I bought this 1997 with a bad head gasket. I had a retired mechanic that specializes in Subaru's look at it and install a new head gasket, timing belt and water pump. After the work was finished I drove the car for about 10 miles and still ran into the same problem. The temp can be lowered by speeding up and or revving the RPM'S.
I live in Wi and now it is cold, I took the car for another test drive and this time drove 15 miles and it drove better however it still runs on the hotter side. I noticed a gurgling sound which to me sounds like air in the cooling system.
1997 outback still runs hot after new headgaskets. please help
in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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I bought this 1997 with a bad head gasket. I had a retired mechanic that specializes in Subaru's look at it and install a new head gasket, timing belt and water pump. After the work was finished I drove the car for about 10 miles and still ran into the same problem. The temp can be lowered by speeding up and or revving the RPM'S.
I live in Wi and now it is cold, I took the car for another test drive and this time drove 15 miles and it drove better however it still runs on the hotter side. I noticed a gurgling sound which to me sounds like air in the cooling system.
I was looking for any input to help resolve this.