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you should be able to get a mobile aircon repairer to come out and de-gas it for you.

I'd keep an eye on the auctions and buy a damaged car for the parts. That way you know you have all of the parts, and every bolt and bracket etc. I know when I converted mine (Liberty) there were a few bits that I didn't think of until I was bolting it all together. (eg driver's footrest is narrower...

if you don't have the charcoal canister hooked up does that mean you've blocked up all of the fuel tank breather system? If there's nowhere for fuel tank pressure to vent it will likely push fuel out. Have you checked if the return is blocked?

probably the hydraulic lash adjusters. They gum up if you don't do regular oil changes. You could try one of the additives to stop lifter tick, or if that doesn't work you'll have to clean them manually, or replace any stuffed ones. Pull off the rocker gear, remove them from the ends of the rockers,...

Are you just going by where the wheel sits in the guard? I think you'll find that if you move the crossmember back you'll have to move the strut towers too. When I measured mine up I took the strut angle (caster) into account (the Brumby has virtually none) and the crossmember bolts are pretty much ...

try another set of tyres. If you use tyres for an extended period with a bad alignment, they will wear and deform slightly and will do exactly as you have described. I'm guessing you'd have a few spares you could try....

you will need to do some panel work to get the lib booster in there too

Tweety wrote:and can anyone tell me what this hole is for and what I do with it?

Float bowl vent. usually covered by the air filter

Tweety wrote: I assume the lever on the right hand side of the picture is the choke???

Yes.

FIXED!!

IACV was stuck. Checked my spare and it was stuck too. Lots of INOX and moving the vane and it runs beautifully now.

I started another thread here Can you tell me how you got the code 54 out of your car? I plugged the black plugs together and the check engine light flashed This code basically tells you that the ECU is having trouble maintaining a steady idle speed. It relates to either an air leak, or a faulty MAP...

Unfortunately that is under '83 - 88 Subaru carb models'

Why a carb engine has an ECU is beyond me.....

thanks for that Frog.

I tried another MAP sensor, no change. I didn't have all of the airbox ducting installed, so I tried that, but still no change. I will have to have a closer look and see if there are any cracked vacuum lines when the light is a bit better, but I couldn't see any before.

Thanks Toonga. after going through that site, and pdftown as well, and downloading a few hundred meg of various manuals (I tried some other models too) I still can't find the right one. These manuals show MAFs, cam angle sensors, ECUs under the dash, and they look to be OBDII. Mine has a MAP sensor,...

Does any one know where I can find the list of codes or a manual for the early SF Forester? I have a check engine light and a code 54. I have looked at various threads, and online workshop manuals, but it seems that the Aussie SF is a bit different to everything else. The car has been sitting for a ...

nobody knows?

Having problems with my '98 SF Forrie atm. It is throwing code 54, and idles like it has a big lumpy cam in it (I wish). Now according to the start of this thread, that code corresponds to 'choke control circuit'. However I'm not sure whether the Foz has the same codes as the early EJ computers as t...

3rd Gen Outback/Lib is multilink. First and Second are struts the same as the Foz. I have SF Forrie struts in my Lib wagon.

you will probably have to cut down or remove the rear bump stops if lowering. I tried to make mine level and the back end bounced badly on big bumps.

It will make it easier to turn the torsion bar adjusting bolt if you take the weight off the wheels first.

there were big changes mid '98 to the Foresters. The engine and electrics all changed, and they went from 4 bolt to 8 bolt bellhousings. Pretty hard to tell from the outside though. I would have thought it would make more sense to change when they did the facelift...

^^What he said. I initially thought that the adaptor went on first, but when i finally read the instructions I had to swap it around. PM your email and I can send you the pdf instructions.