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I remember the scout very rare to see one now, see the old 60s broncos occasionally but havent seen a scout in years.

Thought that might be it, they do have a tendacy to bind if the case is not perfectly straight when going back on.

It did come from the factory with the AMC 304 V8 i am the second owner and i have had it since the 80s. Great engine but not needed in a Jeep with a 3 speed. Works perfectly for what i use it for, when im going through the woods i put it in 4 wheel drive low in 3 rd gear and never have to shift and just ease through the woods. I had a 57 CJ5 with the 4 cylinder 3 speed when i was in High School never had more fun with any other vehicle i have ever owned, they really made them for work in those days, plenty of power with the 4 wheel drive and low gear and the Willys 4 cylinder. Dont do a whole lot of hunting anymore, but i do love going to the woods and exploring.

I love those old army jeeps, that little 4 cylinder was like the little engine that could, so simple and so easy to fix, and smoothe running, mine is from the 70s with an AMC V-8 the most overpowered vehicle i have ever owned but a smooth running engine no accessories or pollution stuff.

When i said gears i meant geared automatic transmissions not CVT, she says she can drive a standard but i have never seen her do it, its all she can do to keep her hair and makeup fixed and steer at the same time without having to clutch and shift gears. I do love a standard transmission, i have an old Jeep CJ5 with a standard 3 speed, so much more fun to drive, but you are not going to go very fast on the highway and its about like riding a buffalo.

Great! You got the CDI straitened out sometimes a lttle tap does wonders although i have never seen it fix a CDI, must have been the corrosion. The case not fitting tight is concerning, something is not seated properly, hate to say this, but i think it needs to come back off to find whats causing it, i wouldnt think it would be the washer unless its binding on the shaft. If you already have the oil in it , i would drain it into a clean container and reuse it, i have had to do that before.

I try to keep my wife in a new car, i say new car but shes been driving this one for 12 years, i buy new and drive it usually 100,000 miles, although this one is approaching 150000, and get another new one, we need one newer one to not be afraid of break downs on long trips. I have never bought a new one for myself, i usually just take the old one. I actually like the newest Subaru, the Ascent, its more like what shes driving now. Its been getting some bad complaints and i dont really like the turbo matched with CVT, a recipe for disaster. The outback also has a CVT but it has good ratings. I dont particularly like the idea of a CVT in a car, but they are all going in that direction so i guess they have improved the technology over the years, plus better fuel milege. I just like gears, i guess im showing my age by making that statement. Still leaning toward the Honda Pilot, and may even look at another jeep but its going to be about 10000 more. They are getting good ratings but im not so shure the quality is still there and changing ownership so many times.

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The renegade will fit it will be about an inch shorter on the length but thats ok.

I would put about a 2 amp charger on it leave it over night and see if it charges up.

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I wouldnt think the light would make it run rough, it must have sensed a problem and thats whats causing it.

Thanks! It sounds like you have had a lot of Subarus, i think they are very nice cars, quality interior nice looking body lines, the best all wheel drive system out there, simple srait forward design, a few drawbacks, four cylinder engine, i dont caare for the turbo so i would go with the naturally asperated boxer 4 cylinder, very underpowered though, the CVT transmission im not so sure about. I do like everything about it except the CVT, but a lot of cars are going to that, maybe its the new age. It is a little small for me im 6:3 but my wife will be driving it more than me. Right now im leaning toward the honda, poorer gas milege but more power a double overhead cam 6 cylinder and larger cabin. Never really cared for the look of the pilot until they revised it in 2023. With the pressure to get more gas milege from the government they are using thinner oil and loosened up the engines for less friction, i heard the standard for Subaru was using a quart of oil every 3500 miles, i dont like that. My 2014 Jeep with 145000 miles on it uses no oil in 7500 miles i have always used mobile 1 in it. Not sure about the Honda.

It must have been loose for years or either cross threaded. Are the threads in the case damaged. Almost looks like the wrong thread pitch bolt was used.

I have been exploring all the options available, so many, its hard to choose. I have kind of narrowed it down to the Honda Pilot, Subaru Outback, and Kind of looking at the Outlander, although its a little small, the new one is nice looking. Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations or gripes with any of these rides. I have driven Jeeps for the past 25 years and they have been great, but their price point has gotten to high. Expieriences good or bad would be helpful. Thanks!

Good glad nothing was broken

Good idea! Sounds like that may work

If you have enough room to get a screwdriver head under the bolt you can pry out at the same time you are turning the bolt and see iff that will do it, sometimes if it has a raised area on the case where the threads reside it can break loose from the case then the only way to get it off is to cut the head off the bolt, i hope that hasnt happened, i have only seen it happen a couple of times, usually from metal fatigue.

Sounds like bolt is stripped if you take some vice grip pliers put on the bolt pull out at the same time you are turning it may catch and come on out

I have never seen one either, just the Bayou, they are fairly popular. Im in the US.

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Sorry about my earlier post i didnt realize you had all the ignition parts, good luck, curious as to how it comes out, keep us informed. I just thought since it was a Kazuma motor these parts might plug right into your existing harness without modification.

Good you got the washer, it important, i had kind of the same thing happen with my eiger restore, but the washer i needed was on back order and i had to wait months to get it.

Glad you got it figured out , good luck!

This may be what you need. The whole electric system