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thanks Brat - I saw that too....makes me wonder. And another price on Lappens was. It took this guy 24+ hours to tell me the price of 299, it took my usual mecanic 2 minutes to tell me he could get it for 220. I hope that's no indication of how long it will actually take to change it.

does anybody have an idea of what an alternator should cost for a 93 legacy turbo wagon? I just got quoted 299 for a remanufactured one, and it took him 24 hours to get that price to me...

well, i took the belt out altogether and drove it down to a mechanic down the street (who says he used to work for subaru) one turn of the alternator pulley and he said that was seized - there's my problem...I hope.

so much for a quick fix - i do own a nice new set of sockets tho

well, seems i really don't know what I'm doing. Installed the new belt, tightened it to where I *thought* it should be, started her up, and lot's of white smoke! turned off, loosened the alternator, started up, more smoke, and squealing! and now the belt is melted to the alternator pulley... I calle...

Auto Zone sucks for Subaru parts, actually all auto parts places up here are terrible. ok - I'm taking the morning off to find a belt, and I figure I'm better off calling around - any suggestions? My mechanic is great and hates to spend other people's money (a good and rare quality). Well, that's w...

well, thanks vrg3, that looks like it would be very helful to someone who understands electronics better than I Any chance of simple instructions how to rig an aux input to that DIN connector you show?

crap - no belts at Auto Zone. I'll have to call around in the morning. Maybe it will be warmer then...

hey Steve,

I just noticed you're in Beverly, MA. I'm in Watertown...maybe you know a good mechanic around here? Or want to trade Subaru advice for some beers or something? I really like this car, but I think I'm gonna have to learn a bit about it in order to keep it (running).

Anyone know of a way to wire up an auxiliary input to my stock 93 legacy tape/radio, so I can connect an iPod without the cassette adapter?

If not, any advice on a relatively cheap unit, with an aux/in to replace the factory unit with minimum hassle?

thanks,
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ahhh...and I thought I was the only one silly enough to get stumped. After I cleaned the inside of my car one day, I had the same problem. And I drove around for a day disconeecting the battery wherever I went, thinking I had shorted something out....


Then I found the switch.

ok - Thanks alot for the help Steve! I'm off on my bike down to the parts store to see if they have the belt. I have another question for you, if you don't mind: This has eluded my mechanic for three visits, a few hundred dollar, a new coil pack, a temp. sensor, a 12 pack of bud, and alot of flying ...

hi - I'm wondering if it would be possible to replace the frontmost belt on my 93 Subaru Legacy LS (turbo). Does anything need to be recalibrated? It is the frontmost belt that connects only 2 pulleys. I'm not m,uch of a mechanic, just short on cash and wondering if this is an easy enough job for a ...