Sometimes you have to work on the other junk. Both Subaru’s getting F/R differential oil changes.
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What have you done to your rig today?
- Thread starter HoneyBadger
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Read your comments voicing your displeasure with Subaru engineers. Be glad it isn’t an early ‘90s Jaguar. Took me eight different size wrenches to remove the radiator from a V12 XJS. Metric, SAE and Whitworth which I was able to cover with an adjustable wrench.Sometimes you have to work on the other junk. Both Subaru’s getting F/R differential oil changes.
Oh I know Subaru is far from the worst offender. They are easier to work in than most. The Impreza was far better than the Outback. Both rear plugs were the same and it only took two different tools up front.
Inukshuk
Rising Sun Member
Truck felt hotter wheeling in Moab at the pre-run and A/C performance was not good on-trail. Truck temp gauge did not get too hot (all 80 temp gauges have a middle "dummy" spot where it does not move much. Can be modified and I did in LongCruiser but not here). Over 30MPH A/C was comfortably cold. A/C system is in good shape.
Saturday:
Re-did the foam at sides and bottom of 80 radiator (that I should have installed when I replaced the radiator two weeks ago) and added a 2x2" piece under the A/C condenser that seems to have been something that maybe existed from the factory a million years ago (it would help more air flow through condenser when not moving) and a 2x2" piece under the radiator that also may have been from the factory a million years ago (and may help keep some engine compartment air from recirculating under and back out front. I already had the top foam that is very important to keep hot engine compartment air from recirculating. Added much thinner and more compressible foam between fan shroud and radiator.
Installed Landtank modded new fan clutch (modded to verify and slightly lower the temperature it starts to engage - a empirically determined temp - and changed to 15,000 CST silicone oil for stronger engagement when engaged)
Saturday:
Re-did the foam at sides and bottom of 80 radiator (that I should have installed when I replaced the radiator two weeks ago) and added a 2x2" piece under the A/C condenser that seems to have been something that maybe existed from the factory a million years ago (it would help more air flow through condenser when not moving) and a 2x2" piece under the radiator that also may have been from the factory a million years ago (and may help keep some engine compartment air from recirculating under and back out front. I already had the top foam that is very important to keep hot engine compartment air from recirculating. Added much thinner and more compressible foam between fan shroud and radiator.
Installed Landtank modded new fan clutch (modded to verify and slightly lower the temperature it starts to engage - a empirically determined temp - and changed to 15,000 CST silicone oil for stronger engagement when engaged)
justcruisin
Wincher
There's supposed to be foam around the radiator? Now you have me questioning the POs "new radiator" installation. If it's anything like all the other "upgrades" he did, I bet he just omitted them.
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Inukshuk
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Some for sure! See my thread at https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/go...-condenser-and-radiator.1378701/post-16279136
justcruisin
Wincher
Thanks for the pictures, Daniel! It figures I don't have any of those on my cruiser! And thank you for the links to Amazon. Saved me a bunch of time!