Vermont Subaru

Drove the Subaru for only one day and it broke down:mad: Not getting fuel...So I would say it is likely the pump... I read my manual and it said to check the fuse.. but there is no fuel pump fuse on the fuse block that I could see... And I pulled the access panel under the steering wheel and I did not see a set of relays that matched the ones in the picture in my repair manual So I pulled the fuel pump last night and I will test it out this afternoon and replace it if necessary...Hoping that is the problem Cheers guys

Got my first Subaru back running today.. Put the motor together thursday night and installed it on friday...took 3 hours to install I am getting better at pulling and replacing the subaru engines...I should be able to pull an engine pull the heads, do the gaskets seals and belts...Put it back together and install for 10 hours labour... Which makes it good if I buy one to sell. The first one I put together is for my wife... Did the brakes all the way around... and a wheel bearing...And of course went through the engine with gaskets and seal just because I wanted to make sure everything was tip top. I have to paint the alloy wheels I bead blasted tomorrow and bleed the brakes one last time and I should be taking the wife out to supper in it tomorrow night.:banana::banana:

I am not sure if there is a cottage industry here to be made or not... Firstly I needed a car for my wife.. She wanted a 4 wheel drive and She likes subarus... She wanted a forester originally but she was easy to sell on a clean low mileage outback. I think I have the 2000 forester sold even before it is fixed because it is clean and rust free...Rust is a huge problem here in Vermont...Any vehicle of any make that is free of rust is easy to sell.... It would be nice if I could find buy fix and sell a couple of Subarus a month...For a little extra side money... We will see how it goes I guess. a good friend of mine has a rollback and I have access to a repair shop where I can work on and store the cars.... So I am lucky to have these tools at my disposal...Though to be fair I do a lot of work for these guys and I give them a little extra something whenever I sell a car and make a buck or two.. Keeps everyone happy.... I am not sure how many subaru parts cars I will buy...As far as damaged rusted or broken subarus that are not fixable... There is an inexhaustable supply here... With all the salt and rust...I do have limited space... So maybe after I get 5 or 6 parts cars I will stop buying donor cars...Because of limited space... I do not have the area available to start a real subaru boneyard or anything.

You guys are right about Subaru's being expensive in some areas... I have a home in South Carolina about an hour south of Asheville NC... where subarus are pretty popular... Well people in Asheville have money and they want a fortune for used Subarus there...They are usually rust free, but still... hard to pay 3-4k for a 12 year old car with a quarter of a million miles on it. Luckily Subarus are more plentiful here and cheaper too! The subarus here are the most common car on the road...especially in Vermont... all this snow you have to have a 4wd....

Now remember when I say my local area... I am talking western Mass, Albany, Vermont (southern) and New Hampshire (South western)....I will not go more than a couple hours away to get a subaru

I am not messing with anyone... I can tell you what I paid for the cars... all off craigslist in my local area.. First car I bought was a 99 Legacy outback with 70,000 miles no rust.. had the timing belt and cam seals replaced poorly and the seals were leaking... I bought that car for $900... I pulled the engine and had the heads checked and planed... new gaskets seals water pump and timing belt...It is about ready to go Second car was a 97 legacy wagon...150k runs perfect...really rusted no rockers doors have massive holes.. but the car runs like a top...I paid $275 for the car.... Third Subaru was a 2000 forester....160 k on it... runs good trans problem which people here say to trans x after changing the fluid a couple of times... I paid $700 for that car Fourth one was 1998 forester 5 speed and the transmission is bad... runs awesome... just had the head gaskets and seals done 20,000 miles ago... Paid $600 for that car You have to be quick on the draw and watch daily... but there are cheap subies out there... Yes they sell quickly for these prices....I have missed out on several really cheap subarus in the last month...

I believe all three of the vehicles have the non dual overhead 2.5 engine in them...

Thanks for the info guys I appreciate it. Going to look at three more subarus in the morning. 2002 Forester needing an engine 1999 Legacy with a good motor for the Forester 1999 forester for parts both of the foresters are manual transmission I can buy all three of them for $1400.... So I am going to try to make this happen...This will give me 3 subarus for my junk yard...Never hurts to have parts cars kicking around.

Thanks for the quick reply... So it is not possible to switch over the sensor plugs from one transmission to the other?...I would not mind switching the plugs and sensors... I am used to Domestic auto repair and I have swapped out motors and transmissions for people where the unit ould work if you switched out the sensors so the wire harness would plug up...

I have 4 subarus... bought them all in the last 2 weeks. I am going to fix one for my wife.. 1. 99 Legacy outback wagon with 70,000 miles on it...Pulled engine for timing belt, water pump, check heads, gaskets, seals, belts and hoses... should be back together on tuesday (just waiting to get the heads back on Monday) 2. 1999 Forester....Automatic with 150,000 on it. Trans is lazy... you start it and put it in drive and wait 30 seconds without touching the gas and then it goes into gear and shifts perfectly...I am going to put a transmission in it.. 3. 1997 Legacy outback wagon car I bought that is rusted to death but runs and drives like new... I want to take the auto trans out of this car for the forester... Both are dual overhead 2.5 engines. But I noticed that one has more bolts between the motor and trans than the other one.... One has only 4 bolts (97 outback) the 1999 has 8 counting the starter bolts. What do I need to know as far as identification numbers for the automatics... Is there an interchange link I can access? 4. 1998 Forester that is a 5 speed and there is a clutch or transmission issue...Sometimes it makes a clunk noise when you go to shift it.. other times not... Going to put it on the lift and drain the fluids later this week to see if there is any metal in there... then I will probably go ahead and pull the transmission and look at the clutch and pressure plate to see if that tells me anything. An interchange list for the manual transmissions would be really helpful as well Thank you for the help and info in Advance guys.