My friends Impreza wouldn't start. I pulled the starter and had it tested. (it's good.) battery and terminals etc, seemed fine. So I took a wire with the car in neutral and jumped the solenoid from the positive cable and it started right up. I did some reading on the board and suspected the clutch safety switch. I clipped the wires leading to the switch and connected them to bypass the switch - still not starting. I'm wiring a switch straight to the battery so it can start that way. I'd like to get it back to normal as soon as possible since it seems harder on the starter this way. Any guesses on what the issue is?

So maybe the solenoid is bad? That's usually what goes bad on starters.

 

 

 

By the way, are you from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin?

So maybe the solenoid is bad? That's usually what goes bad on starters.

 

 

 

By the way, are you from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin?

 

That is not far from me. get n touch with your local subaru folk

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14090&highlight=milwaukee

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=121050&highlight=milwaukee

 

i have a spare legacy steering column if you need to rob parts from it.

 

check the ignition switch and its connector pigtail.

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Yeah. I work right on the Lakeshore. it's fantastic. These days I'm in Beloit and drive right through Delavan to get to work.

 

Miles - yeah. Been wanting to get plugged in. Don't know if you remember me, but I bought the Trash Wagon 5 replica off of Tim a few years back. Had a lot of adventures with that car.

ok. I met you briefly in that transaaction. didny you come back for that 84 gl-10 as well?

 

I have seen the snow subie video of that car on the youtube. What ever became of it?

Yeah, the GL-10 got parted. I used the trashwagon for a few years as trail car, hunting rig etc. for a few years while I lived in Pennsylvania. Eventually The rust was getting the better of it and I got a deal from a yard that paid $500. no questions for any running/driving 4x4. Still miss that car. Couldn't beat the epressions on the faces of all these guys in lifted trucks and jeeps when this station wagon would pass them on the trails.