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Griffon

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    1992 Subaru Loyale 2WD N/A

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  1. Hello all and thanks for reading! My '92 Loyale non-turbo SPFI has been sitting for a couple months and now won't start. It started and ran perfectly well before. I've checked various things and I'm at about my wit's end with it. Basically, when I turn the key, the engine cranks with no trouble but doesn't start. I checked for spark on all of the plugs and got none. Checked for spark on the dist where the coil plugs in, none. I took out the coil, cleaned up all the grounds, checked the resistance (although I'm a fool with electricity) and it seemed alright. Put it back, no change. I checked the error code and it threw an 11 and 13, so I checked the crank angle sensor and it was perfectly clean (I don't know how to check it other than visually). I've also heard that those are ghost codes that don't actually mean anything, so it's possible nothing is wrong there. The rotor and dist cap are both new so I know they're fine. The rotor spins as well so I know the timing belt isn't broken. It's not likely that it was thrown off a tooth or two because it was just sitting there when the problem arose. The battery is charged. All the fuzes and fusible links are in good condition. The fuel pump is buzzing just like it always did and I smell gas on the plugs after trying to start it. I really have no clue what it is now. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated as I only have a couple days to get it running. Thanks!
  2. Hello all, hope you're having a good night (or day)! My '92 Loyale has run well for the past couple months I've owned it. No overheats, no stalling and good, smooth power (for a Loyale). A couple days ago I got bored and decided to drain and replace my coolant which was brown and a little chunky. I'm very very new to auto maintenance and I don't really have anyone to tell me what's what, so I didn't recognize the brown coloration as a sign of oil-coolant mixing. Drained it all out of the radiator and flushed with water till it came out clear, filled it up with new coolant and bubbled it for about 30 mins just like the YouTube videos said. Of note is that it didn't take all 6 qts of coolant like it's supposed to, only about 3. I chalked it up to some water from the flushing process staying in the block. Like I said, not very experienced. Car ran just fine for about two days until it overheated in the Chick-fil-A drive thru (best possible time, I know) and blew some white smoke out of the tailpipe. Of note is that my temperature gauge never went above about half, nowhere near the red. I went inside and ate my chicken sandwich and let it cool down. Coolant was back to that nasty brown although the level hadn't gone down, still right up to the fill cap. However, my oil was low beyond the dipstick. I had checked the oil a few days prior to changing the coolant and it was right where it should be. So I go to the Publix conveniently right next door and fill er up. Drove home (only about 2 miles) with no noticeable loss of power, but a steady rise in temperature. I thought at first that low oil might have caused the overheat, but it was still happening with oil full. Did some research and found that burning coolant makes white smoke, and that that mainly results from blown head gaskets. But the thing is, the car hasn't blown any white smoke since that day at all. Not only that, but my oil is still clean, I haven't noticed any loss of power, and my radiator hoses are squishy while engine cold. Only the coolant is brown and contaminated. I think the issue may be combustion gas in the coolant system that's preventing my thermostat from opening and preventing me from adding the correct amount of coolant. What do ya'll think? Am I stupid and missing something obvious, because I wouldn't doubt it. I bought some pour-n-go head gasket sealer as a stopgap till I can take more drastic measures, but I don't really want to pour it in brown coolant until I know what the problem is. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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