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WELL I did something to it:mad:

 

I was going down a dirt road at night about 35mph and I hit a huge wash in the road and caught some air.

About 3 seconds later I side-swiped a doe, and crushed her back legs:( I backed up just to see her pull herself off the road and into the woods. I hope she dies quickly:( I have no gun to kill her

 

 

 

Now however the Sube won't run at idle. It starts fine and drives OK but at idle it misses and then cuts off:mad:

 

Any Ideas?

Still sick over the deer thing to

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maybe a vacuum leak? So sorry about the deer. One of my most traumatic childhood events involved a deer and a school bus....

well, all vac lines look OK .

However I noticed a voltage drop as the car dies. Maybe an electricl problem???

One of my childhood Bus related traumas involved "chain reaction projectile vomiting" ever tried to walk from the back of the bus through vomit soaked floors and seats:D

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If you insist on 'catching air' then you better start figuring out how to fix everything :drunk:

 

LOL yep I forget I'm driving a normal car sometimes I had my new Off road lights on and it was a curvy dirt and gravel road, I guess I went "rally" on it;)

 

I can only emagin the damage thos rally drivers would suffer if they hit a deer at 80 or 90 MPH

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well, all vac lines look OK .

I noticed a voltage drop as the car dies. Maybe an electricl problem???

 

Maybe, but it could be that the alternator just cuts out as the engine rpm gets too low. A symtom rather than a cause.

 

What year is the car? SPFI or carbed?

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My old car did the same thing after i hit a deer...what is it with subarus and deer? It turned out that the jolt of hitting the deer dislodged all the crap at the bottom of the fuel tank and sent it into both fuel filters. Replace your fuel filter(s) and see if that helps.

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My old car did the same thing after i hit a deer...what is it with subarus and deer? It turned out that the jolt of hitting the deer dislodged all the crap at the bottom of the fuel tank and sent it into both fuel filters. Replace your fuel filter(s) and see if that helps.

 

That actual makes sence. I came down pretty hard after hitting the dry wash.

I will check my fuel pressure , and Im sure it wouldnt hurt to change the filters

 

thanks for all the input :)

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