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Thanks for all the responses. I'll track down this vapor hose and replace it. Good idea to do the fuel filter. I guess I should do the air filter as well. Last summer I changed oil+filter and transmission fluid, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the torque bind was gone after sitting with new fluid in the transmission for the winter. For the AC, would it be worth replacing O rings before charging the system? Or is that only safe to do after getting it fully evacuated? Are there other things I should proactively do? This car sits at a summer cabin and we'll use it for a couple months each year. It has ~165k miles and got reasonably maintained until about 2016 when it was essentially abandoned (outside in the PNW unfortunately). I just put it in the garage until next year, but could plan work and buy parts before returning next year. Thanks!

First post, new to Subarus. I've found some useful info here already, thanks! I'm resurrecting a 1996 Legacy 2.2L that was sitting for most of the last decade in my wife's grandma's garage. I've got it running and driving seemingly as it should, with only two known issues at the moment. 1) rodent chewed vacuum hose (I think), what is it? It hissed with vacuum when running. see pic 2) AC not working. The dash button doesn't light up when pressed. I don't have a full grasp of the system yet, most of my knowledge is from this thread. Here's what I've learned: Fuses: 10A Fuse in engine compartment good. 12V is delivered to AC relay can’t find second fuse that is supposedly in the interior fuse box, don't see anything related to heat or AC AC relay functions AC compressor spins when the relay is jumped Air does not get cold. I ran the compressor for longer than I should have if there’s no refrigerant, something I subsequently learned. oops dual pressure sensor switch on the drier is open circuit conclusion Faulty dual pressure sensor switch or refrigerant quantity insufficient” Makes sense that refrigerant is low because it didn’t blow cold when i ran the compressor for a while but since the light on the dash doesn't turn on, is there another problem also? or is there a string of sensors/switches in series, which must all be closed in order to power that dash light? Thanks for the help!