mtsmiths

Can you hear me now?

Don't use WD-40, use graphite powder as if it were a stuck lock ... but yah, just pull the hell outtait. Prolly slightly bent.

WHAAAAAT? Run as fast and as far from this dealership as you can. Don't even go back for an oil change. That is THE most bogus thing I ever heard.

Do a search, there have been a number of threads on lamp cover restorations ... from sandpaper to brake fluid. It CAN be done. And you're right, plastic lamp covers suck, but it's not just Subaru, just about every car has 'em these days.

What Northwet said. Also, doesn't anyone use 'easyouts' any more? Drill into the bolt, screw in easyout, screw out bolt. Ask your local auto parts store what guage easyout for whatever size bolt this (10mm, or so?).

"Rusted rotors'? Someone has a boat payment due. All rotors rust. Hit the brakes a few times and it's gone, at least where it counts. I suume it stops OK and doesn't make any gawdawful noises? Anyone can do exhausts and tie rod ends and such. Avoid Stealerships, find a good indy.

Wasn't there also a brake fluid trick posted?

Thanks to both, now, do you know where I can get some 'cowgirl whistles' for my front bumper, perferrably ones loud enough to be heard over an effing cell phone?

I am certain that someone in the past has stated that chevy Celebrity rotors are a direct swap, at a fraction of the price for the Subaru part, but I don't know the years. I've searched all over the various forums, and no joy. Any clues here? Yesterday on the way to work a cowgirl in a Ford dually pulling a loaded four-horse trailer pulled out RIGHT in front of me from an arena (mind you, I'm the ONLY car on the highway). As I slalomed around her horn blaring and ABS working overtime, I see (big surprise here) she's blabbing on a effing cell phone! If I had known that at the outset I woulda just hit the damn trailer and sued her chaps off. Anyhow, we all know how Legacy rotors perform on high speed panic stops, and mine have been turned three times already, so pretty sure they are toast after this panic stop (well, slow-down) they're sure pulsing now, and prolly can't be turned again ... even if they were, they won't hold. Can anyone remember that post? Or, any other options for my 'potato-chip' front brakes? ps. I finally figgered a way around my office firewall. Thanks all.

Just for those who ask now and then. 2000 Legacy wagon (loaded for camping), weekend 1,300+ mile trip - Whitefish to Gerry Owen and back for The Little Big Horn Battle reenactment. 28.5 mpg trip average - every thing from 4WD drive roads across the Blackfeet rez (Heart Butte cut-off) to I-90 for hours @ 80 mph. TORRENTIAL rains ( high center SUVs in the ditch, Subaru waving as we go by). 163,000 ODO reading when we got home, and no, no HG issues, just the usual ghost CEL. Got some 85.5 octane in Great Falls, Honu does NOT like it, I thnk that is what triggered the CEL this time. Gave it 89 from then on, and a can of Techron (no Seafoam available). One thing I did NOT like about the trip! Our reservations got 'lost' (despite a confirmation and print-out from last week), and we ended up sleeping in the wagon. I'm about six inches longer than the wayback ... and there's a hump in the middle.

Hop & skip in a tight turn is classic 'torque bind'. Not necessarily a major problem (but it may be). Do a search and read up on the fixes to try first, before sinking a K note into it. Ditto, the HG, search, read and learn. And, find an indie mechanic that knows Subarus ... not the stealership.

I second! I would, in fact, like to contribute my two mites to the discussion ... however. I suggest we adjorn to the 'Off Topic' Forum, where this belongs. BTW, glad the dental floss trick worked. What did you use to clean off the adhesive (other than fingernail).

God Bless you.Now, you can put a DarwinFish on if you want.

You could pray? You're on the right track. Heat it then saw it off with dental floss. GooGone, Simple Green, a wet Bounce sheet, or even WD40 will take off the glue residue.

Sounds like a bad ground. Check the block to frame ground strap.

Pretty car for such a short wide guy, eh?

Not your fault SXVO, I was just venting. I don't mind (too much) pop-ups. But the stickies should be a federal crime. I got FIFTEEN (15) spybots from that website! Somebody oughta have to do time.

Nice car, but no thanks from me for linking to that awful spybot infested POS of a website! You can't even X out of those sticky PoP-ups. Thanks a bunch. Now I'm gonna have to run a disinfect.

To quote Ringo Starr, It's a thingie!

Loaded it up with 1,400 lbs of rock and plants and drove it eight miles to home. Worked fine, a little woozy on steering. My bogus CEL came on during the trip (it's been off for about three months) either doesn't like pointing uphill on level ground ... or was just p.o.ed at me for loading it up so bad.

I wonder what the first ownere of our 2000 Legacy AT used it for. When we bought in in November of 2001 it had 99,850 miles on it. Ticked over 100,000 driving it home. We slowed down, only 155,000 or so now.

I think the general consesus for a battery dance is a minimum of fifteen minutes (to an hour). BTW, open a window and leave the key in the ignition, that way you won't even turn on the dome light when you start it. When you start driving, drive the way you want the car to perform, it will 'learn' your style, aggro, benign, wimpy, and respond that way henceforth.

Could be lots of things, but prolly just a coincidence and not related to the charge ... unless, you didn't hook the charger up backwards along the line did you?

I wouldn't start it every two weeks, it will do more harm than good, unless it's run (driven) for several miles, which ain't gonna happen. A cover is good only if it's a tight fit, and vented. The best thing is: fill the tank with the highest octane gas you use. Change the oil before parking it, make sure all fluids are topped off. Air the tires up to a higher than normal pressure (this IS winter storage, yes?). Ideally, jack it up and block it, so the tires are not carrying the car's weight. Disconnect the battery. Plug the exhaust pipe (a duct tape wrap is fine). If you take the battery out, make sure it is set on a wood block, and not the concrete floor or a grounded metal shelf. Have your storage guy charge the battery just before you come in, and if he has a preheater (like a salamender, or other fan driven device) warm it up before you are starting it on really cold days. If you are starting it in spring, don't worry about it. Don't forget to unplug the exhaust before trying to start it. When you start driving it each season dump a cup or two of MMO into the gas tank, it will help drive any condensation rust out of the air-exposed internal parts of the engine.

Well, as to raising it, follow this thread. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36166&page=1&pp=10 But seasonal change is another matter. As the saying goes, you can do ANYTHING if you throw enough money at it.