disty and still no spark. I had a resistor go bad once, but it would just shut down car and once it cooled car would run again, I don't know what else the is to replace, any help?

No bouncing needle tach while cranking

I also checked for spark, cause I didn't get any kick when trying to start with starter fluid. Don't seem to have any spark at the plug. I know I changed the dirty but was very careful to replace as it came out, with motor lined up on tic. I would still get a spark if I was 180 off, it would just fire on exhaust stroke instead of compression stroke, maybe get some popping out the exhaust. Is my thinking right here, maybe this problem is linked to my not have power to fuel pump. I also checked new pump, it does work.

I checked and tach needle doesn't move at all while cranking