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Don't beat up on yourself--that's how we learn! Main thing, you got her running properly again. Good luck Nick--from another Nick!

I was the only old school Subaru again! Come help me represent in CO sube dudes! My favorite subaru: My bros e46 wagon with six speed swap, (auto only in the US) and my 85 xt turbo, ghost: And finally my favorite overall a father son project, I asked them when sandpaper will touch that perfect patina and they told me never.

Any chance the engine was from a Carbed car that used a Distributor? If so there would be no trigger points on the Cam and Crank gears.

nah - CHEERS for easy fixes! good on you for getting in there and solving it and not blaming the government.

^^ Indeed. Very sad. At least hes coming off parts, but probably wants big $. And won't sell a whole car like a lil beotch. I prefer the nutty car hoarder that starts a resto, then keeps all the parts in a bin and never finishes for decades. Or just keeps them and refuses to sell, then dies. Then has a daughter sell them for a song to make room for a horse stable. I know a guy here in CO who does the same only with second and third gen camaros and firebirds. I know that not everyone is a vintage car guy, but in my opinion treating these beautues as such requires at least tiny bit of heartlessness, and when i see them in hell slowly getting parted out im gonna act like i don't know em. Oh well. Can't save em all. I would rather see this than see one go to the crusher.

Gentlemen, I should have my tools confiscated for wasting your time. When I pulled the timing cover off, it was immediately clear that I had mis read the timing mark on the crank sensor reluctor wheel. I saw a mark where there was none. It was in fact two teeth off from where I had it, and was originally correct, as I’m sure you all yelled at your screens while rolling your eyes. Of course it was, how could it not have been and have still run fine? It’s now corrected and the car runs like it should. Man I looked so hard and long at it the first time I don’t know how I messed that up, but I did. Lesson learned. Foot in mouth. Thank you for your replies and your time. Nick

it should be fine.... one oz in 9 qrts is a small amount really.... hell it might shift smoother

Because the field current thru the brushes is higher when charging harder. I`ve heard of new alternators(GM?) failing in short order after trying to charge quite dead(but otherwise good) batteries.Not sure if they were brush failures. They want you to charge the battery before swapping alternators.

Progress updates... Using the new ECU and making rough adjustments to the new TPS, my XT6 started without the superspeedway 5,000 RPM scream. I picked up a set of feeler gauges to test and fine tune the TPS, but I think I need a longer gauge set, so as of now I'm unable to test and adjust per the FSM. All I could do was tweak the TPS a bit, hand tighten the top screw, start the car and hope it's good. I get it to a point where idle is between 750 and 1,000 RPMs and throttle response is good. However... when I give it gas from the pedal (didn't try at the throttle), RPMs smoothly go up as expected for a few seconds, then the engine shuts down. My guess is that I need to fine tune the TPS ohm readings, per the FSM. Any suggestions guys? Do I just need to drive the car and the ECU will learn? Good news... My original issue was high idle (1,500- 2,000RPMs) after a hot start. I have cured this gremlin! The engine was warmed up enough during my back and forth TPS adjustments, shutting the engine off and restarting several times. Not once did RPMs jump the way they did with hot starts. I'm done for the day, made some progress but not finished.

I am personally of the opinion that this design was originally intended to use 7207 bearings for axial thrust capability. We used them effectively in some rally applications. We added a .005" shim to the spacers to get the bearing temp down a bit after some testing. Worked really well and never had another failure after we switched to axial thrust bearings. GD

My beloved '69 Mercury Comet Coupe, is about to reach Fifty (50) Years with us, and the only thing I need to fix on it so far, is the Fuse Box, which seems to be Rusted beyond any safe repair, so let me ask you all a couple of Questions: is it possible, to obtain a New Fuse Box for this car, and Where? I really prefer to Swap the old, rusted one that uses crystal tube fuses, with a newer style one, as I've seen online alternatives for Mustangs and Cougars (its cousins), but I don't know where to find one, so any help will be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards.

Very sad to see a Subaru in that condition.