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Subject:Subie Conversion Mystery ll
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:23:15 -0500

Sorry, guys. This message got chopped. Now trying again.

At 65 to 70 MPH my 2005 2.5 engine starts stumbling. Slow down, and it
settles back down so I'm limited to 60 mph or less. My mobile car scanner
says it's the VSS. I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the
final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed since
I'm pretty sure the VSS is picking up a bad signal as the shaft wobbles at
high speed since the magnetic signal comes from the CV bolt heads.

The other thing seems to occur at any normal highway speed but random in
its occurrence. Cruising, the engine just suddenly quits cold - no warning
at all. Just like the ignition switch has been turned off. I have found
that if I instantly take my foot off the gas pedal and immediately apply
pressure again it runs just like nothing happened =- until 15 miles up the
road it happens again.

Has anyone any suggestions as to what might be going on?