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Another question - is it okay to reuse head bolts? Randy

Thanks for the quick reply. I am concerned on one of the idlers, they all spin freely and smoothly, but one sounds somewhat dry. btw, I found a completely loose bolt, one on the water pump housing. Car has 148,000 miles. Timing belt looks in great shape, all hoses have the original style clamps, so I am not sure the pump was ever replaced. I broke the exhaust during disassembly, when I pulled the front pipes down to clear the studs it snapped somewhere around the connection to the cat.

HI all, I'm new here and new to Subaru's. (Experience has been with Chevy V8, BMW, and Porsche air cooled). Just revived a 1990 Subaru Legacy L sedan. 2.2L engine About the third day of driving my daughter stated it was running hot, she drove it about 40 miles and it overheated, steam out the hood, etc.Radiator had been full when she left. I found it low on fluid, but overflow tank was full. Topped it off and found it pressurized the hoses and radiator nearly immediately upon restart, running with radiator cap off showed tons of bubbles produced. Car had been run hot enough in 40 miles to melt plastic label on oil filter and produce burned smell to new oil. My theory - blown head gasket or cracked head. Tested compression, 180# on cylinders 1,2,3, 130# on 4. Questions: How robust are the heads - crack easy or warp easy? Where does one find the socket to remove the heads? Can the timing belt idler pulleys be repacked with grease? Where does one find a good deal on an exhaust system? TIA, Randy