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05-06-2008, 09:19 PM
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Daughter Mechanic
I am proud of my daughter for doing some work on her SVX that many on here won't even attempt. I sent her a set of manuals and there were some phone conversations, but she did ALL the work herself. She 5'1" and 100lbs.
Her car started missing suddenly and she consulted a couple supposedly reputable mechanics--not Subaru. Both told her it was a head gasket, but after we talked at length I was not convinced it was the gasket. I sent her the instructions on how to read trouble codes and she did and it indicated the driver side knock sensor was bad and same side oxygen sensor. That would not explain the bad missing problem she was having (much worse than would be with bad knock sensor), but told her to replace just the knock sensor and read codes again for oxygen sensor. Sure enough the oxygen code went away after she replaced the knock sensor. But, the car continued to have a very bad miss. I told her that sounded like it might be the timing belt. So, she started taking things off to get to the timing belt and noticed that the harmonic balancer was coming apart. To me that gave a logical explanation for possibly jumping timing. Sure enough the timing belt appeared to be brand new, but was off by several notches. The balancer (crank pulley) had deteriorated so much that it was wobbling and even wore through the front cover. I sent her a used balancer and she put it on. She completed the job yesterday and called today to tell me that it was purring like a kitten. That was a tremendous amount of pretty complicated work for a professional dancer. She just wore gloves to protect her hands, but did all the work by herself except that she needed help in torquing the crank bolt to specs. So the next time some of you yayhoos moan about some little job being to difficult to tackle yourself--look this up and read it again.  The car. Lee
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SVXx2 92 SVX LS-L Silver 92 SVX LS-L Burgundy (structurally challenged with 2792 miles) 96 SVX LSi Red 92 SVX LS Pearl (Parts) 01 F150 4X4 Red (+6 with other members of the family) FREEDOM IS NOT FREE 
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#2
05-06-2008, 09:53 PM
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Great job! +1 for a girl who can wrench! And where's the pic of the proud mechanic with her car?
 
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05-06-2008, 11:59 PM
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Good for her! You should be proud of her.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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#4
05-07-2008, 05:12 AM
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Very nice....
(Where was she when I was single )
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05-07-2008, 05:35 AM
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She is an exceptional girl Lee.
You are entitled to be as proud of her as you obviously are.  Mechanically, she is obviously simpatico. Gifted. If she arrives in Ireland anytime, she can drive my car. Joe
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#6
05-07-2008, 06:03 AM
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Over 15 years ago, walking to the car with my daughter for a driving lesson in my '86 Subaru GL wagon, I told her she'd first have to remove the left-rear tire and successfully mount the spare before we could leave the driveway. I remember being tickled by her reaction to discovering that the spare was located in the engine bay. We didn't get far.
Which reminds me, I probably should buy her a couple of cans of fix-a-flat. dcb
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#7
05-07-2008, 02:07 PM
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Subaru ECU and TCU Website 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1994 Alcyone SVX S40-II 2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SE Sports Tourer 1996 Subaru Legacy 2.2 GX Wagon 1988 Subaru Justy J12 SL-II
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05-07-2008, 02:13 PM
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 Black Betty is crying out for a good mechanic to look 'er over.  Joe
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Black Betty [Bam a Lam!] '93 UK spec, still languishing Betty Jersey Girl Silver '92 UK [Channel Isles] 40K Jersey Girl @ Mersea Candy Purple Honda Blackbird Plum Dangerous White X2 RVR Mitsubishi 1800GDI. Vantastic 40,000 miles Jersey Girl
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#9
05-07-2008, 06:03 PM
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Wow, excellent news.
How old is she??? Wanna hook us up???
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-Craig 94 LSi 5spd Barcelona Red, 14Xk miles. Full custom exhaust (Stebro cat-back, custom rest of the way forward) 8000K HID kit from Tom (SVXfiles), Energy Suspension front sway bar bushings, Non-Droopy visors, Race Concepts C/D + Dimpled Rotors, Axxis Ultimate pads,SS brake lines, Bontrager Works #009 (or something like that), stripped interior. (up next) Full cage, fuel cell, 327 swap
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05-07-2008, 07:49 PM
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... lhopp77, send her on down to Raleigh and I'll teach her to change a driveshaft and clutch on a swapped SVX in the near future ~ Chris BTW: TTIWWOP!11!!!one!!
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05-07-2008, 08:42 PM
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"Probably in her crib"
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05-08-2008, 12:46 AM
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Woooooooooahhh!! TIMING BELT?? Man!!! that is awesome... my dream girl!
Well I got the next best thing... my girl drives a manual GB and not just to drive it and she hates automatics! 
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