I feel good. after a blown HG and waiting a week for parts, my wagon is back on the road. It felt good to do it myself, well, with the help of the board for tips;) . I re-sealed it all, new t belts (no covers) got a new oil pump, rebuilt the lash adjusters, installed an electric fan w/ a manual switch in parallel with the thermoswitch, and got some delta cams. I also modified the intake. It took patience, time, swearing, one all nighter followed by an 8-4 at work, lots of parts cleaner and even a little blood! but its done now. i feel my wagon 'broke me in' as a subaru owner...so to speak...

 

She started right up, no ticking! :D . the car pulls much harder with these cams. altogether it feels like 10-13 hp maybe. its only been a day, but everything seems to be running smooth, (except the small hole I punched in the rad:eek: ,its fixable and leaks slow. ). I plan on setting up a page about this job soon. let me know if you have any questions...thanks for the support.

eric

let me know if you have any questions...

 

Wanna come over and do mine next?

 

Congrats on a successful mission

after a 17 hour session, yes 17 hours. noon-7am, work 8-4, I hope I dont even have to see a wrench or smell oil for a while.... contact me in a month or so...:-p