bratman18

Looks a little banged up, but solid!! If you have the tools, it's an easy job to put the motor in

So I sold my RS today. I had it two years and over all it was a great car, and I loved it. But, the head gaskets were leaking, and I really need a family car. The two door didn't cut it for me, my wife, our daughter, and the dog. So if all works out, we will be getting a 2004 Forester XT. I will definitely post pics if and when I get it. I'll miss it, but it will be staying "in the family" The new owner is on mainelysubarus.com a local Subaru forum I'm part of. He has lots of funds and plans on putting Forester struts on it and making kind of a rally car out of it for his own personal use. And it is currently sitting at a garage getting the head gaskets done, so it will have a good home, and I will most likely still get to see it and even work on it.

Yup I have done several lifts like Jeff as well, and no tire wear issues

Hey man! Cool to see you joined, welcome to USMB, lots of great people and knowledge here!!

Hey glad to see that you joined!!!

Very nice!!! Don't get discouraged with the Brat, it's worth the investment. Fix it up, take care of it, and keep it!! Very nice RS as well, I have one in BRP. I want your wing!

Thank you! Here is a more recent pic

Great video. Looks like you guys are blessed with lots of old Subarus!!! They all look great

Here's mine on my Brat

Well I got it in. It wasn't exactly the way it said on the package but it worked. You are supposed to use the plug to thread in the insert, then take the plug out and use the supplied punch to "set" the insert. The plug would not come back off. Now there is a possibility that once the loc-tite hardens that I will be able to remove the plug and use the punch, but as of right now, it is in and tight and the car runs without horrible noises anymore:banana:. I used grease to keep the shavings out of the cylinder, I'm sure a few pieces made there way in, but hopefully those will be burnt out etc. But I let it set for a while and then took it for a spirited drive and it's all good, so hopefully it stays that way!! Thanks for the help guys...as usual!

Ok so I got a question....again. After I tap out the hole, how do I get the thread insert waaaayyyy down into the spark plug hole and tighten it into place? As everyone knows, the distance from the top to the bottom of the plug hole is big!! So how can a put it down in the hole? I was thinking maybe of threading the plug into the insert and then putting it in, then removing the plug to tap the insert into place to lock it. Any ideas? Thanks

+100!!!!

well I just found some at car quest. It is basically the same kit as the time sert, just car quest brand instead. I will get around to fixing it sometime soon and give an update. Thanks!

Welcome! This is a great site. Check out the off road section for tips. Also, there are a few people on the board that make lift kits etc. TheBeastIDrive makes good stuff!! and there is also sjrlift.com

Cool Thanks. I'll check it out

That's cool. But only buy OLDER American cars, cause now they are built like crap:-\

That's good to hear. I'm pretty sure that it's ok, like I said I drove it for at least another 5 minutes after it happened and there is no metal bits on the magnet when I put it down into the cylinder. So about this thread repair thing, can I just go into NAPA and ask for it and they'll know what I'm talking about?

Well it ran for about 5 minutes after this happened and I also attempted to stick a magnet down into the hole and came out with no metal pieces at all.

Its a 2000 so it has the SOHC. That sounds good, so I can just go in and ask for one of these at NAPA and they will know what I'm talking about?

Yeah I have had the car for a year and a half, so it's my bad. I haven't touched the plugs on it. It has never skipped or had any issues, except for the HG's leaking. I'm pretty sure the piece was eaten by the motor!! "The gap is wrong" Thats funny! So yeah, can I just ask for a heli coil for a spark plug ? Or what? Thanks as usual guys!!

I was heading home after work in my RS, and I came up on a tractor trailer that was turning. So I had to stop and wait until it turned. I then start to take off and felt this slight shudder and then a really loud noise. I thought that somehow my exhaust had fallen apart. There was a loss in power and it was really loud. So I get home, leave it running, pop the hood, and take a look. The noise was coming from the drivers side valve cover area and I immediately thought the worst! Then I saw my spark plug wire with plug sitting beside the valve cover!!! So that explains it. With further examination I found the hole is stripped and the little piece on the end of the plug was gone, I dunno where, but it's gone. So how would you guys recommend fixing the hole? Here is a pic of the plug

Glad you made it back Rob!! Again it was awesome meeting you and hopefully we can meet up again next fall. Just hit me up!!! -Jason

Sounds feasible to me, at the most, you might want to put some supporting wood of some sort from the floor to the rafters/joists. Just in case. But I'm sure if you can jump up and down on them than it will be fine

I'm sure there are more than one. Maybe check on Nasioc

Oh man, sorry to see that loss. Glad you are ok minus the being sore part. Make sure you get your money back out of it. Insurance should take care of it, and then you can buy another to replace it with. Good luck!!