Just picked up a 1990 Legacy Wagon L-Series from a local diesel tech school. Didn’t want it, didn’t need it, but it was an auction and I thought someone would outbid my lowball. So now it’s in an empty lot beside my house and before my HOA bitches about it I’ve got to get it running. Previously had an 00 Outback that I loved but we lost it to a deer strike on a backwoods highway in Florida. So I’m moving backwards, next I’ll get a B.R.A.T. or GL wagon then work my way down to a 360 but that’s a problem for future me.  

Edited December 20, 20241 yr by bigshankhank
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Sounds like we’re the same

type of uhh ……enthusiasts. 
 

But I’d stop short of the 360.

With me it’s the early 70’s now. I’ve got my 73 Coupe and 77 stage one 4WD wagon. And my daily is a 94 same as you’re taking on, 2.2 first generation Legacy. Probably the best car they ever gave us. 
 

Enjoy ! Let me know what you need. Right now I’m cleaning house in major fashion and I’ve got boxes of 90-94 Legacy parts I could easily just donate and other items very cheap. I need space. 
 

In case you didn’t know this your car is the same nose as a 1990-91 but in 92-94 they change the lights etc. Folks refer to that as the “facelift” years. 
 

I have a very nice set of headlights for yours. 
 

Enjoy that 2.2 

8 hours ago, moosens said:

Sounds like we’re the same

type of uhh ……enthusiasts. 
 

But I’d stop short of the 360.

With me it’s the early 70’s now. I’ve got my 73 Coupe and 77 stage one 4WD wagon. And my daily is a 94 same as you’re taking on, 2.2 first generation Legacy. Probably the best car they ever gave us. 
 

Enjoy ! Let me know what you need. Right now I’m cleaning house in major fashion and I’ve got boxes of 90-94 Legacy parts I could easily just donate and other items very cheap. I need space. 
 

In case you didn’t know this your car is the same nose as a 1990-91 but in 92-94 they change the lights etc. Folks refer to that as the “facelift” years. 
 

I have a very nice set of headlights for yours. 
 

Enjoy that 2.2 

As a matter of fact the headlights are a particular problem. In the little bit of time I’ve been able to spend under the hood I discovered some wiring has been damaged/chewed including the headlight wiring. In fact the sockets themselves are gone and wire is missing on both sides all the way back to where it comes out of the loom inside each fender.  I also found damaged wire at the cam position, crank position and knock sensor plugs so that’ll have to get fixed right away as well. 
 

let me know what you want for the headlight setups, the lenses themselves are a bit foggy but I’m not opposed to polishing them for the time being.  

If you zoom in to the passenger side of this underhood shot (this came from the original auction listing before I bought it) you can see the socket retainer clips loose on the back of the headlight shell. 

Yikes! Wiring is going to be a chore. I wish I had some harnesses to help you out. 
 

If you don’t mind please send me an email at moosens@yahoo.com just so I can send pics etc easier. 
 

Here on the USMB I need to sort out my pictures and maybe cough up some more donations. Otherwise I’d post pics here. 
 

Not sure how you feel about this but we used to say the 1600 was bulletproof. And then came the 2.2 and people called it 2.2 magic. I’d say it’s the best engine the public ever got with my beloved 1600s second place. 
That’s why I have an approximately 4,000 mile 2.2 engine and harness ready to put into my Coupe someday. 
 

Going to send you a message too. Talk soon.