Tiny bubbles

Well last week I had to face the facts that bubbles are not always a good thing. It reared it's ugly head first as an erratic temp after a long highway drive. As I new this was not a good sign I had to start looking for answers. Next clue was bubbles in the degas tank. Next order of business was fourm research, and then the only thing left was to face the fact that I am now looking at a head gasket replacement. So stay tuned suub fans as now I'm gathering funds and info for the overhaul.

Electricity not required

So after the usual order of business i.e. plugs, oil, filters. It was time to start looking at the obvious problems with project scuby. First was the airbag light, after finding the diagnostic port to the pull airbag codes I was told that there was a problem somewhere in the front right sensor. After a brief look in the area it was pretty obvious (even ray charles could have seen this) that the previous owners had blown out a tire there. All the inner plastic fender well was missing and the wire harness for the abs crash sensor was obliterated. But wait theres more not only was the abs harness destroyed but also the main harness for the anti lock brake system as well. So for the next few weeks I'll be junk yard hunting for a new harness, as well as a few other items. 

Don't choose the Green pill

Well last night I had my first near heart attack with super scuby. I was poking around under the dash looking for the connector to troubleshoot the airbag light that has been on since I took ownership. Thanks to my astute observation I notice that there was a green single wire connector disconnected. So naturally I stuck that bugger back together as one would think it should be. Once I was done poking around I turned on the old girl and to my shock found the check engine constantly light flashing like a nudist at the bay to breakers race. So I did what any modern day shade tree mechanic dose and went straight to google to search the may Subaru forums. As I proceeded to read I keep seeing statements like, "don't drive the car or it will explode on you" so this is about when the blood pressure began to rise. Then I found my saving grace on one forum. On there was another poor soul with the same problem as mine and after a few posts of the typical, don't drive car with destroy it's self one super smart Subaru dude chimed in and ask if he had connected the green plug under the dash. Apparently the little green plug is NOT to be together. The only time it's matted is if one is try to do some super advanced diagnostics on the scubys. So moral of tonight's story is that like a Shakespeare play not all parts are to be matted together.

A New Beginning

Well the one car for the family was just no longer working for use. My kids are now going to school and the wife finally got a job, I needed to be able to get to work myself. So all these new arrangements started a quest of epic Craigslist proportions and with very tight budget restraints I found this little diamond in the desert.

She is a 1999 Subaru Legacy Outback wagon. with a humongous 2.5L engine and five speed manual transmission this little red devil fit the bill. With the requirements of needing at least five seats decent gas mileage and not a completely destroyed interior. With an asking price of $1450 and a final price of $1200 after talking down the seller do to the windshield having more cracks than the San Andreas fault. Now you might be saying to yourself, self that's an amazing find. but wait here's the catch to this little desert flower. She has been driven to the ends of the earth. With the odometer reading a fat 281,000 miles. I was a little nervous but I have heard of the little 4cyl boxer motors lasting easily into the 350k rang I decided to take a walk on the scuby side.