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Thanks, guys!

She's getting some TLC this spring and I'm probably starting another Subie project, so I'll keep you posted.

I've done my best to kill it, whether I meant to or not.

Ran it 3.5 quarts low on oil once for about 100 miles. That was good for it, I'm sure...

But the most impressive part has to be the original, 24 year old, 240,000 mile clutch that still works. It's awful, but it doesn't slip yet.

So this post is way overdue. I bought a 1991 Subaru Legacy(5 speed, N/A) a few years ago with around 200,000 miles. It had been on Craigslist forever for $800, and when I emailed the seller, he offered it for $300 immediately if I could get it next day. I picked it up and found an issue right off th...

This may be one of my personal favorites.

Yes, it is intentionally sketchy looking. Welcome to the BattleWagon.

FIXED I needed a tap set, broke a screwdriver and two pullers, but I got that crank sprocket off. The keyway on the crank actually looked immaculate, so I popped the new key in and finished the job. Now she runs better than ever! As for the non OEM parts, I also realized that rust will probably kill...

The pulley wasn't the problem. The problem is the timing sprocket behind it that won't come out.

I have the cam seals done, water pump is off, but I can't get the crank sprocket off. The key seems a little bent, so I'll try to file that down tonight. So far, I've tried wiggling the sprocket with screwdrivers and soft hammer blows, but it's not budging, even after several PB blaster baths. Once ...

After this fiasco, I can never forget the size of the crank bolt and the proper torque spec lol.

As for the torque specs for the idlers and such, are those all accurate as far as we know?

It was one of those things that I went cheap on because, honestly, I'm not entirely sure I can do it. I'm like 80% sure lol. But even if I do put it together properly, I expect to have that engine out within a year anyways to do the clutch. If I can fix the crank damage well enough, I have no proble...

So my 91 NA wagon has been sitting for a few months after the crank bolt backed out and sent the pulley on a field trip into the timing covers. The pulley is borked with the slot for the key being almost cleanly machined away at the back, and I can't see much key sticking out at all from the crank s...