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Gas tank leak
lmdew replied to Chrystine's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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Gas tank leak
lmdew replied to Chrystine's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
The big rubber tube that connects the filler tube to the tank is about a 1/4" thick hose. Not that it couldn't fail but it's not likely. I"d gas it up to just under full. Then take a 5 gallon gas tank and with the car jacked up, fill the tank. It will give you a good view of tank and filler tube. Easy enough. -
Gas tank leak
lmdew replied to Chrystine's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
Where is the car from? If AZ I doubt it rusted out. Filler tube most likely. Also check the fuel pump. Someone may have done a poor job of replacing the gasket on top of the tank. Or fuel line up there. -
Used engine from UPAP. Can take some time to find one. Things I look for: - Hit hard so you know it was going down the road - Good condition otherwise, lets you know the owner took care of the car - Oil pan pull the plug and check the condition of the oil that's left and no metal in the pan. Yes, it's a roll of the dice, but they give you a 30 day return and for <$400 you can have and engine, new T-Belt, gaskets and be on the road in a weekend.
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You can confirm, by pulling the crank sensor and looking down at the trigger teeth of the crank gear. One style has few (5) large teeth. The other style has many small teeth. If both engines are the same you are good. If not keep your original configuration by swapping the crank and driver side cam gear over.
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Classic Head Gasket Leak. When cold, it will hold pressure. When it's hot, the compression gasses are pushing the coolant out of the block and into the overflow bottle. Many time the coolant will not be pulled back into the coolant system. Check the Radiator level in the radiator when cold. Any oily black stuff in the overflow bottle confirms the HG leak. Drop a good 2.2 in it and go.
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Great deal. You should have seen the airport police when I had 2 90's subaru's pulled apart in the parking lot. Sitting on the railroad track parking lot fence. They couldn't believe I had the rear sub frames and trans sitting on the ground from both cars. No worries, I'll be out and cleaned up by the end of the day.