Subaru_dude

does the rear u-joint do anything when the car is in motion and not in 4wd? I hear a deep rumble at highway speeds and wondered if it was my rear u-joint, but i didn't think it would be moving if not in 4wd, but i'm not sure. any info would be very appreciated. thanks.

what's the point of having an uninflated spare tire? lol. Maybe you could fit a very bald tire back there? run your tires bald and have one of them put in the bay to see if it fits.

alright.... for some reason i was under the impression that Subarus never got particularly good gas mileage. I guess I'm a little impressed considering my first one only got about 20 mpg.

does anybody know if a dying fuel pump can temporarily raise your gas mileage? mine's very good on gas but from what i hear from everybody else, subarus aren't that great on gas.

naww... all the tires are worn the same. i've checked the linkage, it's fairly clean... how do I adjust it?

my 4wd only works in low, but it will sometimes go into high if you jerk the lever really hard. did i break some kinda linkage?

that is the finest piece of machinery i've seen all day, and I work at a Dodge dealership and I see plenty of Vipers.

hmmm..... my solution to everything is to check the diff fluid, lol. I really can't think of what it could be... just thought I'd post so somebody might see it. Jordan

I was headed to work one day with 6 gallons of oil in the back in a garbage bag to recycle at work. I pull into a grocery store to buy a gatorade. Back out of the parking space... and as soon as I stop it feels like somebody shoves the back of my car and it "waddles". Pull up to the main road, does it again, this time it does it AFTER I have already come to a complete stop. Ok, now I'm scared. Maybe it's an earthquake? Start driving down the road, starts doing it again while I'm moving. I pull into a neighborhood and check all 4 tires, the underside of the car, and the back. In the back, there was a gallon of oil that look like it had just spilled because the puddle was very small. I don't think it was from the shaking because the shaking wasn't THAT bad... just very very obvious. The freakiest thing is... it didn't do it AT ALL for the rest of the 7 miles to work. As a matter of fact, it hasn't done it or anything similar to it since. WIERD.

check your diff fluid??

could be a fuel pump. Mine did that until I put a new fuel pump in it and MAN... that's where all those horses went, they were hiding in all that crap jammed in the pump!! lol. Have you checked your choke?

I pulled the knob to open the hood, and apparently the cable broke off of wherever it was connected and now I can't get under the hood... how do I open it without doing any damage? Jordan

I was just checking out the new generation forum and saw you just joined. I drive an older Soob, the one in my sig... but someday I'm gonna move up to either the Forester or the Outback. Have fun with your Soob. They're freakin awesome, lol.

I don't know why the A/C wouldn't work... but that does make sense that the switch would be at fault if the A/C compressor itself isn't. And I dunno why he said Volkswagon Boxer.... I believe the only Volkswagons to use boxers are the really old ones. But anyway..... every Subaru has a boxer engine. instead of the pistons going straight up and down or in a V shape like traditional motors... the pistons go straight out to the sides, 2 on each side, cutting the length of the camshaft in half, lowering the center of gravity, increasing heat displacement, and making for easier mantainance. I take it it's fuel injected because you mentioned your injectors were new. I have an '87 and it's carbed. Wish it was fuel injected though... better gas mileage and more power. Is yours a 5 speed with D/R 4WD? The 4WD really comes in handy. Having 4WD low in a small car like that really kicks some major @$$, lol. Sounds like you got a great deal, having all that new stuff. And the cheapest performance mod I can think of would be a K&N air filter or maybe some headers with a high flow cat and bigger exhaust. Jordan

yeah..... that's not too far. As soon as I get everything fixed and I have some time off of work, which is the once a year one week unpaid vacation deal, I'll head over there and check it out. How long are those roads?

right now i'm getting 25.7 mpg in mixed driving conditions, mostly around town... I'll use engine braking for a while and see how it effects the gas mileage. If it doesn't.... then I'll do that from now on and save some brakes. I'll take about a week to experiment, get gas, and get back to you guys.

I always put my car in neutral. It definitely helps your gas mileage to just use the brakes. And it does make sense that it would wear your clutch out faster.

2 jeep trails got shut down during the past year... one of them was only 4 miles from my house and it was a damn good trail. Another in Talbott got shut down.... sucked, but it was something. Anybody know of any good trails ANYWHERE in E. Tenn?? Anybody on the board live in East Tennessee besides me? lol

may be a dumb question but..... what's a yoke?

gets louder when you turn right quiter to gone when you turn left (noise is comming from the right side) are you absolutely sure it doesn't get louder when you turn left instead of right? that just doesn't sound right to me..... but anyway, it sounds like a wheel bearing to me.

i replaced my transmission mounts to get rid of an annoying squeaking noise coming from under the car. I drove it after I got em in, no difference. Still made that annoying noise. After more proding around under the car, I think my gear linkage is tapping/scratching against the driveshaft. Why would it be doing this?

it's carbed..... and the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor are all new. haven't seen sparks at night though.... maybe it's the coil...??

Why does my car seem to have trouble when the air is really moist?(raining)... I seem to have less power when I'm driving in the rain. just me? I don't use the defroster much......

**Engine runs a bit warm when not on the highway (i.e. offroad)..hot as in 3/4 on the guage (normal is 1/3 to 1/2...right?) Caused from prob 1 and 2? **Bog with pedal to floor at low RPMs (<2500)....like going uphill on the highway and the RPMs dip below 2500 and there's a slight, yet noticeable, power drop, etc. No clue... mine runs a bit warm too... I don't really care if it overheats, I know where I can get a good engine for cheap. bog with pedal to the floor..... could be vacuum leak or a fuel pump. My car did that until I put a new one in and BOY.... that's where all those horses went, lol.

i think i roasted mine picking up 24 boxes with 6 quarts of oil in each one. I had the only vehicle working that day that had enough room to carry it all. And everybody there knew I towed a truck up a hill so they knew my car could do it.... but my clutch is all to ************ now. We were really busy that day..... and apparently the truck from O'Reilly never delivered the oil they were supposed to.