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I have an 84 gl wagon, 1800 non-turbo. bought it at 180,000, installed a new clutch cable at 190 or so (it was bent or frayed, or something), and it just turned 238,000. It's really recently been having a hard time going from 4th to third. If I act like I am going to 2nd from 4th, kind of just touching that lower left corner of the H pattern without going into 2nd all the way, it goes into third much easier. I also notice that there is more play in the clutch pedal than I remember being used to. for instance, if I reach under the pedal and pull up, there is about 2-3 inches of pedal just flopping around. Question is: how to proceed? My inclination is to tighten the cable and hope that works. Is it that the clutch is just spent (I drive this car easy on the clutch), or is it a throwout bearing sounding issue? I am hoping to milk this car to at least 300,000 if not 4. unless the rust beats me to it. thanks!

well... the next easy fix: the next time it started not working, I tried to trouble shoot and discovered that the other side's light was not working. So, I replaced that bulb and it seems to be working for a few days in a row. wild how 2 bulbs need to be replaced just days apart. thanks again for all your suggestions. I will let you know if I encounter any weirdness and fix it.

The socket tested good, although the old light's 2 connectors on the bottom of the bulb were a little dented in. there is a trailer light and its spliced in with one of those snap on connectors that pinch through the wires, I don't know why subaru would use those. I checked that spice and it seemed to be fine. it goes to a square black flat boxlike piece of plastic before heading out under the car. I will try and find the checker tomorrow and report back. thanks for the suggestions.

I am new, so if this post can be in a better place, please let me know. 84 GL wagon, 1800. right rear stoplight keeps going out on me. Every time I try and troubleshoot, it works again (one of these days). So the deal is dash light comes on to tell me it isn't working when I press the brakes. Being that it is one sided, and that the dash light warning comes on, I am thinking (according to schematic) that the problem lies between the lamp and the stop light checker. does this sound about right? Does anyone know where this thing is located? e.g. - is it buried in the dash, or somewhere in the rear panel? yes I've changed the bulb, and it worked for a few hours and then goes on and off randomly. So I am the lucky one that gets to poke holes in the wire all the way home. wee wee wee. Knowing the location of this checker deal might make my job easier. thanks

'84 GL 1800 4WD: 226,000 and counting.