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Well I have no reason to do my clever little fix now, guess I'll put away the soldering iron...

Hahaha, you're kidding!

You guys rock, it was just a cable thing. She was pleased that I got her heat on in mere moments. There is one other fault on her car, her running lights won't turn off! She has to pull the fuse to keep the battery from going dead. I'd figure that's the switch on the control stalk not going all the way to the off position. Might have to start up a new post to see if that can be disassembled at all.

She hasn't mentioned the MPG, but not everyone even checks. I'm hoping for just a missing clip of course. I'm glad the linkage is exposed enough so that I can at least rule that out quickly. I just took the dash out of my Range Rover to troubleshoot it's vents. I thought I'd have to replace the expensive blend servos, but turns out it was just a gear not engaging the defroster flap shaft correctly. A $0 fix for me, but pulling the dash fascia is still a hassle.

She's been driving it for a year and hasn't commented on anything else not working aside from the heat, so I'd assume the rest of the HVAC system is working mostly normally. As I said, I have not had hands on the car yet. Was hoping to get some ideas. I've been googling and I haven't gotten the impression that this an exceptionally common problem. I'm a reasonably competent hobby mechanic, I'm just completely unfamiliar with the car. I'd appreciate pics it you've got them, get me some idea what I'm looking for/at. So if I look under the dash I should be able to verify the linkage is connected and operating the flap without any dash disassembly. And the heater lines are accessible enough to grab hold of and feel temp. That's a start. Are heater core failures common? I'd assume that's the only reason it would be bypassed. If the thermostat was stuck open, I'd still think she'd get some heat, but I'll check. I have an OBD2 scan tool that reads realtime data, should be able to watch the actual temp with that.

A friend is going to bring her 2002 Outback over for me to look at tomorrow. The heater isn't working. She's had the car for over a year and it's never worked. She toughed it out last winter, but this winter she'd like to have heat. Unfortunately, I've never been in the car. So I don't know what the engine, trim, etc is. Just that it's a 2002 Outback. I'm trying to research a bit before I get the car, but I'm not finding much help in the PDF service manual I sourced on the web. I assume the heater blend flap is electronically controlled. Can you point me to the location of the servo? I'd like to at least be able to rig it to medium heat for her. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Do you have any pics of this build?

I'm assuming that too, but I don't know. I've been distracted by a boat that I'm trying to get running for my brother, so I haven't been working on the Subaru much. I've actually removed most of what I'm going to remove on the Subaru, I need to pull the Isuzu frame now to see exactly how things will line up.

I'm just going to mount the Subaru body on a 4x4 Isuzu frame. The engine bay would be too shallow to take a V6 on it's own.

Empty Canvas.

I don't know about the rate of progress, but I have all the parts and it could be pretty cool. I haven't welded much since taking a few years of metal shop in high school. I'm going to pick up some equipment and see what I can do. I have the subbie up on blocks now. This is a 235/75R15 on an Isuzu 15x7 alloy. Wheel will actually be rearward a bit and fender trimmed but I've figured that's roughly the height it will sit. Maybe a little higher. Now I have to drop the subframes and other bits off the Subaru, and knock the body off my parts Trooper.

Project Isuzubaru will be commencing shortly. I'm going to block up the body and drop the subframes soon. I took some measurements today, it looks very doable. My '83 Turbo Wagon My '89 Trooper (on 30x9.5 tires, with blown engine) My 200hp 3.5 V6 (GM LX9) engine. A worn out 31x10.5.

Or maybe I will just set this whole thing on an Isuzu Trooper frame, that might be easier...

I have an EA81T Wagon with a blown engine, and in the same garage I have a low mile 200HP 3.5L V6 (LX9) from a 2005 Chevy. I have no use for either of them, so why not do something stupid... I'm thinking of using a T5 transmission from a Camaro which will bolt to the engine. Or Isuzu used a Borg Warner 5-speed in their 2WD trucks that is also compatible. Or if I want to be a madman, I have an Isuzu MUA5 with married transfer case. So, my first question: What will need done to delete the front drive?

I don't know what the radius arm plate is... This is all I have of the 5-speed: