the_bard

Do a search in the forums for online repair manuals... it'll show up as the last result. I kept telling myself to archive the entire manual on my hard drive, too... not that it would've survived all the repartitioning my system goes through.

Nah... stuck is when you take five miles of road, playing around every inch of it, testing the road conditions and exactly how far you can take the car without loosing traction... Then loose that traction, playing it safe, going over the last hill... slide through the intersection, into a three foot deep ditch, missing the telephone pole by two feet (sure seemed like two inches)... ... then get pulled out by a passing farmer in a pickup truck. That's the definition of being stuck... you've got to get pulled out by a farmer ;o).

Yep... I did a bit of research on it. They're redesigning the web page. Whether this page location will stay intact... I doubt it ;o)

Here's the story so far: The jobs she's seen up in Alaska start her out about $55k a year. That's about $20k higher than here in NY. That should cope with a higher cost of living rather well, I think ;o). The big catalyst for this concept of moving right now is her best friend... who's from Alaska. Her dad owns several houses & some sort of housing development, all of which he rents out. My wife's friend wants to rent out from her dad with us, so we'd be housemates with the landlord's daughter. We all get along rather well, and her and my wife have lived together in a dorm before, so it wouldn't be a blind move in together (been there, done that, not good). As for Alaska... well... I've never been somewhere that cold before, but I can remember the cold days growing up in the north-western Adirondacks. As long as I've got a heated garage, I'll be happy. I love hills, forests, and generally anything away from suburbia. Winter sports are a plus, along with snow... gotta have a practical excuse to have 4wd. And I like what I'm hearing about the number of Sube's. If it wasn't so gawd awfl far away from my parents... my dad's turning 72 in July. He might be amazingly healthy for his age, but its still a long distance to be away if something happens....

Thank you, snotrocket, and everybody else that answered. To paraphrase, cam lope is that really sweet sound:D

If it wasn't so gawd awful far away...

You know, I've been noticing this same symptoms on my '92 Loyale. I've been waiting for warmer weather and a fuller wallet, though... I'm going to try the usual tune-up stuff first, and if that works, great ;o) Ouchie. Advance Online wants $341 for a new one. My God. :madder:. That's half of what I paid for the car, and I paid twice as much as I should've (never trust used cars from friends). NAPA Online doesn't have it listed. Yep, I'll try that tune-up first. And if that doesn't cut it, I'm gonna go part hunting...

So who all's from Alaska on here? Reason I ask, my wife's looking at a couple jobs up in the aforementioned state, once she graduates in May. The farthest west I've ever been is Erie, PA... the farthest north is Massena, NY... so I've never been out there. Both the people I know from Alaska love it, and can't say enough about the state in general. I just have one question... how many old Sube's are around? . Seems like the NW is the place to be, from the amount of traffic I see on the USMB from the NW, but I might warm up to the idea of moving that far away if I knew there were more old Sube's around. Also heard they don't use salt up there... that'd be nice... *curses NY salt*.

First: That sounds sweet . Second: I want one too. Third: Just what the heck's a cam lope? *sigh*

Not that it's probably a hint in the right direction, but... I was working on adjusting the hill holder on my Loyale a couple months back. Once I was done, out testing it, I noticed that no matter what I put the a/c selection on (besides off), the compressor & the rest of the a/c system came on. There's a vacuum line that comes across the passenger side of the engine compartment, near the firewall, that I had dislodged (presumably with an elbow) while I was working on the hill holder adjustment. Popped that vaccum hose back on, and it worked again. I'd check that hose for leaks...

0-60 mph... I figured it'd be at least 20 seconds. Sure seems like a long time, at least, compared to my old Olds Calais. On the fly... ditto what Calbez said. I've only used my 4wd in the streets of Troy, for the most part, which is under 30 mph. If it's snowing bad enough that I need the 4wd, I'm probably doing under 10 mph. I wouldn't consider the on-the-fly shifting to be a big deal. Don't use 4wd on pavement, any more than you have to. Binds something horrible... my rear tires are worn down a lot more than the front, and I believe the rear left is worse than the rear right. If I run it on pavement, something clunks fairly bad when I disengage it. The faster I'm going, the worse the clunk. Doesn't seem to happen when I'm in snow or gravel, though. Haven't changed the timing belt yet, but I will if I keep her. Find a manual ;o)

If they're following normal wiring conventions (as much as I learned of them livin' on the farm, at least), solid black should always be ground. It follows then that the other lead should supply the power. 'Course, if someone has rewired it, or changed things...

Mine's been about that lately, too... it's been too cold out to work on it, to try to figure out what's wrong. It doesn't help that I don't want to pour too much money into her... that rust really is getting bad underneath.

You'll have to excuse my lack of turbo knowledge, and the potential of forcing this thread off-topic, but what's boost creep? I assume the boost pressure keeps "creeping" higher?

Nope... didn't know about this, in fact. I get decent sound out of the setup, as-is, but I'm not running anything really hefty, either. Just a Clarion deck and the factory speakers.

