--- In subaru2@yahoogroups.com, "Don" <free6799_99@...> wrote:
>
> --- In subaru2@yahoogroups.com, "philmccuen" <philmccuen@> wrote:
> >
> > i have a 91 legacy 2.2 motor, thought it had ablown head gasket
> > because it kept over heating and because the antifreeze over flow
> tank
> > kept, well, overflowing. i put an obd I sniffer in the tank and
> checked
> > for hydrocarbons, bingo. so, i pull the heads, number 3 cylinder
is
> > clean and the carbon is peeling off the valves, so i think to
> myself,
> > problem solved. replace the head gaskets fire it up and it runs
> fine,
> > for four hours. now it over heats but no more overflowing over
> flow.
> > what the heck is going on? ive replaced the thermostat twice,
once
> > before and once after the head gaskets. still my coolant wont
> > circulate...
> >
> > to make the car drivable, i cut the valve out of an old
thermostat
> and
> > i can see the coolant circulating through the radiator. so its
> > driveable right now. any idea what could be causing a lack of
> > circulation with a functional thermostat in the car?
> >
> Hi...your water pump may be bad, but i think you may have a warped
> head or a hairline crack in your head. (inside the engine) Are you
> blowing white smoke out of your exhaust??
>

nope no white smoke out the exhaust...found the problem leaking rad
hose...:-P couldnt tell that all my antifreeze was runnin out...it
was too dark outside. lol thanks for the reply though