Continue to check on the ECU, seems to me all US 98 Rs had 16Ts on them, went up to 18T for 99 and 19T for 00. 98 Manual Rs got the 18T but that was not over here. But I don't have an R so I can't tell you for sure.

Good luck!

If you are replacing a valve because it started to burn or chip, then it should be straightforward, If you are changing valves because they hit pistons and bent, or with excessive miles, check the stems/guides.( How much do the valves wiggle) with the springs removed and cleaned.

A slam panel would also be known as a core support, as in supports the radiator core., at least in the traditional vernacular.

Yay, persistence pays off. Glad you stuck with it and found both cures. Hope you get to enjoy your car for a while.

The gauge itself just uses an input signal. Your cluster will hold the odometer info. I don't believe you will need to synch the cluster. The bulbs are in holders that plug into the back side of the cluster. And it is the face and works of the gauges you will swap. It is really simple once you open ...

Ether - I did not get running on ether, I did get an intake manifold backfire which blew off snorkel. was it just swamped with ether, or does this indicate firing with the intake valve open?

Look at the website row 52 (www.row52.com) There are an XC in Lynnwood, and one in Lake Stevens just waiting for you to pull the parts. I would just unbolt the top of the strut, pop the caliper off and remove the nuts from the A-Arm (Leave the bolts back there!), next, straight up from beneath with ...

But save the heartache, just pop for the OEM stuff, Whiteblocks DO NOT tolerate overheating. don't play Coolant Roulette, as Robert calls it. The plastic quality needs to be there, and the caps do degrade, even green OEM ones. If your old one is 20 years old, how long will a new OEM cap last, 20 yea...

On Abscate's car it goes to the third row seat heater