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Pretty sure its the same issue I had. Some of the other regulars are pretty good with this stuff see if they chime in.

Im on my second Legacy platform since 01. The 01 was a Legacy GT Limited 5spd built like a brick ******** house except the cooling system. Current ride is a 2010 OB There was a few yrs the old Legacy platform sat under the Forester you can see that in the yrs the tow rating went up. They shared...

The controller diagram will determine that. Dont create a short like I did. It might be that the meter and shunt need to tied in differently to avoid the bypass effect.

Depends Many controllers are I forget the term but closed loop. Meaning it goes to the neg battery terminal. I use my output side of the controller to power stuff also. If I ground the neg it will blow up the charger or blow fuses dont ask how I know. It was smoky and tramatic experience ;-) My...

Ok so Ive been towing with the Subarus since my 01 2.5 non turbo 5spd Legacy GT Limited now with our since new 2010 cvt OB. Here are my real world notes The old legact GT Limited had a different gear ratio than the stock Legacy and OB, closer ratio in the GT. It was also throttle by cable not...

I really like our subarus but. The Forester is a small rig and Subaru is kinda like Toyota the used prices are stupid. $5k today gets you a clapped out half dead Forester in need of about $2000 in self done maint to make it reliable and able to haul maxed out payload to remote areas with little...

I really like this!! Hmm?

This is a trend that applies to vehicles too. The F250 owner who needed a truck to pull his 900lb aluminum fishing boat for example. ;-)

Your box idea is great. I actually use a similar setup only its the Accordian shelf type wheeled box also Dewalt. Tools and gear it easily weighs 50-60lbs and the cart aspect has held up nicely. It also fits perfectly in my Subaru about 1/2 inch clearance on the top of the hatch. LOL

I simply used the Etrailer plugin box. I trailer yr around probably 1-2 times a month average. The OB is pre wired you simply plug the mixer box in and stow it in the trunk under the foam insert. Ever since my 01 Legacy I have kept the wiring in trunk and shut the hatch on the trailer wire zero...

I’ve never heated a tent while camping. But hot rocks wrapped in newspaper in the sleeping bag done that. Though the best method is a hot little thing cohabiting the sleeping bag.

Skip the inverter for the camp box. You could even go smaller lighter too. I built one 3 yrs ago for my tent trailer. All it does is power about 20ft of Led strip lighting, a ATV flood light and charges phones, ipads etc. The LED strip lighting if all turned on at the same time burns about 1amp...

The skinny long roof box gives you mor hauling options. I can run two MTB on the lid with my 30in wide 6ft long box on 54in bars. Or my 18ft canoe next to the roof box on 66in bars. I use old yakima rail grabs on the stowed oem rack cross bars zero issues for the last 100,000, and I haul lots of...

Early gen Sequoias in clean shape can be found in your price range. Just figure on the Timing belt / water pump service. Its narrower than a full size pickup which is a nice thing. Pickups there are millions of them its not hard to find grandpas low mile older truck for cheap and just needing...

Diesel engine designers the real engineering types say that future engines and exhaust design should eliminate the need for the Filtering systems which are essentially a bandaid put behind century old Diesel Engine tech as a bandaid fix. Again the primary issue is simply research and dev money...

Probably a good reason not to take a big dollar vehicle into countries with a long history of questionable legal history. Especially if your country elected a big A hole that lobs insults over the border for entertainment purposes.

Just fyi my OB had 13inches ground to 2inch receiver drawtight I installed it. My 93 Land Cruiser with upsized 285 BFG tires almost 3inch bump over stock had a 10inch ground to 2inch stock oem reciever. Guess which one dragged often? Yup my legendary Land Cruiser!!!! I have 100,000 miles on the...

Whats funny all my Toyotas liked consuming oil I’ve had a 91, 93, 2005 v8 all of them have door pockets that hold a quart of oil. Ha ha!!! My 2001 Subaru and my 2010 both sharing old EJ engine design use so little oil my every two week oil check was more about dusting under the hood. LOL. No HG...

The US even California if all places has more passenger grade diesel vehicles today than even 5yrs ago. I rode a ski lift with a diesel engineer a few yrs back. During the 12 minute lift ride he made an excelent point. And what he explained is whats currently happening today. Gas engine...

Those vans are really sharp looking. Wish we had that weather. No snow just cold.. no fun