The Dude Abides

So updateing an old thread. Things happened and i never got around to fixing this. How its become so lose i have lost most power in the powerband and exhaust pours into the car at stoplights. Im going to get on this asap.

DING DING DING we have a winner. Crank Angle Sensor. It runs perfect now. But its still at ramsey getting the check engine and some other things taken care of. Ramsey was pretty nice on the deal. Kinda supriseing.

It just depends on your situation tom, i mean i want to fix my car to but im not about to do anything in this weather unless absolutely necessary. Sounds like yours is going quickly where mine is definately more weather prone. It gets worse in the winter. Ive got worse problems then that right now. I have hardly any power under accell because the friggin header pipe is off the head, and loud as ****

How bad is the leak. Im pretty sure mine is leaking but im on year 2. There some play in the wp also.

Ok well it stayed running long enough to get it to autozone. But they said because the check engine light wasnt on they werent going to check the codes. After argueing that it didnt work they still said no way. So we ended up takeing it to the local subaru dealership :-\ (ramsey aka nevermind) so they can have a crack at it. On a side note on the way back we spotted an 02 Subaru WRX for sale. 91k 5 speed, nice and clean for 7k. My brother says if this turns out to be a lemon hes gonna trade it in on that one. He didnt want a payment but we drove the car and its much nicer then the legacy.

So was having a hellava time today driveing my car. I dont think it likes -14 temps. Something interesting with the heater again. When i put it on floor vents i noticed the needle went way down to the cold positon but when i put it on vent it went up to the halfway mark. Is the cold just messing around with me or is something amiss.

I had an isuzu pup and man it was a good lil truck but man it rusted so bad on the frame one good hard smack and it would snap in half. Mine had 33inch tires on it though. The HGs like to go on these as well. Looks nice though, get some more agressive tires and youve got a good offroad rig.

Hatchsub im so sorry, that looks bad. But i cant see the damage to the core support. Hope everything works out for you, i know you cared about that car and took great pride in keeping it in good looking and running shape.

Like to see some pictures of this. Hopefully the new one is 4wd.

Welcome another Iowa member.

I just love MT GRiZZ

Guys, my friends. Forgive me but if the car doesnt stay running, how can i get it somewhere to read the codes.

LOL while retaining the factory bumper please.

Where do they mount up at.

Ok heres the history. 1997 Subaru Legacy GT Drove it from iowa city to west des moines with no problems. Around 200 or so miles. Immediately the next day. You start it, and it runs for 5 to 10 minutes then dies. You cant restart it for 5 to 20 minutes latter. Then it starts and runs fine until it dies again. After the 5 to 20 minutes it starts like nothing was wrong. I have tried jump starting it but does the same thing. I put the battery form my car in it and started fine but alternator seemed to be pulling a draw. So took the battery and alternator to the parts store. Both have seemed to check out fine. Things that have been checked. Battery was good but now drained and getting charged. Possibly new one on the way. Alternator i thought was bad but took it to autozone and tested good there. Checked ignition module and wires. They are in decent order and working properly. Fuel has been checked to the filter and after the filter and works fine. What am i missing here.

Checked fuel pump, its working past the filter. Buy the way is the filter suspost to be heavy. Im pretty sure its the original. Battery tested ok at first until the drain was bad. Then i tested the alternator and seems to not be chargeing. Is it possible this shutdown issue is the alternator. Its the only basic thing i can find not working.

Kinda off topic a bit but what symptoms was the car doing other then the check engine. Stalling, chugging, whatnot.

This is pretty much it.

Ok going over there to check some things out. Well see what i can come up with. Will take som pictures. Fuel pumps should humm somewhat when the key is in the on position right. Is it obvious or do i need to hover around the tank.

I was wondering about that, will i need to get those from sears in order for them to fit my model of multimeter. I think the leads will be fine for todays work but ill definately want some with aligator clips in the future.

I agree with GD on the craftsman screwdrivers. For the backyard mechanic or the weekend wrencher i find craftsman more then fine. Have used them all my life and still have some that i got when iwas 12. But i do agree with gd about the screwdrivers. The big pack craftsman they sell do break often. But then again when i can return it whats the big deal. I have craftsman, stanley, harbor frieght, china brands screwdrivers. They break, they dont break whatever i buy a new one if i need it. As for your tools good job, i hold my tools to be one of my most valuable investments. Much like a caveman with his rock hammer and spear. Gives me pride in fixing or maintaining something. I have a 3 ton jackstands because i had a fullsize truck once but still the 2 1/4 jackstand. I find a larger jackstand to be more then helpfull. With the larger dish to jack up and the overall ability of the jack. But what you have is enough for a suby. I have also invested in a good corded hammer drill. I like the battery stuff for small jobs but for big ones i find batterys dont last long. At least for the tools i can afford. I just got a craftsman multimeter, flood lights, and a the extender bar, swivel attachment, and up and down attachments tools with my christmas money. Me and the inlaws dont get along that great but they know to get me that sears gift card for christmas. Really helps build up my tools. And yea the after christmas sales are awsome at sears.

Have no idea how the hell to use it. But i know all the mechanics i know have one so i bought one to test batterys and alternators. Maybe fuses one day. Ill figure it out. Just one more step to improveing my mechanical abilities.

Oh i dont take it personally just thought it was interesting alot of people said they clean them up right away. Na i dont take it personallly nor am i mad or anything.

LOL this almost seems like people are criticizeing me for keeping dirty tools. Its ok, i should take better care of them. I just got out of hand and now i need to take care of them. Gonna organize everything real good. NO hard feelings for givin me crap if thats what your doin. Ive cleaned my tools up with gas before but i cant do that crap in the house.

Heres the thing, i have the week off of work and ive decided to organize my tools so ill be bringing everything into the house to do this. Probally in the kitchen. They dotn need to be super clean just all the grease off them would be nice. I think ill leave the other tools alone just organize the sockets and wrenches.