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didn't he say he was having computer issues? something about the motherboard being bad or something. -Justin

Awesome, thanks for the tips. I cant wait until i get this dang car. At the moment, we are waiting for payday, or, if i get a expense check from work. (they pay me mileage when i go to certain sites). Neither are coming soon enough though . I've arranged with the guy to pick it up Monday night after work though. I'm not trying to get my hopes up but I'm really hoping its something stupidly simple like spark miss fire, timing being off a tooth or something like that. . I'll keep in mind the codes to check too.. I've seen cars run like crap because of a code that's not clearing. so.. we will see *fingers crossed* -Justin

bump -Justin

me too

Dude, tom, nice headers! Should sound awesome now that both exhaust ports are going the same direction. -Justin

I'll have to keep that in mind about the warming up part. I didnt know that. I normally dont like automatics because of the lack of power and engine control. My Jeep has a automatic tranny and its not too bad. I'm starting to get a little puzzled as to if it really is a AWD or not. I've been looking up pictures of the '91 lego and noticed that even the "Limated" model when it comes with AWD has the AWD in there next to the "L". But at the same time, you can kinda make out a "AWD 4x4" on the right side of the tailgate. Like i said, i can go either way on if its AWD or FWD. I'd prefer FWD mainly because i'd like to use the car for mostly work driving and some traveling so fuel MPG would be nice. But since i cant just switch it from AWD to FWD as easy as i can switch from 4wd to FWD on my GL.. AWD is nice . I'm trying to get the guy to email me some more pictures of the car, mostly to satisfy my want for the car.. since i cant have it just yet, i'd like to look at it some more... get a good feel to what i'm getting into. My main concern, is what all is wrong with the car that the guy isn't telling me. like.. what if its more than just timing that is a problem? what are the most common problems these EJ22's have? or even what problems do these 2nd gen lego's have? first things first, I'm not going to try anything really while I'm up there.. I might bring a battery to try and start it up but i don't think I'm going to spend that much time on it while I'm up there. I was thinking of putting a light on it when i get it back down and see how far off the timing is. what would anyone suggest i should try first if/when i first get it started? should i just wait and go strait to the timing belt and re-time it then go from there? and what about the Cam position sensor? how often do they actually go out? what else can anyone think of that could be the problem? hopefully I'm not being too much of a pain I'm just trying to find out as much as i can about the car. Holy crap.. my wife is right.. I really am stalking the car:lol: Thanks everyone for all the help! -Justin

hey Hey! nice to see someone else in my neck of the woods! -Justin

... I'm probably still going to go with towing it back on a car dolly. I've never "officially" done a timing job before and dont exactly want to learn in the guys driveway. that and since he's a good hour or so away, i dont want to get there, find that the timing part is actually good and have no good way to get the car back home... Renting a car dolly sometimes isnt as easy as calling and getting it anymore, last time i needed one last minute it took me a couple hours to rummage one up. I think I'm going to like it too. I've driven the 5sp model before. My neighbor had one and he let me drive it.. very nice i must say. I'm not a fan of the first model body style though.. but hey, free car is a free car right? I was also thinking about the auto trans. I know how crappy the 3eat EA82's are.. and was kinda worried if that would hold them ponies back lol. I usually prefer a 5speed.. to me, they get better gas milage. This works out though because /if/ we really are going to use it for trips and such.. she can actually drive it. (she hates a manual trans). Johnc, I saw your timing article in your sig. that was very helpfull.. I'm sure i could probably do it easy but i dont really want to put all my eggs in one basket if you know what i mean. It would be flippin' sweet if it was just a tooth off or something in the timing. but we will see.. I've never had great luck with it being something simple like that. And knowing my luck its probably something else :-/ -Justin

I'm pretty sure it is a AWD model but I also am not going to assume.. by the pictures it kinda looks like there's a axle nut in the rear. but yea, I'm going to check. From what the guy says, it does run but it has a timing issue.. so it runs rough. He "says" he replaced the timing belt about a year ago, but since it ran rough, its been parked since.. hes thinking its a cam position sensor or something along those lines - I'm pretty much going off the assumption that its not running.. that way I'm not getting my hopes up for anything. My idea behind getting this car is mainly for work and pleasure. My work is sending me on a lot of high mileage trips, and my GL needs to be rebuilt VERY soon. I also want to do a bit of traveling with my family and want something reliable. I know roo's and their reliability, so it had to be one! This will be my first Legacy.. I've mainly owned GL/Loyale Model 'roo's, also my youngest car coming in at coming in at 19 years lol.

