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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving all!

When a code is currently upsetting the ECU, you don't have to mess with the connectors. Just read the code/s. If the idle is all over the place, the CTS may be failing. It won't cause the CEL to light until it is really bad, but the car will run crummy long before that. The CTS is a 2 wire sensor on the intake manifold near the thermostat. Plan on getting familiar with doing your own repairs, and keep an eye out for parts cars, spare parts, etc. As more go NLA every day.

Oh! Long flashes are the first digit, short flashes are the second.

Congrats on finding a 1 owner Loyale! Thats totally sweet. Mine is all rusty but I still love it and it runs great. To read CEL codes, yes you plug in the green connectors. Then you have to take off the panel directly under the steering wheel to get a visual on the ECM. There's a little hole on the top that you can see a red LED which flashes your code. Kinda a pain in the butt to get your head in there to read it. Here's a paste of Loyale CEL codes. Not sure where I found this but it has proven accurate for my rig. 88 and later models with Single-Point Fuel Injection 11 Crank angle sensor or circuit 12 Starter switch or circuit 13 Crank angle sensor or circuit 14 Fuel injector – abnormal output 21 Coolant temperature or circuit 23 Air flow meter or circuit 24 Air control valve or circuit 31 Throttle sensor or circuit 32 Oxygen sensor or circuit 33 Vehicle Speed Sensor or circuit 34 EGR solenoid or circuit 35 Purge control solenoid or circuit 42 Idle switch or circuit 45 Kick-down control relay or circuit 51 Neutral switch continuously in the on position 55 EGR temperature sensor or circuit 61 Parking switch or circuit So far, I've had codes 34, 32, and 21. All fixed now without too much trouble or cost, except wrenching the extremely stuck O2 sensor out. As for RPMs, those can change quite a bit depending on the engine temp. If its below freezing and I drive right away without any warm up, the first couple stop signs it will idle as high as 2k. Once it's warmed up, the spec is 700rpm for idle with the test mode connectors and no accessories.

I have not worked on a Subaru manual tranny yet, but I have done a lot of older 4 and rear wheel drive trannys. Does the sound change when you press and release the clutch without the car moving? (clutch release bearing) Does the sound stop when you hold the clutch in and put it in gear with the brake on? (input shaft bearing or something further inside) I'm sure someone that has worked on them will chime in. They will want to know the answers to those questions to start with.

Glad to see that you changed the post. Thank you for your consideration. More importantly, I was really glad to see you note that Shawn is a good guy! Always good to see things come to an amicable resolution. Aside from our shared interest in these awesome and quirky little cars, the thing that has always made this forum stand out to me is the level of decorum. There is a distinct lack of D-bags on the USMB. Since my first Subie, I have owned Toyotas, Hondas, a Jeep and a Dodge. The other forums can be brutal! Ask one wrong question, and someone with a whole lot of "keyboard courage" is posting awful things about your Mom simply because you are a "noob." Somehow, we don't seem to get into the negativity, the politics, the "toxic masculinity" and all of the other crap that pops up on other car forums. I have found the USMB members to be genuinely good folks and I truly enjoy the camaraderie. So thank you for re-affirming all of that today IrocDude. The Subarus we like are growing scarce, and eventually, the knowledge of these cars will as well. We all make better friends than enemies and it's in our best interest to to find a way to keep on keeping on as a community.

Here from Chino California introducing my new 1984 GL Turbo Wagon. I believe im the second owner after all the hassles I've been thru with DMV. I found the car on craigslist after just browsing thru the ad's, It was a barn find. The guy I got it from had it parked over ten years. What got me interested was the low mileage. I has 95236 original miles on the odemeter. The car is pretty much complete. Just a dent on the driver side door. What sold me was that it came with the complete factory service manual. And the car manual with the maintenance book with all the services done at its proper mileage.

Care to post more pics? Engine bay, interior, etc.