August 2, 200421 yr I was towing two cycles on a trailer behind the Forester over the weekend. Everytime I got on one of those long hills the heat gauge would shoot up! I ended up turning off the A/C and having to run the heat to keep it below the red. Air temp was low 90's Are Subarus (Foresters) susceptable to overheating just towing a small trailer up some grades? Is this common? On the return trip temp was mid 60's and the heat gauge didn't budge from it's normal spot?
August 2, 200421 yr 5 Speed Trans:mad: What year is it? Is it one of the ones with the dreaded DOHC engine?
August 2, 200421 yr Author Doh! Maybe I should tell you something about this car before I ask stupid questions about it? 2001 Forester 5 speed manuel. Sorry, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester
August 2, 200421 yr Well, i'd expect it to get hot with the AC on, going up hills, on a hot day, hauling a heavy load...heh. How heavy was the stuff you were towing?
August 2, 200421 yr Author I was hauling two adults two small kids, gear, two Honda Trail 70 (copies) on a small trailer It did the same thing last week towing a Hobie Cat No real weight? What's Red line waterwetter
August 2, 200421 yr What's Red line waterwetter Redline water is a additive you can put into your cooloing system that spose to keep the temps around 20 deggres cooler. I acully wouldent expect the car to get hot pulling a light load (under 1500 pounds) to cause the car to over heat. Ive town loads of 1800 pounds with 5 people in the car with no over heating problems on a hot day in a 1 gen legacy auto. But I never went up a long steep grades.
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