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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/20/MTGJ6PB48G1.DTL mostly.

According to Click & Clack who discussed exactly this issue last week (at least on our NPR provider) this is NOT a do-it-yourself item. It's apparently easy to set it off, and if you are in the wrong place if that happens it could be disasterous. to hear them tell it, they've both done it to customers cars with bad outcome.

Our '00 Legacy had 188,000 trouble free miles on it when it was totaled. Regular tranny service BY SUBARU! No shifting problems, no over-revs, no torque bind.

Turn on all your electrical accessories, high beams and all, and see if the 'note' changes. Every high pitched whine I've ever had in a car (not limited to Subarus) weas an alternator on it's way out.

Agreed, back in the old pepper tree mechanic days ... before any pollutiion devvices had been invented (even the PCV valve), I was always taught blue smoke on acceleration = rings, blue smoke on deceleration = valve guides. In this case, I too voe for a clogged PCV valve.

Totally unrelated, two words ... Zone Rep.

Carl, Arlington YACHT CLUB ... isn't it a long way to Lake Dallas? I don't 'member any water near Arlington.

I'm dissapointed in the new styling, but then I think the high point of Impreza styling is the frog-eye, so what do I know about the tastes of modern car buyers. I DO think the current stylists at Subaru are entirely too derivative, and they are starting to look like avery other car. Thenew Tribeca front end is certainly an improvement over the Alfa-Romeo 'snout' but it looks almost exactly like a Chrysler mini-van now. And I really do like the styling of our dear departed 2000 Legaback better than it's current body style 2006 outback, but would I go back after driving the newer car ... NO WAY. The rear of the new five-door is just fugly, but we better get used to it, everything is gonna look like that soon.

Funny thing, I was talking to my aviation mechanic durning my lunch (airport bum break), and he suggested the same thing, except not running. He about choked when I said, hmmm Il do it while it's idling. Actually, I'll glue some course sandpaper on a paint stir stick and keep my fingers out of the 'loop'.

All the adjustments are frozen and under a lot of stuff on top of the front driveshaft. I'll let Mr. Badwrench fix it. What I'm looking for now is the 'wipe 'em with brake fluid' or whatever to stop the squeal for the next thousand miles until it's dure for an oil/filter change and I'll get the new belts then.

What's the temporary Okie belt dressing solution? :Flame:Yeah, I know, I know, but this is for the Barbie Jeep (Tracker) which has the most redick-u-less accessory belt adjustment I have ever seen. I'll get the belts replaced and adjusted next oil change, in the meantime I've GOT to kill the pig living under the hood.

Pfui on all that, she's already got an in-dash display, and doesn't really care about auto-dim. All she really wants is a compass ... I'll buy her an Air-Guide. I would like to install an in-dash GPS in the dash slot, but given the cost ... fuggidaboudit!

Can't you just cockaroach the power from the dome light, like you do for a map light? Or is there other wiring related to the light sensor and/or compass? The Pretty One wants one for the new Outback as well.

Why is that? The Jeep body is a perfect 'form follows function' for a light-duty reconnisance car. As is the HumVee for it's stated purpose. If someone wants an open wheel, easy to hop in and out of vehicle why not use an aftermarket Jeep-type body, rather than re-inventing the wheel Of course, if it's worth it to you to go through the expense and effort to create a unique vehicle, that's a different story, but there were those in this formum asking for kit or pre-built off-road conversions, and it seems to me that a pre-fab 'Jeep' body could easily fill that need.

Our '00 was at 188,000 when it got clobbered. We had just (three days before) gotten it back from Subaru having done T-belt # 2 early because it was on sale ... damn! We had no known HG issues, and had done the TSB fix (gunk). We never had a problem with the car, except an odd, hard to find intermittant miss, which turned out to be a mass air flow sensor that wasn't throwing a code. Oh, and course the permanent CEL (black tape). It was a great car, and we fully intended to drive it to thte end of the decade ... and maybe beyond.

John, We had a '95 Legacy (same basic body series as the '99) and a '00 Legacy, the '00 was light years ahead in interior comfort and road manners (to me at least). We would be driving the '000 for another 100,000 miles, but a;as a Jeep Cherokee recently killed it ... and damnear my wife too!). We now have an '06 which is another quantum leap above the '00. The one thing the '06 has is heated seats, even in Montana they are only on for about five minutes before you have to turn them off ... so i guess it's all about how important short-time butt comfort is worth to you. Welcome aboard.

This isn't mine, I know nothing about it, but it sure would be cool on a subaru pan, cut-to-fit. Somewhere in the Flathead Valley is as close as I can nail it down. If therre's any interest, I'll call about for someone. FIBERGLASS JEEP BODY: Have extra parts, $800 OBO. (406) 885-3750

Only offering $5,500.00, because of the high miles (188,000), no credit for the brand-new front case work, or deBrightonization. Also they used Missoula s the value base, and I know for a fact that Subarus are worth more in northern Montana than they are in MSO. I'm going to collect local ads before I send them the agreement and title ... not giving up yet. DAMN, I was preparing to drive that car til 2010 and 300,000 miles. The 2006 IS nice tho' .

Air lock, the head gasket prolly didn't need to be replaced, but whoever did it, didn't burp the cooling system correctly. Get the air out or you WILL blow the headgasket. Search and you'll find lots of info. I can't do it, my network settings blocks all seaarch functions but Google ... don't ask.

I simply cannot convince The Pretty One that her new is actually almost exactly the same size as her '00. I realize the new one is probably quite a bit heavier, and certainly any 24,000 mile car will feel more solid than a 188,000 mile car. But I too, am surprised by how much more substantial the new one feels. I jokingly said "It feels like I'm driving a Buick" ... and she agreed .

Got your PM, and you're right, it WILL look great with the alloys on it. I'll PM you was soon as we know our upcoming road trip schedule. I'm looking forward to a long I-90 run in the new Outback ... The Pretty One is DREADING IT ... AS USUAL.

SO, instead of rust we all buy at least one windshield per annum. In the ten years we've lived in Montana we've bought eight windshields.The Pretty One lost the windshield on her new '06 on the third day. And it has an imbedded antenna ... groan :-\

We just got an 06 Outback from our next-door neighbor (to replace the '00 that was totalled. One of the reasons they sold it was that a baby carrier would NOT fit behind the drivers seat. The PAX seat had to be all the way forward and the back almost vertical to install the seat. It sounds like width isn't even an issue, depth isn't sufficient. I dunno for a foct tho ... our kids are thirty-four and thirty-five ... congrats on the new addition.

The 2006 Outback that has replaced our 2000 that was totalled (SOB)has LOTS of goodies, and I suspect some I haven't found yet. As I read the manual a common threas is (if equipped). So, how do I tell if some hidden accessory is installed. We have just about every piece of paper associated with this car, except the purchase invoice. The Pretty One is recovering from her injuries, thanks for all the good thoughts and prayers.

Yeah, she'll be OK, feeling pretty low now. I think a lot of her distress is coming down from the hospital pain meds ... withdrawal from legal drug abuse. She may bet to finish up the ski seaspn after all (so long as she doesn't fall). If you don't think poor Honu looked beat up enough, you should seen under the hood! Oh well, no more looing at false CELs.