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Thanks..... I'll have it checked out.

Sounds to me like a sticking caliper and the pads are burning. I've had this happen on the rear. I replaced the caliper and all was well.


I'd take the wheels off and look at the pads and rotor. If it is that bad you should see noticably more pad wear than the other side, and a bunch of ...

I have a 91 legacy, I had front brakes put on it 10 months ago and there are only 900 miles on these brakes, I dont drive much.

Well today I did a small trip and when I got home the drivers side wheel/rim was smoking like crazy (coming out of the holes in the rim) and the burning smell was aweful ...

I got another fusable link but its a brown one, the one that came out of my car was a black one. What's the difference in ampacity is between the black and the brown one?

BINGO!!

It was the fusible link!!

I got a fusible link but couldnt get new ends, so my friend striped the wire ends on both fusible link and my old connectors and connected them with wire nuts. The car is running but can this be a permanent fix with these wire nuts?

Thanks for your replies!

I'll have to wait till tommorrow for someone to come around to help me.. I'll post back if I found the problem or have any more questions. Oooo your right a fireworks display is was!

Thanks for your help guys, I still might need you

Have you checked any fuses under the hood and under the dash?

You probably blew a few.

As far as your dead battery goes, what kind was it? Maybe it was junk. Other causes could be a bad alternator, or a short in your electrical wiring that causes a constant slow drain on the battery.

I havent ...

ok, this is pretty bad I have to say honestly but lets have a go at it.
Connecting the battery backwords hopefully did not damage anything. I don't think so at the moment anyway.
Jumpstarting it on the correct terminals but with them on the wrong side of the battery is I guess the best option if ...

ok there is alot of confusion here.
1. The battery you put in the car, where the posts in the same location as the one you took out? The car doesn't give you enough wire to move the posotive and negative terminals around and not all batteries have their posts in the same place or orientation. We ...

My story.. I have a 91 Subaru Legacy LS, the battery always seemed fine I dont drive it much so I go out to start it every few days, well I went out and the battery was dead!

I took the battery to have it check and it was bad. So I installed another used battery I had but I did know that I have ...

Hey guys... Thanks for your quick replys!

I dont know how to fix cars and I was wondering, will my car last a while with these leaks?

If and when I do ever have the funds to fix it up, is this costly to repair?

Thanks asc_up...

I didnt even think of that!

Thanks for all the replies

I'm glad the leaks dont look to bad, but I'm not sure what they are?? Oil?

Any clue on how to loosen up the brake fluid cap? I'm afraid to bang on it, it might crack

I just bought my 91 Legacy LS last week and I found 2 leaks underneath, I took photos so I can show you guys were the leaks are. Where are these leaks coming from? Can they be normal "wear & tear" leaks on a car?

Theres also a photo of the motor, can you tell me what kind of motor it is by looking ...

Thank you for all your wonderful replys!

I found my cup holder :-D

Thanks Dynamic Entry for the photo!

I dont have a manual to read for the car, thats why I have a tons of questions.

My camera is dead I have to wait for a friend to come over, I want to get a shot of the motor to post.

There is ...

Silly me, I was going to ask what HVAC was

Women ah!

Thanks for clearing that up for me

Thanks evolutionmovement...

I'll have a look tomorrow, I'm not dressed to go outside right now. All I saw was something like a flip-up drawer?

Thanks asc_up....

I say roaring noise but I guess its just the engine noise, when you put your foot on the gas you hear it and when you take your foot off you dont hear it, maybe this is normal? My ex gave it a test drive and said dont worry about it but I worry about all noises.

And today just ...

I have a few questions if you guys dont mind helping a lady out..

I'm a female and I dont know much about cars. I just bought a used 91 Subaru Legacy LS for $900, was that a good deal. It seems to run ok, I only had it 2 days. It seems that when you put your foot on the gas you hear the roaring of ...