[2wd to awd conversion]

I have a friend that was looking at a couple of 92 legacy wagons and asked if it was possible to convert 2wd to all wheel and how hard would it be? Would it be worth the hassle?

[94 lecacy wagon question]

Thanks for the help, it cracks me up that the tank is that big. It hurts to fill it up with gas as it is, even with the cheap stuff. But it is reassuring to know that I don't have to fill up every 200 miles anymore.

[94 lecacy wagon question]

I have a 94 legacy wagon AWD I rescued from the boneyard and it runs great... now for the dumb question, what size is the fuel tank? I looked in the Haynes book and it has all the capacities except the gas tank. I need to know because my fuel tank sending units are going out and I need to know how far I can go before I have to start pushing.

[This is why I will never trust mechanics]

I've posted here recently about a '97 OBW I picked up for $1200. It has 140k on it and was not running well at all, the CEL was on all the time, sometimes flashing. The previous owner took it to an indie shop as well as a dealer. Both places diagnosed the problem as "blown cylinder." I checked around online, found you good people here, and also found references to bad plug wires causing similar problems. I pulled the plugs this morning--one of them had a seriously broken insulator and all of the wires had evidence of carbon tracking in the boot. The resistance was well within tolerance and the parts store nearby didn't have replacement wires, so I cleaned out the carbon and tossed them back on the car. After pulling the battery cables to zero the CEL, the results are:

No more CEL

No more engine shaking around like a pissed off rodeo bull

 

For the price of a spark plug, I seem to have fixed the problem. I also discovered that the whistling sound I was hearing came from the air cleaner housing. The ace mechanics who replaced the air filter who knows when lost one of the two clips that holds the housing together. They just left it loose, so unfiltered air had a direct route into the engine. The whistling sound was just the sound of the intake.

 

How the hell can mechanics and dealers charge money for this crappy service? How the hell could a guy diagnose a problem as "blown cylinder" when the more immediate problem is a broken spark plug?

 

One thing does remain, though. There is a ticking sound that sounds like it's coming from deep within the engine. It could be coming from under the timing covers, but it absolutely is not from valves out of adjustment. The heads are quiet. I can't see any evidence of an exhaust leak, but need to spend some more time under the car to be sure. I've heard about a piston slap problem with these 2.5 liter DOHC engines. Anybody know how that manifests itself? Is it a terminal problem or just one of those wacky Subi things that everybody suffers through and tolerates because otherwise the cars are just freakin' awesome?

 

Cheers.

I agree, it is stupid how places can charge such high prices for the work they do, or don't do!!! I had taken my Subaru to a Subaru dealer here in Utah for my seatbelt problem and he would not even get out from behind his desk. I had a Mercury Sable wagon that was diagnosed with a blown head gasket, cracked or warped head from the Ford dealer here in town. I took the car to an indie guy I know and he spent a week chasing the problem that turned out to be just a burned up sensor for the cooling fan. :-\

[New to forum need help]

Hello from Utah, I am new to forums in general and not sure how to work them. Please be patient. Can't type either. I have a 94 Legacy wagon with automatic seatbelts that won't move on the driver side. The motor does work but I think the cable is coming out of the track. How do I fix this. It does not appear to be covered in my Haynes book?