johnceggleston

i've run a 400w inverter (i think, but big none the less). i have never blown a fuse in my 97obw cig lighter. i've run a laptop. i think it depends on the laptop and how much it draws. at idle, the invedrter would make an alram noise indicating that there wasn't enough power from the car to supply the laptop. but the laptop has a battery for those times at idle. my inverter came with a pretty hefty cord to plung into the lighter, and another hefty cord with large battery clips to connect directly to the battery. the thought being you don't want to burn up the car wiring by pulling too big a load so connect to the battery dircetly. funny thing tho, the wires to the lighter appear to be very small. but as long as the wire is stronger than the fuse you're protected. my thought was to run a seperate wire to the inverter from the battery, but i never needed it. my guees is that there was a problem with your other inverter, or it was under fused. i think you'll be ok. john

when you change the speedometer, do you just live with the new mileage or can it be adjusted to reflect your true mileage.?? i've read where you can order from subaru an odometer wuith your mileage on it , true??

i thought you could disconnect the battery for a good while to clear codes??

i have had occasions in my 95 leg sed, when the cruise would not work. i tried turning it on andd off no help. i figured that's it time to spend money. but surprise, the next time i drove, it owrked. so go ahead and check, but it may not be completely dead.

thanks, guys!! i never figured my fix would be so lucky. i'll swap them around after vacation, until then i'll ride in the wife's car. thanks again, john

look, if you haven't driven the core trans you might just be getting the same problem. change the fluid, if that helps, you're done til the swap. if not then you can change the clutch pack, that may help but depends on trhe donor trans. if i were going to the labor to change the clutch pack i would install a new / working duty c solenoid. you don't want to have to pull it again. one guy ran in front wheel drive for 2 years after the clutch went bad and he had bought the duty c. never got around to doing the labor. once the duty c failed, he had to replace the clutch and the solenoid.

too bad they don't allow 'signatures' on this site any more, nippers could be " First make sure all your tires match and are inflated the same." what, he types this line at least once a week!!

at low speeds, 5 to 15 mph i have a wobble in my steering wheel. accelerating and braking, less so breaking. as i speed up it's less noticeable, but probably still there. i have a 96 leg wagon donor car, and i thought i would replace the front wheel parts, knuckle, axel, hub, etc., one at a time to see if i could identify and elimnate the wobble. question , can i remove the whole front wheel assembly, crossmember, axels, steering rack and all and leave the engine "hanging" from the dog bone angle support?? or supported by a jack stand?? it might be quicker just to swap it all (not the struts). i wouldn't know what part was bad, but it might save time. thanks , john

the maintenance schedule at cars 101.com says to inspect youe trans fluid @ 30k and 90k miles. i believe at the very least i would change the filter then. why would you change the fluid and not the filter.?? http://www.cars101.com/subaru/subaru_maintenance.html

i don't think the speedometer is an issue, it's just the overlay with km instead of miles. the fuel consumption?? is there a read out in gals? the odometer is the hard one. why notjust get a used canadian instrument cluster from a salvage yard.

that would make sense, left and right handed, and different front and rear since the disc & knuckles are different.

are the sensors left and right? front and rear? or all interchangeable??

there's a plug on the right side just above right front corner of the pan. it reminds me of a freeze plug on my old chevy pick up v8. this plug is held in by a c-clip / cir clip?? i don't know if you can see it or not but it's worth a look. good luck,

front or rear or all 4? try swapping the tires onto the 95 to se if they clear. then you'll know. my guess is you'll need smaller tires.

try "car-part.com".

charge a small copyright fee, when the ask for you by name!!!!!

my trans has a slight leak, oily dirt, on the side of the case where the wire harness enters the housing. any solutions / seals or don't worry about it?? thanks john

you have to remove the inside door panel, ther are a couple of screws , one at door opener, one behind button below grab handle. then it up snaps across the bottom. you have to slowly work it off the opener and up off of the door it self. it may help to remove the triangle cover hiding mirror mounting screws. disconnect the window switch wiring. now the fabric panel will be obvious.

the trans pan from the donor car has a leak and it's running down and towards the front. i assume it's because of the angle of the car on jack stands. is it easier to address the pan leak out of the car or in the car? how vulnerable is the pan, can it be easily damaged while moving it around the shop or installing it?? what is RTV?? thanks, john

when they went with the new trans in late? 99, they new has screw on filter. TZ1A2ZJEAA = 99 legacy 2.5L GT (all?) TZ1A2ZJEBA = 99 obw 2.5 (late) i've seen it. earlier 99 obw trans were equal to 98 trans = tz102z2dba and very similar to the 97 trans = tz102z2cba i've seen it too. 98 gt may be same or diff, i don't know. it's not surprising that if you saw a 99 trans with screw on filter you would assume that all 99 had them, even if you worked at a stealership. check your trans model nimber under the hood.

almost ant legacy seat will bolt right in, some seats will have height adjustments, check the junkyards, get leather fronts.

this is a long thread and i didn't read it from the beginning, so if i repeat , please frogive me . if you search, you can find a thread on how to diagnose piston slap. it has to do with shorting out the spark to the suspect cylinders, if the sound goes away , it's slap. if not then it's something else, rod, wrist pin, etc.

what's the since in having kids if you don't make them work???? "jounior hand me that shotgun, honey, get me another beer."

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this is a guess so don't rely on it. i don't think they changed the 2.5 until 2000, so my guess would be dohc. but i don't own a 99, mines a 97. you need to talk to a 99 owner. or call the dealer. maybe you could go to "autozone.com" put in 99 forester and search for a timing belt part number. then search the same part for other years. there is going to be a difference between single and double. if your part number works on a 97 then it's double . not perfect but ....