Subaru_dude

Just googled it and didn't find anything on the first page about cephas, I'm sure if you looked a while you would find something though. That soob should take a very long time to die... what have you done to it so far?

Glad to see you're thoroughly enjoying the station wagon utility. That wagon is lookin real good:headbang: Nice bike:slobber:

Looks alot better than the pic on my phone. VERY nice... +1 for tailgate.

Don't buy Fram. Mine stuck in just 500 miles.

HELLL YEEAAHHH!!!!!! That thing is BEAUTIFUL!!! Keep that thing COVERED. And do NOT, EVER let it play in the snow. But you know this already. JEEEEZZZ I love the EA81 coupes, they're so georgous.

Yeah I've seen that before. I like how the commentator says "And now he will have to exit the vehicle so it can be towed" but he just drives off. haha. That thing probably had a cage cage built in for the sole purpose of holding it together because you can see STRAIGHT through the rear wheel wells when looking from the side.

Have driven it much today and it's still running on all 4. So far so good...

I don't visit the historic forums very often... I'm glad I did. That's one beautiful Brat. Gen 1s look so much better than Gen 2s in my opinion... they're just too cramped for me.

Drove it a little while on 3 cylinders and kept an eye on the coolant. It was definitely using it... so I checked #4 for any liquid and I could see it when I pulled the plug out. Stuck a straw down inside and smelled it... coolant for sure. I JUST changed the intake manifold gaskets today and burped the cooling system of any bubbles and so far all seems good and well. I'll go outside in a few hours and restart it and see if it fouls the plug again. That's what it was doing before... let it sit and it would foul that plug. Haven't done a compression check on #2 yet.

I'll most definitely stay away from that place. I remember when she was looking at a 2000 Outback with the 2.5 with 135,000 on it and I mentioned to the salesman we were talking to about the tendancies of the dohc 2.5s to blow headgaskets... and he said "Oh that's part of the mantainance that's being done right now." He calls us a few times and I tell my mom to ask about the headgaskets that were supposedly done and he says "Oh that's something we only do if they fail." So yeah, we caught him in an outright lie so we didn't go back to look at the car. After hearing that they were such a-holes to you because of your age, I think I won't even go there for so much as gaskets now.

O'rly? HMMM... I'll keep that in mind. And yes, I saw that Impreza with the roof rack. I thought, "Wow, you could bolt a seat to that thing", haha. I'm actually not a big Grayson fan either, mostly because between Grayson Pontiac and Grayson Subaru, it's really obvious which dealership gets more attention from Grayson himself.

It's a 2wd so I don't really have to worry about tires matching. And yes, I'm aware of the seats folding flat. I've had 6 Subarus, 5 of which were wagons and I've used that option quite a bit. But it seems that I've grown since my first soob and for the past 3 Subarus it's been uncomfortable to have the back seat folded flat (I'm 6'3", it can get a tad bit cramped). I let my mom drive it today and she really liked it (drives a 96' Camry). There's an Outback Sport at the dealership in Knoxville she's been talking about lately, so I'm trying to talk her into it.

Yeah it's in pretty good shape. I'm suprised at how "flimsy" the hood is though, sounds like a thunderstorm coming everytime I shut the hood or door. Nothing wrong with that though, gives it character. Everything else about it is pretty solid. I haven't been driving it much because I don't have insurance yet but I'm looking forward to it. The first thing on my list of things to do is waterpump, and then 2 rear tires. I'm gonna have to get adjusted to how quiet this thing is, it's nothing like my GL.

Silly me I think you're right. If it's headgaskets, drop that motor and get a 2.2. I haven't owned one yet, but I've heard too much good about them.

"Heater never heated up." Sounds like a clogged radiator core to me. That will cause overheating too. Could also be why the rad hose was collapsed.

This is what I'll be driving while I make my sedan what I want it to be. BTW, I'm new to the new gen but I'm already loving it. Here's the others. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC_0107.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC_0113.jpg Interior shots: http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC_0106.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC_0115.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC_0108.jpg

Ah-HAH!!! No wonder I couldn't find the other. I couldn't find my Haynes manual, which I'm assuming has that info so that's why I posted. Thanks, this helps.

Where the heck is the driver side drain plug? I can only locate the one on the passenger side which seems to be in plain site. Maybe I'm overlooking it? And what size alan do I use? I don't have any alan-head sockets. Thanks for any input.

Wow, there's so much room at the front of the engines on the EA81s. Should be a super easy job. Mine's brand new and it's already leaking out both wheep holes.

I can't wait to enjoy 4wd again. Both my soobs are 2wd but one will be 4wd sometime this summer. Your next step would be to install a D/R, then you'd REALLY know what you're missing out on.

(Not AWD but just thought I'd share anyway) Recently picked up a 1993 Subaru Impreza wagon, 2wd 5spd. Delivered here from Nasheville, drove the guy back to Nasheville and back here to Morristown (475 mile round trip) and averaged 33mpg at 74mph, 3,250 rpm. Edit: It just dawned on me that it got driven 750ish miles just in that one night. Well, it passed the test drive.

bump. Read above post.

I would say if your lifters aren't making insane amounts of noise then you're okay.

It has quite a bit of water in it, but I blew it all out with my air compressor so it's all good. New plugs and wires: Check New oil and filter: Check New fire extinguisher: CHECK!

It wasn't at night, but it looked cool reguardless. I think the most awesome part was the fact that the rag came flying out from under the hood completely engulfed in flames. Really wish I could have gotten everything on camera. Only damage was charred wiring but everything still works. There's a big black spot on the underside of the hood and the strut tower on that side looks darker than the other. Don't know if it cleaned up the carbon deposits, but if it didn't I'll just put some in a squirt bottle and spray it into the intake. I didn't turn the engine over by hand because I REALLY wanted to make sure those carbon deposits got shot the hell outta there. I know now that I should have just turned it over by hand!