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Will you ship?

East Coast gear supply is my go-to for stuff like that.

I bought one of the generic cheap ones off RockAuto for the 258 in my CJ7. It fit well enough but it had a different size drain plug than factory. I had to get a different Fumoto valve.

1995 for me. YJ with the 4.0 and AX15 for Jeeping Buick Roadmaster wagon for daily driving. Came with the LT1 Chevy Implala SS for more B body fun. Corvette ZR1. 405 HP in the 90s was pretty impressive. Manual transmission, naturally. Ram 3500 diesel extended cab for hauling duties.

I was able to wrap up everything and take it for a mostly successful test drive. Steering and suspension in general are much improved. Up to the level you'd expect from a CJ7. So not great compared to my 2025 Subaru. But it did 55 MPH down the road without any trouble. I'm getting an intermittent check engine light from the Howell TBI. There is also a noise coming from the transmission or transfer case as I'm actually moving. Doesn't really change with speed. But it's there. I'm also hearing some pronounced valvetrain noise. Likely some collapsed lifters as the noise comes and goes. So a camshaft swap is in the cards. I'm pretty sure I don't trust it enough for a longer trip. And I have to get ready for my vacation road trip next weekend. So a wheeling trip is out for now. But it's running and driving more or less now.

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But it looks better when properly equipped...

Maybe. I don't want to commit just yet.

Pretty much done fixing what the DSPO screwed up. The upper swaybar end links have a special bolt that is a little bit of a hassle. But replacing the under size hex bolts that were flopping around is worth it. Got everything torqued. I still need to grease the tie rod ends and ball joints. But we'll see about taking it for a drive tomorrow.

Too much weight. Subarus aren't very capable tow rigs.

Typically they use the same wire. The idiot light is an on/off switch inside the sensor on the engine and the dash has a light bulb. The gauge sender just varies resistance and the gauge reacts to that. Same plug in the cluster and same connector on the engine.

You're just trying to be an enabler, aren't you? Trouble is, I can't flat tow the Subaru or put it on a tow dolly. And a car hauler would exceed the tow rating on the truck.

I'm going through that area in a couple of weeks. Too bad the Subaru won't have enough to tow that back with me...

Sometimes you just need a little bagpipe in your rock 'n roll to start your Monday.