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http://home.comcast.net/~a6n6d6y/andy/Subaru%20AWD.pdf SOA should do the same here. It could be a good sales tool. Bob
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Replying to: rsholland (Jan 31, 2009 5:11 pm) Subaru USA has other versions of this, but not quite as complete. Only the VTD diagram was rather hard to understand (I understand the concept but the illustration didn't identify MP-I (the previous diagram MP-T appears to be multiplate transmission). As for Subaru's comment about power application: totally agreed. Everything else I've driven (FWD, RWD) would unexpectedly spin wheels on many occasions. So far my 'Bu, on decent roads, has been darn good about accelerating hard without spinning wheels - it just goes. |
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Replying to: rsholland (Jan 31, 2009 5:11 pm) Now, about that dual-range shifter..... 
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Replying to: rsholland (Jan 16, 2009 1:34 pm) Think about it - it would stand out from the other Imprezas, and those are the supposedly adventurous trekkers. |
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G'day As I have been reading of the snow and chills in the Northern Hemisphere over the past month, I have wondered whether you could send some our way. We have had a lengthy heat wave, topped out today by the all time hottest day ever in Melbourne (46.4C or about 116F). Victoria in South Eastern Australia is claimed to be the most fire prone and dangerous fire area in the world (topping California and Southern France!). There is a long history of catastrophic fires with disastrous ones a couple of years ago burning about 5,000,000 acres. The fire weather conditions today are reported to be the worst ever measured, with intense heat, high gusty winds and humidity below 5%. Up to 10:00pm today we have had more than 400 fires in the state with 15 substantial ones currently running. The closest is about five miles from us and there have been helicopters flying over regularly through the afternoon. Whole communities have been destroyed by fires, ignited by the wind carried embers from blazes many miles away. So far, there are fourteen confirmed deaths and probably more than forty. I come from a heavily forested area in Gippsland, to the East of Melbourne which has come under severe fire attack today. My eighty year old Mum is still on seven acres by herself and we have been tidying up recently to reduce the fire risk. When you live in such a hazardous environment, you have to take responsibility for your safety, and that of those around you. With the risk today, Mum had packed the irreplaceable objects, got her pets organized and remains ready to evacuate at short notice. Earlier in the day, we discussed the possibility of her going to my sister's but a fire developed. The latest fire started about five miles from my sister's and has now run forty miles to the coast. A wind change a couple of hours ago, turned the run of fires at right angles, sweeping over my sister's home. Fortunately, she and her husband, are superbly prepared with a fire dousing system protecting house and sheds with sprays connected to tanks and pump keeping everything wet./ They have lost gardens, outlying sheds and several years stock of firewood, but have suffered comparatively less than neighbours who have lost everything. Many are burnt out, as are communities across the state. Professionally, I earn my living from dealing with Insurance Claims and see many fires. Domestic fires are always the most traumatic, especially so when there are fatalities. Bushfires, with their widespread impact, destroying whole communities are horrific. There will be stories of miraculous escapes, but the key determinant in survival in these incidents is preparation and planning. After the fire passed this afternoon, my brother in law, toured the neighbourhood (most neighbours having fled well in advance of the fire). He has a large spray pack on the back of his tractor and doused spot fires as most house fires actually occur after the fire front passes. Tomorrow will bring more dramas. Here is hoping that my family suffer little further loss. Not So Cheers Graham |
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Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 07, 2009 4:11 am) As always, our thoughts and hopes for the safety of you and your family are with you. Keep us posted when possible. There's an article in today's New York Times online about the fire and fatalities. Serge |
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Someone needs to help me with the "symptoms" I've got in my Outback (2001). This car has almost 110,000 miles on it with the original water pump. (Yeah, I had the timing belt replaced 2 1/2 years ago and should have done the water pump at the same time, but I didn't ....) Especially when I start the car in the morning I hear a really high pitched whine. It's also been exceedingly cold here for quite awhile! At first I thought that the whine was related to the faster speed of the engine at start up on the cold mornings. Then I realized I was smelling an odor when I was stopped at a light. At first I thought it was possibly the exhaust from vehicles burning ethanol - then I realized that it's coolant that I'm smelling. The only time I seem to smell it is when I am stopped at a traffic light. I've also remembered that hearing a whine can mean that bearings are failing somewhere in the engine. Is it possible that the water pump is failing, but with the cold temps it isn't causing the gauge to show overheating? The temp gauge does move from cold to a normal setting while driving. That doesn't seem to have been affected. Something else that might cause these symptoms? thanks ... Brenda
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Replying to: ladywclass (Feb 07, 2009 8:40 am) I'm no expert, but it's been my experience (and Grace's, since her hearing is way better than mine)  that the whine could very well be the water pump. Whines have portended water pump failures in many of our vehicles over the years. Might be a leak of coolant from the pump onto a hot surface that you'll only smell while stopped - otherwise the odor gets blown away as the car moves. Is the heater producing warm air both at idle and at speed? If the pump isn't pumping to the core, the air will cool at idle. Hope this helps. Cheers! Paul
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Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 07, 2009 4:11 am) Best Wishes, Graham! |
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Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 07, 2009 4:11 am) I thought of you the other day while reading an article about the record high temps Melbourne has been experiencing. Here's hoping that you, your mum and sister expereince no futher negative effects from the bushfires. Please keep us posted! -Frank |
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