The Dude Abides

i read it was msd coils with oil in them

well was looking to get alittle more (pop) from my ignition so thats y i suggested replacing the coil wisht msd blaster and get the 8mm wires and new plugs. what about msd wires also as far as oil there are all shades and colors is it ok to run the high mile specific oil in these vehicles or doesn it truly really not matter ben

i must be the odd ball in here. my wife is not interested in cool or different. and as i get alittle older things like that dont really matter to me as much either. a to b is what im interested in. when i have more money someday then ill want something to look different or be different. ive had plenty of old cars that have left me stranded. i had to walk 5 miles after my car broke down on me on a long bypass at 3 in the morning. ultimately things are going to get old and things are going to break. Proper maintence helps prolong the life of vehicles and helps take care of them but these are wear parts there wearing every time we use them. i sill stand buy my statements. i dont know if you folks have wifes or kids but that makes the difference for me. Ben and a waranty doesnt change reliability. but then someone else fixes it on there dime and there time. king bob dole what did you half to do to be a service writer, do you enjoy it

Ok let me see if i get this strait ngk plugs magnecor Wires MSD Blaster 2 Coil hitachi cap @ rotor Did i miss anything i have a 1988 subaru dl fuel injected 1.8 I would like to ad that my vehicle is running ok. Ive always been a firm beliver that iff you purchase something give it a good tuneup just so you know what youve got into it. But ive noticed that subarus seem to run better on older stuff. Is this right. Should i just leave it alone until something does happen or just rip it all apart since im there anyways. Any other recomendations for my wagon for parts would be great also Ben

funny that u mention that i bought bouch wiper blades and they were junk too

c to me i would go new but that can be expensive. do some checking around i believe u can pick up struts from other-newer vehicles and they will mount in with alittle fanagling. and give you alittle lift to boot ben

lets just agree to disagree:banana:

Ok so Ive got the popping in the front when im turning so i know its coming. Someone said something here about gck shafts. Couple Questions Is it the complete axel end to end since ive got the axels out i might as well replace the wheel bearings right do they make the gck axels for the rear as well thanks again ben

Its Fuel Injected'' If it was the timeing it wouldnt it act like that all the time would it

lets say i happen to bust them off where could i maybe get replacements does anyone know ben

Im toying around with the idea of cleaning up the rust on my car before it consumes it. How do you remove the side trim on a wagon ea82 Ben

My subaru is having issues. You cant just jump in and take off in the morning, it needs to (warm up). If you try to take off it bucks and kicks and is extremely under powered. It idles really low on cold startups also. But then sometimes, this problem is gone. The idle is high and it doesnt do this on cold starts. There is no difference in situations. Also after its warmed up at a stop light it will rev buy itself 2 or 3 times then idle fine. What could possibly cause this. Ben

I understand that all of that really i do. The pride in having something you wrenched on. Made your own. Can fix at the drop of a hat. But not everyone is so mechanically inclined as you are. And some people dont have the time. I make that monthly payment so i can have peace of mind for my wife and children. That payment insures me that they get to where they need to go without any hickups. So i dont half to worry about her being stuck on the highway with an overheated engine. I guess different strokes for different folks. The payment and the insurance does suck but its a small price to pay for there well being. ben

honestly i understand because im all for the wow what an experience that was. man i did it. I totally understand that. my wife has a 2005 malibu and i trust that. Because its new, becaue it has a waranty, and if something does happen i call chevy and they take care of it and give me a rental to boot. I love wrenching and im trying to learn all i can about these cars. And not to dig into you are anything but werent you having problems with your car recently. Im not saying that its not reliable but things happen and i can understand that. I find comefort in knowing that iff my car does break down. I can take my wifes car to work because its there and it can get me there comfortably. I like my subaru well enough but i havent had it long enough to know if im gonna take it cross country. And thats the difference between a 500 dollar car and a 20000 dollar car. Ive always had that. One newer reliable car for the wife and kids and the one i drive to work. It isnt to say that the 20000 dollar car isnlt going to break down its just less likely. That is y i pay the car payment for that peace of mind. When it comes to my wife and kids i want good reliable transportation. Let me worry about timeing belts and oil leaks.

Ok i had a dream about this place. It was the usmb but i havent seen anyones face here but it was like the movie cars. i saw all your cars. mcbrats brat, bucky and rocky, a few others i cant think off off the top of my head. weird

y when i hit a bump does the roof of my wagon pop. It has a dent up there also. ben

Im looking up random parts, reading year old threads. i dont remember drinking the magic punch but im gonna kick someones butt for giving it to me. I think it was mcbrat. Ive been on the usmb for 5 strait hours now. Im going to try to get some sleep before my daughter wakes up. go subaruuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Theres a fine line between what he is saying. Theres the man ive acomplished it factor And the man ive got it factor The ive got it factor comes quickly you get ur results imedately The ive acomplished it factor is you set out a goal you did it and now you can reap the benefits. but the end result is the same. it always ALWAYS gets old. Youve spent 2 years saving for that lift and installing the rock bumpers and the wench. But in the end after a while u get tired of it and want bigger and better. Or maybe lower and faster. That is the ultimate thing. Car people are never happy. We are never happy. I may of not had a subaru before this one but i have been a car nut all my life. Ive had project cars and got disapointed and sold them. I put on the brand new coil and carb only wishing i had the money for a supercharger. We want bigger and better and when we finally get it. The rush is over. Our high dies out and we go looking for it elseware. He bought a wrx he got one of the most awsome factory vehicles made. But again in the end it wasnt enough he wanted something else. . (Stands UP) Hello My Name is ben and im a caraholic i cant seem to get enough of them. From chevrolet to subaru from ford to fiat. I am comsumed buy vehicles. It is a passion of mine dare say an obcession. Y do so many people here have multiple vehicles. To feed there passion. I can totally relate to having one for fast, one for offroading, and one for daily comute but everyone knows that the daily compter will sill get tricked out even if we had the money. Thats the way it works. I love cars everything about them. I will always love them. You could give me a ferrarri and i would be tired with it in a year. I mean i live in iowa i cant drive it year round. We are who we are and we cant change that and frankly i dont want to. This guy should just keep his new car and buy some project to wrench on in the weekend. That way he has a reliable car to get him to work and maybe have alittle fun in. And then he can wrench to his hearts content on the weekend. Would you truly absolutely positively in the hottest days or the coldest nights want something that was 20 years old and not reliable even though you could fix it. Or would you just rather jump in some jetta, malibu, caravan. And just go to work comfortable and not half to worry about it. Think About It Ben

lol just my luck people are practically giving stuff away and i cant get in on the fun. Na my weekends are pretty much filled up for life. Wife is pregnant with twin girls. So on top of the daughter i have already have ill have some spare time when im 50. Hey McBrat do you still have the wagon wheels and how much do you want for those ben

aww no one invites me im with it im hip

something awd like wrx teratory

ok so i was cleaning out my car today, probally for the first time in 3 years its been cleaned. Vacumed cleaned the windows. I cant seem to get the windows cleaned. Especially the back window. It hits the rubber seal on the side and smears the glass. One other thing where can i ger replacement front window seal. Its not bad but i think i need to take it off inorder to stop the rust from getting worse. ben

what is the fastest subaru stock engine i can put into my wagon. if i had to replace the entire drivetrain thats ok to.

24 hours latter and 54 posts latter i get my answer. I was never going to give up. OK let me ask you guys this. Is it possible that some of your vehicles arent as reliable as others because you mis match parts from other years and makes. Just throwing that out there.