I Just got off the phone with the guy selling it.. it is a AWD model at least as far as the guy remembers. Its an automatic with 235k on it. I'm still working out a way to get it down from Loveland.. but after talking to the guy sounds like no one is looking at it.. and he doesn't have it listed anywhere. Which is SWEET because he said i can pick it up after next Friday. ( i get paid, and renting a trailer is a lot easier of an option) So what I'm thinking what I'm going to do is rent a 2-wheel car dolly, remove the rear axle, and tow it. I'd really hate to borrow my buddy's trailer, get all the way up there, and have it not fit. Question though, the owner said there is a button on top of the shifter labeled "towing" or something like that.. I've never seen/heard of it. Is this a Mode to allow for it to /be/ towed or is it like a tow gearing option if the vehicle itself is towing something? -Justin

its all good. thanks for the offer tho. Thought I'd share some pictures! Hopefully, next time the pictures are mine, and it sitting in my driveway! -Justin

Interesting.. Learn something new everyday. Thanks for measuring i know it sounds weird asking for a width of a car. I would rather tow it with a car dolly or the like. I have a buddy that has a Trailer and said i could borrow it for retrieving this car But, the trailer is exactly 5 feet wide for the bed.. I have straps and a vehicle adequate enough to tow this little rig but not really the funds to rent a 2-wheel dolly.. which is why borrowing my buddy's trailer would be sweet. There isnt anyone here around denver that has a 2wheel dolly that i can borrow is there? -Justin

I noticed that on that archive website it says that the legacy L (which is what i'm hoping to get) AWD is optional is that true? i thought all legacy's were AWD. -Justin

Ya know, i found that website and found the measurements but my GL is less than 5 feet.. and that website says the legacy is about 5 and a half. Sounded like they were measuring it with the mirrors. tire to tire and maybe about 2 feet up from the bed is all that would matter. the trailer is rated at 5200lbs. /if/ i were to tow it i would've removed the driveshaft. either that and/or find a 2-wheel dolly.. i really dont like towing with rope.. too much of a p.i.t.a. -Justin

so i managed to get a great (and much needed) deal on a '91 legacy. the only problem is that it is about an hour and a half away or so in Loveland, co. my question is, how wide is the car? tire wall to tire wall? The catch for getting the car is that i have to tow it from there and it is a bit far to do the old fashioned way with a rope. I have a friend thats going to let me borrow his flat-bed trailer but its exactly 5 feet wide. Thanks! -Justin

get decent plugs and wires. nothing special though but that makes a difference. also, double check the air filter. that makes a difference too. On Highway only i see 35-38ish, coarse that's just flat road driving but still. you can still see better than 25 city driving if you keep the rpm's down. 2500 - 3000 RPM is a good point unless you cant help it. but is possible.. I do a lot of mixed driving for work and still see better than 30 mixed when i keep the rpm's down -Justin

hows your battery? if its toast it wont hold a charge. -Justin

anyone have an idea? -Justin

So my '88 GL smokes. It did for as long as i can remember.. mostly when i was in 5th letting the engine slow me down and when i would press back on the gas it would puff.. just a little, but noticeable grayish white smoke in my rear-view mirror. Recently, i removed my (rather crappy) exhaust muffler and installed just a strait pipe in the place of it. Now, it seems to be puffing a lot more.. at any point when i let the engine slow me down (except 1st and sometimes 2nd) then push back on the gas.. (and not even that hard down.. I'm not trying to run a hot rod or anything) It seems its when I'm putting a load on the engine when it puffs.. just a little cloud then goes away and wont happen again until the same scenario comes up. My question or really questions are Is it possible that it has always done this before and my old muffler stopped most of it? it looks a lot more than it used to.. and what exactly should i look at? I still have decent compression, she still pulls when i drive, no real lag (well.. sometimes it'll hesitate and stutter a bit on the road) and she doesn't smoke when I'm idle or even when I'm taking off from a light and going through the gears. Ideas? -Justin edit: I'm not losing any (noticeable) oil or coolant, my gauges look good too.

I.. fixed my exhaust leak! I ended up yanking out the old muffler and doing a strait pipe from the coupling behind the tire. (basically strait pipe from cat back) The P.O. did an interesting job of using a series of 4 U-Bolt clamps on one end of the muffler and 2 on the other side just to put a throwdown pipe.. and was still a foot short of the tail. Meh, Pictures! No Exhaust leak! Now i can drive with my windows down and not get a super High or Migrane! Dude, Bill NICE!!! I already liked your rig.. and now.. damn. Why do the 'roos look so sexy caked in mud? And tom, nice job on the bumper, just need to smooth out the fender and itll look stock! -Justin -Justin

+1 to that. And they are very fast at it too. Sadly, you can junk a car without a title. But i believe they still jot down your information. VIN, person junking etc. you might try calling and see if they found anything? even if its chopped up, you'll know to stop looking for it. :-\ Hopefully, though, its still in one peice. I'll look around here.. -Justin

Thats actually one of the nice things about a forum.. its a cheap library. I beleive there is a way to archive older posts, but if you purge everything then you get rid of a lot of history. Build logs, Pictures, Trips.. things like that.. its nice to look back.. just need to look at the dates.. -Justin

yea, really.. wow did you do the search, find it, just to put your 2 cents in? -Justin

Its just going to do that. The engine is just cold. The reason why it does it is because you are flooding it. Not directly and on purpose but because with a cold block the air is thinner. least thats how it was explained to me. somehow it makes a bit of sense. -Justin

I believe the AC compressor on my '88 GL locks up the pulley, which obviously locks up the belts. my question is - is there any way to dis-engage the clutch completely without removing the entire AC compressor? I really don't care if i cant use the AC i just really don't want to remove the compressor all together. The problem is, i want to still be able to turn on the "chill" side of the vents so that i can get some outside air going. Retarded-sure, but i haven't been able to fix my exhaust leak and having the vents on is the only way i don't get a "street High" and lately, its been locking it up more and more. So.. Can i disable it from working? -Justin