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itsa93sl1 - 20 Mar 2007 01:31 GMT

i have a 93 impreza 1.8 , im looking to find out if the water temp sensor
is just above the alt.?
i stopped in at o'reillys to get a head light and asked to get a price on
the sensor (they have to order it) but the lady asked "subaru is that a
truck?"i asked her WHAT? as if she was the dumbest thing on earth.but i do
live in cent. il.
everyone drives gm/ford/dodge.i like the other 3
subaru/toyota/mitsubishi.but thanks for any help you all could give me.
corey

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nobody > - 20 Mar 2007 02:38 GMT

> i have a 93 impreza 1.8 , im looking to find out if the water temp sensor
> is just above the alt.?
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> subaru/toyota/mitsubishi.but thanks for any help you all could give me.
> corey

A lot of parts/accessory catalogs list "Subaru Truck" for the Forester.
It is a truck by US import regs, probably done to get past some
smog/CAFE issues.

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 20 Mar 2007 04:07 GMT

>> i have a 93 impreza 1.8 , im looking to find out if the water temp sensor
>> is just above the alt.?
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> It is a truck by US import regs, probably done to get past some
> smog/CAFE issues.

The OP has '93 Impreza 1.8l - not remotely 'truck like'.
And I'm pretty sure US regs consider the Forester a 'station wagon'
despite it's attempt to appear SUV-ish.

Carl

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nobody > - 20 Mar 2007 05:00 GMT

>>> i have a 93 impreza 1.8 , im looking to find out if the water temp
>>> sensor
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>
> Carl

I forget whether it was wiper blades or bulbs...but the catalog on the
rack definitely had a "Subaru Truck" section with Forester models in it.

I could be wrong about the Forester being flagged as a truck, it may
have been the Outback.. but Subaru requested that some of its vehicles
be classed as trucks to get around some Federal regs.

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 20 Mar 2007 05:05 GMT

>>>> i have a 93 impreza 1.8 , im looking to find out if the water temp
>>>> sensor
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> have been the Outback.. but Subaru requested that some of its vehicles
> be classed as trucks to get around some Federal regs.

I DO recall the Outback getting some designation like that due to its
suspension height.

Carl

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 20 Mar 2007 04:09 GMT

check with www.subarugenuineparts.com (email Jamie through the
website) for a decent price (there are other on-line OEM sources too)
and maybe a faxed drawing of its location. Was any work done recently
under the hood? maybe a loose connector or broken wire?

Carl

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John - 20 Mar 2007 13:59 GMT

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> i stopped in at o'reillys to get a head light and asked to get a price on
> the sensor (they have to order it) but the lady asked "subaru is that a
> truck?"i asked her WHAT? as if she was the dumbest thing on earth.but i do
> live in cent. il.

Don't blame her, she's only following the prompts on the screen to get to
the part number.
Like buying spark plugs for my 91 XR7, I tell the guyit's a Mercury Cougar
with the 5 liter high output and he says.....is that a 6 or 8
cylinder.....he's only following the prompts for him on the screen.
--
John

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