Disclaimer: This is how I swapped decks in my '92 Loyale. I'm not saying it's safe, unsafe, smart, idiotic, etc., nor am I saying it's the only way to do it. If you do this my way, make sure none of the wires contact the frame of the car, or anything conductive that touches the frame of the car, or you're bound to either blow a fuse or fry something. I went through a couple fuses doing this... lucky & dumb, but being part redneck, I'm used to this I'll say it again... If you do it my way, you'll be playing with live wires... not a good idea, usually, since you have to be really careful. Anyway... it was a pain in the @**. Whoever had put the Sony deck in before me had pulled out the factory harness, if there had been one, and just wired up the Sony deck with electrical tape. Half-@**ed job, really. Anyway, I ended up using an old CB as a test light (I recommend using a test light, voltmeter, or multimeter, btw... the CB was a little awkward ). Before I pulled the Sony deck, I made note of which wire was ground (the black wire coming off the back of the old deck is the ground, so whatever wire it's connected to is the ground.) Once you know what's ground, ground the test light to it. With the ignition off, connect the test light to all of the other wires in succession... that'll give you the constant power source. This is the one that powers the deck to keep the time, date, etc... if'n I remember right (and I could be wrong), it's the yellow wire coming off the new deck, assuming it has standard wiring. Then turn the ignition to accessories. Once again, connect the test light to the ground, and test all of the other wires. Once it lights up, you've found the intermittent power. This connects up to what should be the red wire coming off the new deck's harness. That should be the end of the power wires... next comes the fun part... the speakers. I couldn't remember the standard designation for the colors off the new deck's harness, so I had to guess. The white and white-black wire should be one of the front sets, and the grey and grey-black should be the other, but I could be wrong. Anyway, I powered up the deck by turning the key to accessories, then set the deck to play (connect the antenna if you're gonna play the radio, or stick a cd in). Then I set the fade and balance on the deck to play the front left speaker. Grabbed a pair of matching wires (white & white-black, grey & grey-black, etc.), and started methodically testing each set of the speaker wires. Once the front left speaker started playing, I knew I had the right combination, and hooked 'em up permanently. Then I reconfigured the balance & fade for the front right speaker... went back through the rest of the wires, and hooked 'em up. It helps that my Loyale only has the front speakers... the rears were never installed, as an option nor as aftermarket. Like I said, not the easiest or smartest way to install a deck, but it got the job done with the tools I had at the time. *helpless shrug*

You are SO lucky there. Mine just keeps saying I ought to pick up a new car. Once I've got a Subaru in good enough shape that I can keep up with the rust, and enough cash to keep it in good shape mechanically, I'm hoping it'll change her mind. She already likes manual trannies, and it'd take a special set of circumstances for me to pick up an auto tranny now, after driving manual for the last nine months. If she sees what Subaru's are like when they're kept up, I'm hoping she'll be interested in 'em, too. As it stands now, it's got her interested in new Subaru's... she just has a preconception when it comes to older cars in general, nothing against Subaru's specifically. Oh, well. Oh... and I've only had 1 Subaru so far, but I have no garage, no yard, no driveway... and I've only been around 'em for nine months. Give some cash, space, and time, and I'll get a cluster of Subaru's together... or whatever we decided the plural ought to be

I've become an addict, too, according to my wife. Everywhere we go, everytime there's a lull in the conversation, she claims I'm always talking about Subaru's. Maybe I am, but at least I'm happy . I'll be happier when I've got a garage (heated, preferably), and some extra cash around so I can treat my Subaru as well as I'd like to. Incidentally, it means I've got to treat my wife and her car just as well, but it'll be worth every minute

Man... you've given me something to aspire to, in a few years, when I've got the tools, area, and attitude to pull something like this off

I'm almost certain I saw one on a flatbed heading west on I-90, just outside Albany, a week ago. Cute little thing... looked like a tiny VW (how much smaller can they get?), dwarfed by the flatbed it was riding on. I'm not skilled enough that I think I can recognize a 360 on sight, though... were there any other cars produced that look at all like it?

Man... if that's what you found in a junkyard, I guess I know who I ought to start hanging out with on my junkyard trips). That sounds like exactly the project car I want for my daily driver... 'Course, the wife is already complaining again about me wanting an "Old Subaru" for my daily driver, claiming that she feels a newer car would be more reliable. I'd hate to see what happens if I bring home something out of the junkyard? Congrats again on the score, MM

To me, that's a nice looking hatch... if that's all the rust that's on there, I'd consider it rescueable. I'm rather hoping that I run across one... before another wagon steals my heart ;o)

It's probably better suited in the Forum Help & Suggestions board, but I'd definitely say that somebody forgot to update the file locations when they uploaded that particular page... notice that the links all point to file://C:\.Whatever... same directory format as a local Windows based file system, not the usual relative HTTP url.

Blech. And I thought I've seen cold weather... I remember some cold nights up in the Adirondacks, where we'd see single digits. Seem to remember some nights below zero, too, but they were rare. Throw in that kind of wind, and I certainly would not want to be outside. Somehow that little yearly subsidy (sp?) that you get for living in AK just doesn't seem worth dealing with the cold and that whole long day/night thing. On the other hand, it does make NY sound a bit more hospitable

I've seen the same thing in my '92 Loyale. I can corroborate (sp?) Trogdor... it seems to happen when the traction isn't all that bad. It doesn't show up at all going down Troy's unplowed roads, nor when they're semi-plowed. As long as the road has a good coating on it, my Loyale doesn't act up. I've engaged the 4wd sometimes when it's really been raining, playing around with it. I stopped at a light going to work a few months ago, when it was raining heavy, and put it in 4wd just to see how fast I could come off the light, without having to worry about spinning the front tires. Like I said, playing . Once I started getting up to speed, above 25 mph if'n I remember right, Subie started "lurching" from side to side. It was like each side was taking turns supplying power to the wheels, about a second long in duration before the other side would kick in. Put quite a bit of a shimmy into it, and scared me a bit. Haven't done it since, too. I ought to add that I think I've got a bad ball joint on the right front that I just haven't gotten around to fixing... weather turned nasty (snow) before I could get a chance to swap it out. Whether that''s what's causing it, I don't know. If I end up swapping the joint out before I part Subie out, I'll holler.