What did you do to improve your soobie today

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:48 am

taza wrote:Nice, that was the first thing I did with my Foz too

akpv wrote:Got out the soldering iron and fixed my forester clock!

yep did that when i got mine also seems a silly mistake that the japense didnt make very well

purp · Post by **purp** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:54 am

thunder039 wrote:yep did that when i got mine also seems a silly mistake that the japense didnt make very well

The weird part is, the clocks sucked in L series' too. So FHI kept making crap clocks for years.

The one in my '09 Forester still work, touch wood.

92 brumby · Post by **92 brumby** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:29 pm

Just picked up a few things from bursons auto brownsplains got a new lower ball joint for the brumby for $24 good prices, actually stock spare parts, good service highly recommend!

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:31 pm

purp wrote:The weird part is, the clocks sucked in L series' too. So FHI kept making crap clocks for years.

The one in my '09 Forester still work, touch wood.

as far as i know they changed the company who made the clock for the 2nd gen foz

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:03 pm

taza wrote:Wow you must be thrashing it to hit that speed in those gears. I run mine on 91 without any issue at all.

hahahaha.

If my rate of acceleration doesn't feel unsafe
and I don't hear any complaints from the motor,
I see no reason not to have my foot all the way to the floor.

At least while I'm testing my motor. Sometimes I behave, sometimes I don't... (fuel economy-wise)

It actually didn't feel very fast,
but rather somewhat-quick acceleration while the EA82 sings happily and loudly.
Do you still consider that "thrashing" an EA82?

**My driving style is why I wish I had 4.11:1 final drive even with my current tyres**

Yeah mate but you have a computer controling your engine.

My 2008 Civic actually had a knock at speeds under 1200 rpm sometimes under high load, but after that I don't think it would ever knock.

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:13 pm

purp wrote:The weird part is, the clocks sucked in L series' too. So FHI kept making crap clocks for years.

The one in my '09 Forester still work, touch wood.

My L Series clock never kept time.
Within a few hours it would be wrong so I gave up on resetting it.

purp · Post by **purp** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:06 pm

2nd Hand Yank wrote:My L Series clock never kept time.
Within a few hours it would be wrong so I gave up on resetting it.

Mine too... From what I've read on the interwebz it is more common then not.

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:56 pm

2nd Hand Yank wrote:My L Series clock never kept time.
Within a few hours it would be wrong so I gave up on resetting it.

Some day in the not too distant future this might become a collectors item: a Subaru clock that doesn't keep time right... Like those misprint dollar bills or something...

Hold on to it, I say! Don't fix it, keep it as is measuring "Subaru Time"!! LOL!!!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:00 pm

akpv wrote:Got out the soldering iron and fixed my forester clock!

2nd Hand Yank wrote:My L Series clock never kept time.
Within a few hours it would be wrong so I gave up on resetting it.

purp wrote:Mine too... From what I've read on the interwebz it is more common then not.

So they never fixed the issue from the L series to the foz - that's a LONG time! Just bust it out, remove the rear covering and solder up any joints that look fried. I just did one last weekend - it took 6 joints to be re-done to get it working again. Works a treat now

And today Sheldon (formally Dirka - family talked sis around on that name) was seen pouring steam/smoke out from under the bonnet after being parked. So I got a panicked phone call from my sister to come check it out, luckily for her I was in town at the time.

I've never seen anything like this but coolant steadily pours out under the passenger's side head as if one of the exhaust studs has been replaced but drilled in too far. Dunno, but will find out tomorrow. On the trailer ride home he dropped all his coolant (water) that we filled him up with to drive him onto the trailer...

Cheers

Bennie

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:04 am

akpv wrote:Got out the soldering iron and fixed my forester clock!

taza wrote:Nice, that was the first thing I did with my Foz too

thunder039 wrote:yep did that when i got mine also seems a silly mistake that the japense didnt make very well

pezimm wrote:Some day in the not too distant future this might become a collectors item: a Subaru clock that doesn't keep time right... Like those misprint dollar bills or something...

Hold on to it, I say! Don't fix it, keep it as is measuring "Subaru Time"!! LOL!!!

Mine works fine

Touch wood lol

taza · Post by **taza** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:25 am

nachaluva wrote:Mine works fine

Touch wood lol

Well atleast if it goes you know how to fix it

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:32 pm

[quote="purp"]The weird part is, the clocks sucked in L series' too. So FHI kept making crap clocks for years.

Have to get my act together a post on the main issues with the L series clocks (see my post titled "L series clock")
With these there are really only 1 or 2 resistors that cause an issue due to heat and dry joints. Mine (92 L series) was a classic example, resolder the resistors and it keeps excellent time.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:26 pm

I finished installing the handbrake, filled up the power steering fluid and fitted the front swaybar and took my RX for its first drive. The factory boost controller needs a restrictor pill because it spiked to 15psi and then hit fuel cut. Damn.

So now its just the radiator fans and a tidy up and it will be drivable. YAY!!!

EJ22Ute · Post by **EJ22Ute** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:04 pm

more of a repair than anything.i replaced the nylon bushes on the shift rod joint for the gear lever.it will be easier to find 5th now when i get my license back tomorrow

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:44 pm

Repositioned the GPS antenna as the reception on the sat nav was pretty poor... It's amazing how a little tweaking goes a long way in improving satellite lock-in. I went from 3-4 satellites detected to 7-8!

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:09 am

Discovered from Matt that there are two adjustment screws for each headlight alignment.
The point of maximum intensity was terminating about 12 metres in front of my car at low beam. I hated that.
Now it's hard to tell where they terminate, but the road is lit up better.
I will do some final tweaking tonight so I'm not mean to the other drivers.

Matt is also helping me install my AP60 kit.

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Tue May 01, 2012 7:34 pm

Headlight alignment almost perfect now.

My 320 CCA battery I'm replacing with a 550 CCA one from North Queensland Battery.
Their batteries they claim are made for tropical weather.

AP 60 slowly coming together...

B00sting · Post by **B00sting** » Tue May 01, 2012 7:56 pm

started my donor outback for the first time since receiving it. sweet sweet ej25!
stripped the few remaining parts to get things ready for the brumby.

Bradenrm · Post by **Bradenrm** » Wed May 02, 2012 10:34 pm

Removed, cleaned and lubed my noisey starter motor. Clutch dust was making one hell of a racket, the thing was filthy on a scale only Hugh Hefner could accurately picture.

All good now

David D · Post by **David D** » Fri May 04, 2012 6:50 pm

New sump gasket and spark plugs the other day. Next on the list is valve clearances and uni joints in the propshaft

David