June 23, 200520 yr I bought my 91 Loyale wagon, 4WD, 5speed, in March and finally have it reliable and on the road. I didn't realize it when I bought the car, but one of the head gaskets was blown. Kept getting air in the cooling system and couldn't get rid of it. Finally took it apart at a friend's house and found a small amount of missing head gasket allowing cylinder gas into the cooling system. Glad Subaru designed head gaskets to prevent coolant and oil cross contamination in all but the worst scenarios. Now to get the A/C going next week and find a temperature sending unit to hopefully fix my cold idle problem.
June 23, 200520 yr congrats on your new Subie!! I love Loyales..not fast but they are dependable.And Welcome to the board
June 24, 200520 yr welcome to the forums, your not the only one with head gasket issues. mine has started doing the coolant flavored smoke screen everytime i run it.
June 24, 200520 yr great to have you.. soon you will be a subaru guru! good luck with it. see ya around then.
June 24, 200520 yr Welcome, you have chosen a great site to take part in. The guru's are a great help! See ya around!
June 26, 200520 yr Hey Parod!! Welcome.. I don't live too far from you. I'm about 70 miles north of Spokane near Colville, WA. I've gotten alot of help here and hope you do too. Also.. looking forward to see you help others with things you learn or know. boing
June 26, 200520 yr welcome to the boards. good luck with your car and most importantly have fun with it:brow: . you will learn a lot from the people on this board.( i sure have)
July 6, 200520 yr Author 91 Loyale update: In the shop for A/C work. Technician found a missing sensor from the top of the compressor (two weeks to get the part) and a broken tab on the front of the compressor pulley. Sensor should be here Friday. :cool:
July 6, 200520 yr Don't let this get you down! You'll find more things that need replacing in the future
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