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And I forgot to say that all the work re head gasket has been done and then some by Subabits a few weeks ago. The car is ready to go and should go for a long time without anything requiring attention. Cheers,

I have posted some new photos on to the advert and put it on Carsales as well.
If someone wants it the price is becoming more negotiable!!!!

Here's the link for the ad on Gumtree if you want to have a look.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/glen-wav ... 1032476045

Thanks to Brian at Subabits the car is back on the road and running like a charm. Price was 1/3 the other quotes and in talking to him the work done exceeded the quote but the price did not. He said that the gasket is a 5mm piece of aluminium that over time degrades. Now, I have put it on Gumtree at...

Thanks NachaLuva, as a result of your reply I rang Subabits and he has quoted me a price way better (read 60%) than anyone else so today I have taken the car there. I was shocked at his quote but he said all the things that the others said needed doing so fingers crossed! I'll update this post when ...

I agree with the statement about not spending the money on it unless I can get a return,but, the car is too good to not do otherwise. I would feel much better taking a hit on it and knowing that the new owner has a ripper of a L series than sending it to the wreckers or some other equally dreaded pl...

Thanks for the assistance. My main dilemma was whether to do the work or try to move the car on to someone who could do the repairs privately. It's only a tiny seepage so I expect no repairs are required, just the fix. I have found a place in Mount Waverley who understand what is required and they a...

Glen Waverley. All 3 quotes are in the range $2.5 to $3.0k

This wagon has all the gear and is in very, very good condition. Has only 186,000km and features the following - bull bar, lift kit, 5 x 14" Sunraysia's, Maxxis Bravo 753 tyres, manual dual range, cold air -con, steel rear bar with wheel carrier, Rola roof racks, heavy duty rear springs, UHF, tow ba...

Regrettably I am not in a position to do the work myself - too old, too cranky and too busy. The best quote has been $2400 plus, then they go north from there!

Hello. I was just about to sell my '94 Sportswagon but at the RWC inspection I was told that I have one cylinder head gasket that needs replacing. Apparently if you do one you do two, which makes sense. The car is in excellent condition, has the right modifications (14's, lift kit, good aircon, no r...

Saw this on Carsales this morning - a 1990 L Series Touring wagon with supposedly 35,000 genuine k's!!!


http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... rt=default

No, the mechanic was a bit bluffed by the speed that the motor was turning over when he tried to staart it (good battery and good starter motor combined) that he thought, due to the (high) speed that the compression was down. A comp test then confirmed that all was good.

Folks, Thanks for all the feedback. It is a great community you have here! Well the good news is that the car is running again, apparently it had a simultaneous electrical gremlin creep in which I hope will be rectified soon. I did send the mechanic some of the replies in the hope that "we" could as...

Thanks Paul - when I queried the mechanic he stated that he had heard 2 lines of thought, one saying they don't bend valves, the other saying they do. He also said that he had fitted "140" Subaru cam belts. I recently bought this car for the kids to learn to drive and poke round the farm in, plus do...

My 1994 Sportswagon broke the cam belt and when the mechanic replaced the belts the car would not start because "there was no compression". I was led to believe that the EA82 does not bend valves if the cam belts break.
Any ideas?