ShawnW

As stated, both have their gains and losses. I like the interior release myself but have never had my gas stolen before so I guess I don't care. I think someone would be more likely to tamper/vandalize your fuel than steal it.

I have seen corrosion or pigtail damage on the bottom of the engine compartment fuse panel. If the car has been in an accident this is more probable. I have also seen one that would come on with the A/C but not operate with the temp sensor, in this case it was the sensor itself. It also had a drivability issue on warm starts which was rather strange until I fixed it.

I would just scrap that block myself. But I have a few extras

I like it too, everything looks really doable to me. We are going to get good at replacing the bearings in those serpentine idlers, they are a common weakness in the H6 3.0 cars and look identical. I also love that techs in the dealerships are going to have to stop replacing 1 head gasket, in car.

Surprised I have never heard of it. Worth a try but then I haven't seen it in a store before either.

Her legacy won't turn over by the sounds of it a bad overheat. Looking for someone that will either fix her car for a decent price, or has a lead on a good Legacy Wagon. 5 speed ok, but prefer auto if possible. Email me please at shawn@retroroo.com and I will pass her info on.

Look in the gap between the PS pump and the alternator from the top.

State is Bankrupt. Its a nice place to live other than the taxes and it can't be more expensive than living in a lot of Foreign Countries?

I have never seen anything older than 1982 with Power Steering. It might be best to remove the rack and have it rebuilt by a rack company. If you are having trouble finding someone to send it to let me know I can try my place.

Moved to Older Gen forum for better response. Welcome to USMB.

Agreed!

Congrats, and welcome! Post picture if you want to share.

Fine with me, that thing seems like the ultimate vintage "Subaru".

Are you saying you want factory large valve EA81 heads, or a set that a machine shop has replaced the seats with larger ones? I can provide the first, not the 2nd.

Contact Wild Westy in Boulder, CO. He does terrific work, very detail oriented. I would ship the entire van, harness, and engine to him and let him complete it.

The dealer sells that little harness piece and its not terribly expensive. As noted, it has a tab that is hidden. Needs to be pressed toward the center of the connector.

Correct when I went thru their site. I have a rebuilt MWE in stock if you want one.

Probably the positive battery wire or terminal is corroded, as stated above feel for warm spots or just replace the battery cable.

Its not your computer it was the server. This is fixed now.

Take them to the laundromat?

Snap-On has a socket with a magnet built in in 12MM shallow. Mine has installed over 250 knock sensors and looks like new. Their swivel impacts are a must have. I have 10, 12, 14, 17 and have warrantied them 5 times on the small ones and 4 on the big ones over the past 5 years and they are damn durable. The number of times warrantied isn't a mark of the quality, just how hard I am on them.

I highly doubt it is absolutely fixed on either of these but the frequency is likely to be going down. I look at these as a maintenance issue. Perform the HG replacement with the timing belt and you are only looking at around 5 hours of extra labor to do the head gaskets, and you likely need valve cover gaskets and seals as well. Packed and priced as a package, its really not that bad especially if you set aside $1000 for a leaky day.

I talked to him today, he hasn't been able to get a hold of the lady and buy it.

After driving 4 speeds, then driving a 5 more regularly I think you will find that it isn't that you will forget to shift the Outback to 5th as much as you will try to shift the Brat into 5th.