mtnbkerman

Cool! Think I got all the info I was looking for. Now just to pulling the engine. FUN!

Sorry, Should I flush it before pulling the engine? Thanks by the way, you have been such a help.

122K miles. Any idea how much a valve job cost?

Have not done a wet/dry compression test. Sorry a noob at all this, could you explain that to me? Replacing the head gaskets, obviously cause they have gone bad or maybe i have been told wrong. Here are the symptoms of my car, maybe you can tell me for sure? Start my car up and let it idle in the drive way and have let it set for at most 25-30 minutes and it never gets over normal running temperature, as soon as I leave the driveway it starts to heat up. Blows cold air, the upper radiator hose is hot after this time, tried replacing the thermostat, added antifreeze thinking maybe I was low. Hope you can tell me its something different!

Thank you guys tons! Would any of you guys recommend a valve job? and any idea how much it runs to get both heads resurfaced?

Sorry if this is a repeated question. Looking through the forum, sometimes you don't find exactly what your looking for, as why I am here. I am going to skip all the crap about diagnosing bad head gaskets, as there are plenty of posts to figure that out and it has been done by a professional mechanic anyways. The question is this, I'm going to pull the 2.5L engine out of my 1998 subaru outback this weekend and do a timing belt job and a head gasket job. Was wondering if it is recommended/necessary to get a head job done (resurface/valve job)? This will be my first time doing this so any input or recommendations i get would be of great help. Thanks tons!