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OK, I'm stumped...(97 Legacy Wagon overheating)
In article <HkcNj.7256$HJ1.4364@trndny01>, Hachiroku > wrote:
> >I ain't that lucky... > >What it appears to be is, not only do I have a blown headgasket, but >perhaps the radiator is blocked, too... I am surprised that nobody has pointed out that one of the side effects of those nifty sealing powders is the occasional radiator blockage. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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OK, I'm stumped...(97 Legacy Wagon overheating)
"doug" > wrote in message . .. > > I've read ALL of this thread - whew! Well, here's what happened to me years > ago. I had a 1972 Corvette that had a VERY similar problem. After checking > and double checking everything I could think of, I pulled the new waterpump > I had installed a few weeks earlier. Turned out that the pump impeller was > not tight on the shaft - the pulley was driving the pump impeller shaft as > it should, but the impeller was only turning at, who knows, half speed? > quarter speed? So especially at highway speeds or under load, it would > overheat. At low load or idle, no problem. Well, there's my two cents > worth. I had the same water pump impeller problem with a 1965 Plymouth. To the original poster: Have you pulled the water pump and checked it? |
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OK, I'm stumped...(97 Legacy Wagon overheating)
"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message ... > In article <HkcNj.7256$HJ1.4364@trndny01>, Hachiroku > > wrote: >> >>I ain't that lucky... >> >>What it appears to be is, not only do I have a blown headgasket, but >>perhaps the radiator is blocked, too... > > I am surprised that nobody has pointed out that one of the side effects of > those nifty sealing powders is the occasional radiator blockage. > --scott > -- Right on target there Scott.... "Bar's Stop-leak" is a known radiator destroyer |
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OK, I'm stumped...(97 Legacy Wagon overheating)
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:48:29 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> > In article <HkcNj.7256$HJ1.4364@trndny01>, Hachiroku > wrote: >> >>I ain't that lucky... >> >>What it appears to be is, not only do I have a blown headgasket, but >>perhaps the radiator is blocked, too... > > I am surprised that nobody has pointed out that one of the side effects of > those nifty sealing powders is the occasional radiator blockage. > --scott I didn't use a powder, I used this: http://www.barsproducts.com/1100.htm I called them beofre I even cracked the bottle with the same concern. The woman who asnswered the phone said get ALL the antifreeze out. Flush it, and drain it and flush it again. It has to be absolutely clear water coming out of the cooling system. I used it with much success on another Subaru, but I guess this one must be too far gone... |
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OK, I'm stumped...(97 Legacy Wagon overheating)
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:55:06 +0000, Tim B wrote:
>> I had installed a few weeks earlier. Turned out that the pump impeller > was >> not tight on the shaft - the pulley was driving the pump impeller shaft as >> it should, but the impeller was only turning at, who knows, half speed? >> quarter speed? So especially at highway speeds or under load, it would >> overheat. At low load or idle, no problem. Well, there's my two cents >> worth. > > > I had the same water pump impeller problem with a 1965 Plymouth. To the > original poster: Have you pulled the water pump and checked it? Nah... On the '89 Suby it's a good old fashioned on-the-fan pump. I think the '97 is at the timing belt, IIRC... One thing I think people are missing: There *IS* exhaust gas in the radiator. When I had it inspected the guy stuck the 'sniffer' in the radiator filler neck and when we revved the engine hydrocarbons went way up... |
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