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sounds about right

got the shaft in place tightening bolts and hoping this fixes the issue Point to the seven sisters and wish me luck No fluid came out. That was Surprising but I did drive over the spare tire from the rear and angled the car so the rear is higher.

Early models like 2011-2014. You can probably get a general idea by looking at Subarus extended CVT warranty, which was their response to CVT issues. Im not well versed but the little I know I recommend people aim for 2017+ if they’re looking for 2010+ vehicle.

If this works, you can open your search up. The EA82 powered cars, from at least 86 GL through 93 Loyale all use the same hubs on the front. Both 2WD and 4WD.

Update: After my initial short test drives I wanted to take it on a long drive and give it a good test. I drove about 4 hours, highway speeds, large hills, pretty high ambient temps. The temp did fine, never budging from its normal position and the coolant level remained stable. Then the next morning while idling in my garage, the radiator sprung a big leak right at the seam where the plastic and metal are joined together. Possibly the radiator was my issue all along. I was pretty lucky it didn't blow out in the middle of nowhere.

One of the four bulbs in the high-mount brake light of my 2000 Legacy wagon went out, and I lost cruise control. There are four bulbs, so you really got to take the cover off to check and be sure; one might be easy to miss. I also found one of my side brake lights was intermittently going out because of a loose connection (compressed socket contact tab), which could be manifested by lightly wiggling the bulb while on its socket. This could explain why cruise control would only work for me intermittently in recent months. Replaced bulb, tightened loose connection, and cruise control returned immediately. High-mount bulb type was a 912. Side brake bulbs are an 1157.

That’s a fair effort mate! Don’t worry, I spent six months trying to work out why my old EA82 would only run on one cylinder bank or the other. We had all the timing marks lined up “correctly” when putting the belts on. But you must have one cam 180 degrees out in relation to the other one. 6 MONTHS of on and off work between uni before we cracked that nut! The main thing to take away is the spirit of giving it a go, and when the chips are down, continue giving it a go while keeping an open mind and reaching out for help. Many will not give something new a go, because the risk of failure is “too high”. Keep up the good work! Cheers Bennie

It took me a while to even summon up the courage to be humbled/humiliated by everyone publicly when they hear I found the solution... Every day after working in a 110⁰ printing shop (where I am the owner and as any business owner is well aware, it is a STRESS FACTORY), I would come home to tend to my delicate steed, the 1984 subaru gl wagon 4wd. And hey, cut me some slack, Im only 23... lol. The diagnosis was, no power to the dash, and no fuel delivery. After swapping the stock hitachi carb for the weber dgv 32/36 and following the instructions to the best of my ability, I proceeded to replace the fuel pump as well. I lost dash power right after the terminal (unsure of color) popped off my IG switch and made contact with another terminal. I checked all the fuses (or so I thought). Another week went by and I trudged myself back over to my nightmare vehicle just to find a fuse HAD blown. Despite the frustration with myself, it was a HOORAY moment. Dash power is back. But still no fuel... I checked power the FPCU, I checked power to the Fuel Pump, I checked power to Neg lead of IG coil on crank, all good.. SO WTF. So after countless hours scrolling through forums, reaping the internet, flipping through my haynes manual endlessly (and slamming it shut a few times) it was my dad who found the solution. My dad hates working on cars. He has refused to give more than 15 minutes of input every time I ask for help. But he asked me.... if the fuel pump.... was pumping the right direction..... "OH MY GOD, ITS NOT" I thought. After 15 minutes out here on this fine Oregon morning and we have power and fuel delivery once more. I know the idle speed screw, timing, timing advance vac, and fuel mixture will all be the antagonists for today but we are 1 step closer to getting her back on the road. Thanks for reading and feel free to dig in, you wont hurt my feelings. haha.