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Well, I finally had some more time to work on it. I got it all back together up to the point of the crankshaft pulley. I wanted to make sure that no other damage was done to the engine before I went the route of buying a replacement pulley. Everything ran just fine, it kept cool, and nothing in the engine oil. So now time to proceed with getting a pulley. Using the peep hole between the transmission and engine worked well, but I couldn't find the torque specs for the pulley. As a temporary measure I used 100, but does anyone know what it is suppose to be? Thanks for all your help.

Thank you for the help. I had heard good things about Subaru's, hence me buying one for my son to drive 4 hours one way with to college. Although that didn't work out so well this weekend. I think that is why I did a bit more shot gunning than I care for, as I was trying to get it taken care of so he could head back. Instead, my wife had to drive him up and drive back on Sunday so he could go to school and she could go to work. From what I hear, this car should run for a while, so the extra parts that I put into it shouldn't be for nothing. With him up at school now, I have some extra time to look for a replacement harmonizer and make sure everything is 100% before taking it back up to him. So I might be back up here sooner than later, depending on how all that testing goes. Thanks again for all of your help and hope I haven't been too much of a pain.

Well, thank you for the warm welcome. I put both my city and state (provided fields), but I guess only the city shows up. So I redid it and put the largest city by me with it's state in the same field. I hope this helps. Sorry, still learning the ways of this forum. If there is no timing marks on the crankshaft pulley, then can it still be used? It isn't loose or anything. When I say it turned, it turned less than a quarter turn or so from the inside. My biggest concern was the timing mark being off to time it in the future. I guess it is better to be safe than sorry and just replace it.

Yes, I realize now that the chain wrench wasn't the best idea. I guess I relied upon the Haynes book too much. I tried putting two bolts in the holes, but couldn't get enough leverage for it to work. So my worst fears are correct? I need to replace the harmonic balancer? It is a 1995, Legacy Wagon, with a 2.2 engine (none turbo). I tried to see where it was coming from, but couldn't really find a location. As a part of replacing the thermostat, I replaced the hoses as a precaution, so it likely isn't that. I checked the oil and nothing seemed to have gotten into the oil. Although, I guess I could still have a cracked head? All things I will need to pursue more, if replacing the current things didn't work. The car has about 130,000 miles on it and it looked like it was well maintained, as I got a whole folder of what was done with it. The timing belt had been replaced around 80,000, so I thought I would replace that along with the water pump (that should address a possible gasket leak). I have everything back together to the point of putting the pulley back on. That is why I am writing. To see if it is toast because it has spun. I would think yes because the timing mark would be off, but just checking.

Well, I bought my first Subaru a month or so back (1995 Legacy) for my son to replace a car he totaled. He came back this weekend from college and said that the car overheated. So I replaced the thermostat thinking it was sticking. Well, that wasn't the problem, it still overheated and found coolant all over the ground the next morning. If figured it had to be the water pump. I didn't see your sight until this morning and used the Hanes book method of trying to get the crankshaft pulley off. They recommended using a chain wrench. What I found is the pulley must be a two piece because once I got the outside secure, I was able to turn the inside. I did get it off, but am now concerned. Is that suppose to be able to turn? The timing mark and the cotter key can't match now that it has turned. Thoughts?