dustyrider

I never knew a "tent" could be bigger than an xt6 and an Outback, but hey everyone needs to be comfortable, I guess. Have a good trip.

I have an idea you haven't considered in your OP. Why not take 02H6 and tow the XT! Plenty of space for everything and everyone and you'd have the right tool for each leg of the journey. Have fun!

I think you just got too much oil in your engine. Or you could just have a ************ty pcv valve either one is cheap and quick to fix. aaa.... ^ S H I T T Y ^ isnt that many letters. This has happened to me before and it came down to too much oil.

No one else has any ideas?

Great! thanks alot for clearing that up. It will have to wait till tomorrow.

I havent fixed the leaky gasket so I haven't put speakers in. My hatch has no interior parts in the back, if you want to stop by and take a look. the hatch is parked off northwest ave. B-ham. PM me if your interested and I can give you better directions.

GeneralDisorder Im hearing what your saying but Im not understanding it fully. Do you mean the pink plastic connecter from the ignition to the main wire bundle, or the ignition itself, or both? I already checked all the grounds you mentioned but I will go through them again I didn't clean the one at the transmission got a little lazy there. Ok so tomorrows another day. I like the idea of trying a different battery. I will have to come up with something Thursday. Till then Is there a starter relay under the dash? If so what's it look like? Oh yeah this is a manual not an auto... I hear something clicking under the dash like a relay. I think its coming from one of the steel cylinders mounted next to the fuse box. But aren't those for the blinkers? Also Im really concerned about why the wire that runs from the ignition to the starter has melted the plastic connectors. Could the wire be broken some place in between? Is it somehow arcing to the wipers? Why do they come on when I turn the key? not every time. Why can't I hot wire the starter to work either? Its been a long day and I still have lots of questions. Thanks alot for the help and I'll check everything you guys posted so far.

There is the tick, tick, tick, with the turn of the key coupled with the wipers coming on, even though they aren't switched on. :-\ I know its not the starter cause I just replaced it. It cost me alot of money but the old one was trashed inside I was sure that was the problem, it looked like it had lived on the East coast. The battery is charged even though the voltmeter in the dash says it's below 8 volts, it's not. Meter is saying somewhere between 10-11.5. The voltmeter jumps when I turn on the blinkers, never took the time to figure that out. I looked at every ground I could find and they are all hooked up and clean. I'm in the process of locating the starter relay. It is eluding me, due to the fact, I am finding a common problem in all the wires that lead from the starter back to the ignition. At each connection white then pink the plastic is melted! It's time for a beer anyways. :cool: So what's your input it would be great if someone like Skip could chime in on this one. I have searched, and searched, and searched some more, and have noticed he sure seems to know alot about the electrical systems in Subarus. Any one else that could help out please do. The weather is fine, gas prices are high, and I like riding my bike, but I would like to start the car instead of asking my roommates to push start me when I wanna go someplace with the dog. Thanks in Advance....

It's a great thought but..... We should run with a cheap extra axle, its just that easy of a solution and here's why... I bought one reman. front axle w/ lifetime warranty two years ago. its blown up three times now. I go to the store I bought the axle from, buy another one, go home and in an hour I bring back the busted one, and get my money back its not the same axle everytime either! They even told me, this time how good of a time I had on the replace. Im really tempted to not leave the parking lot next time. Lifetime warranties are great and you only need to buy one cause whats the chances of both going at the same time. This is how the extra one when your wheeling comes into play you won't find yourself stranded anywhere and switching an axle is alot easier of a fix on the trail than say an axle stub. You can't get any better and cheaper than that.... Which is the real reason we should all be driving subaru's cause their CHEAP and way too easy to fix. As far as making a setup that doesnt break well I think your asking for a harder internal problem further up your driveline which has already been discussed to great length. As far as making a setup thats easier to fix well sounds like easier to break to me. Sure you could sink time and MONEY into making and building custom this and that and have a really nice indestructable Subaru..... But what would you do with all that spare time if you weren't fixing what you broke on the trail?

Sorry Scott, I can't make it tonight I had no idea today was wed. where did tuesday go? I can come out thursday night If you don't get what you need from andy's hatch. I am also looking for something for a friends subaru, thought maybe you had a spare rear window for an ea82....

Ahhh cool what time you going to start? Ill keep you company with my blue dog.

What's the plan for this week Scott?

The progress of the Oz plate getting curled around your bumper says it all...

nIce!

I always find these things out after you've gone...