curtisbad Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 hello , i am curtis i live in south carolina. i have been a member here for a while but seldom post. i mostly "lurk" and use the search button. i drive a 97 legacy outback. thanks to this site and haynes, i have successfully replaced headgaskets on my ej25 (imagine that , huh) , removed and cleaned the IACV, and have done a ton of routine maintenance. through time i've become quite a good Subaru mechanic. i am now in the process of making her offroad capable. i have already fabbed up and installed a pushbar , put offroad lights on and am in the process of making a 4" lift kit , that i am going to install within the next month. look forward to talking to all of you. Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Way to go Curtis! Keep us up on your progress--pix are always nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93Newbaru Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 thanks to this site and haynes, i have successfully replaced headgaskets on my ej25 (imagine that , huh) , Nice job! The information on this site is amazing and can be a little much at times, but it sounds like you have accomplished one good task! How many miles are on the new gaskets, what brand were they? I'm more of a lurker myself, thats about 10 posts per year. The most I've done to these cars are motor swaps and driveline repair, but there are 3 motors sitting around that need head gaskets and plenty of other projects so I might be able to share a few stories later on. How long have you had your car for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisbad Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 there's about 8000 miles on the gaskets now. i did them in april. they were actually fel pro gaskets , even though i was told to go oem on them. i did go with a new oem rad cap and an oem t'stat when i did the head job. i am wondering however why my car is a 97 but the coil i had to buy for it was actually listed as a 96. the coil that comes from auto zone , advanced auto and napa for a 97 were nothing like mine. but i figured it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Sent you a PM about something you might be interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nctatman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 im a lurker too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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