http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/ To discuss purely technical issues Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:07 GMT gslong http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16536 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16536 Peugeot 505 wheels circa 1985 will work. Came in both 15 and 14 inch. Just don't use the metric wheels. Thinking identified as 390mm. Almost impossible to Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:05:52 GMT J B http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16535 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16535 Group, I'd like to upgrade the wheels on my Soob. A styled wheel, or a mag would be a nice addition to the Loyale. Anyone have some sources to share? Jacques Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:19:32 GMT Danilo Godec http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16534 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16534 ... According to the service bulletin the tensioner bracket has a new part number. What about the tensioner itself? According to the Subaru Fast 2 software I Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:15 GMT Lynda Weeks http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16533 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16533 exactly my problem. I took off the inside trim piece and WD-40'd the heck out of it but it will need to be replaced. My handle did the same thing and Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:13:42 GMT Pete Romano http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16532 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16532 There are a couple of ways to check if this is it. When the car is stone cold (sitting overnight) have someone start the car for you while you listen in front Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:42:07 GMT Danilo Godec http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16531 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16531 Thanks a lot, this may very well be it! Thanks, Danilo ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:24:41 GMT Glen Farney http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16530 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16530 No problems with windows and gaskets, but the wagon rear hatch handle hardware is badly rusted, you can open the hatch, but the handle doesn't return down Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:22 GMT Roberts http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16529 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16529 Hmmm... I dunno then... I've got a '97 and a '98 OB, and haven't noticed any problem with those... but surely someone else maybe has, and might chime in Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:38 GMT Lynda Weeks http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16528 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16528 yes, the problem isn't really that they stick, they get caught at the top right edge. The gaskets do not fit snugly in the corners. To: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:35 GMT Roberts http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16527 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16527 I've heard of folks using like a spray silicon lube on the gaskets to prevent the sticking... have you ever tried anything like that? ;-> ... From: "Lynda Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:08 GMT Lynda Weeks http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16526 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16526 dem Yanks are gonna win ... _________________________________________________________________ Find the right PC with Windows 7 and Windows Live. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:28:26 GMT Lynda Weeks http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16525 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16525 fortunately, mine wasn't the hood but the wagon hatch release. Also, does anyone else have the problem of the windows getting hung up on the door gaskets when Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:23:22 GMT Lynda Weeks http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16524 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16524 too far for me but thanks. I am south of Pittsburgh. ... _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:35:01 GMT Pete Romano http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16523 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16523 If you get a knocking type noise on cold start up that almost sounds like a thrown rod, I bet it's a bad timing belt tensioner. I had this happen to me on my Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:01 GMT Danilo Godec http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16522 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Subaru-Tech/message/16522 I just saw this message - my car has what seems to be the same issue. It's a 1999 Legacy with a 2.5 phase 2 (SOHC) engine. When started cold, it makes a loud