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Back in the Saddle Again . . .
Just got back from picking up my car. Shifts are butter smooth, and, so far, no leaks. Of course, I only drove it the two or three miles from the shop to my office. The "tell" will be on the road home tonight (40 miles) and after it sits a night in the driveway.
I won't get too excited for fear I'll jynx something. According to the owner, my leak (that made me take it back in Monday after leaking all weekend from picking it up last Thursday) was from them accidentally cutting the seal when re-installing the dipstick tube (they completed a break in the dipstick handle, which was cracked, and I've been careful not to crack it -- a new one's on the way from subaruparts.com). They said that the slippage they were experiencing, after putting things back together (remember, I was driving with the resistor unpllugged to avoid the slippage), was more than likely caused by the TCU "re-learning," since, after they plugged it back in, the more they drove it, the better the pressure got. I would contend that the slippage was coming from the leak in the seal, myself, but, I'm no tranny tech. At any rate, I hope and I pray that this chapter of my SVX story is over. I look forward to many trouble free miles (at least, trannywise). Those of you going to Reading --- I'LL SEE YOU THERE!!!! PS: The bill for my car's monthlong stay at the luxurious (really a "Billy's" service stationesque) tranny shop, came to $0000.00. Not counting the rental.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI Last edited by Aredubjay; 03-07-2002 at 02:21 PM. |
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What about that 'shudder' or whatever that you said you felt last week?
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glad to hear that you got your car back. hopefully everything is fine this time!!
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I'm making the sacrifice to the tranny gods right now so she keeps running smoothly.
Where'd that damn calf run off to now... Doug
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1992 LS Touring (6/91) - Currently undergoing a five speed swap Black over Claret with spoiler; 235,000 miles; Mods: 2002 Legacy 5 speed, ACT Pressure Plate, Excedy Clutch, Short Throw Shifter, Aussie Powerchip 1992 LS Touring (6/91) Black over Claret with 2.5" setback spoiler; 202,000 miles; Mods: B&M Cooler 1994 LSi (4/93) Bordeaux Pearl; 198,000 miles; Mods: Weight reduction. 1969 Mustang GT Convertible 1970 Mustang Convertible 2000 Ford Excursion Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua. My Locker |
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And, since the death of our transmissions is most often caused by excessive heat, I'm almost certain that you're supposed to boil the sacrifice.
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It's about 70 degrees outside right now. It's supposed to stay warm tonight -- wonder if the neighbors would think I was nuts if they saw me washing my car in the dark? Well, if I had neighbors, they probably would. The cows just look at me like I'm crazy ALL the time.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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(DISCLAIMER: Apololgies to any Chinese Crested owners. I know you love your dogs, but, you'll have to admit, they're not the most attractive pooch on the planet. )
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI Last edited by Aredubjay; 03-07-2002 at 02:42 PM. |
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<<The cows just look at me like I'm crazy ALL the time>>
Can you count tonight and see if there is an extra calf? I can't find it anywhere... Here Calfy, Calfy, Calfy. Doug
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1992 LS Touring (6/91) - Currently undergoing a five speed swap Black over Claret with spoiler; 235,000 miles; Mods: 2002 Legacy 5 speed, ACT Pressure Plate, Excedy Clutch, Short Throw Shifter, Aussie Powerchip 1992 LS Touring (6/91) Black over Claret with 2.5" setback spoiler; 202,000 miles; Mods: B&M Cooler 1994 LSi (4/93) Bordeaux Pearl; 198,000 miles; Mods: Weight reduction. 1969 Mustang GT Convertible 1970 Mustang Convertible 2000 Ford Excursion Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua. My Locker |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Glad you got your prodigal girlfriend back Randy.
Bring on the fatted Chinese dog, we'll party!! Nothing for it now, I'll have to get mine fixed. Joe
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Good for you!!
Randy i,
Good for you!. All will be fine now. Ozone will heal, pollution will relent, Monica Lewinski will shut up, economy will improve, I'll lose my gut, etc. All is now right and balanced with the SVX world. Just keep on enjoyi....HEY, WHERE THE HELL DID THIS CALF COME FROM?! Wait! Don't do THAT on the carpet...aw damn! Randy (Looking for paper towell) ii |
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*Heads to west coast of Fla with marsala, parmesan and Oscar fixin's...*
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