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I have a 1999 Subaru Outback with a bad head gasket. Anyone had any luck fixing the
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<blockquote data-quote="greasemunky1980" data-source="post: 1614407" data-attributes="member: 522516"><p>random overheating does not mean it's your head gasket. are you losing coolant. is there coolant in your oil or vise versa, does it run bad when its not overheating. it is possible. the random overheating could be from a small head gasket leak letting air in. it could also be a small intake manifold gasket leak. have you recently had the coolant changed if so it may need to be bled. you could have a thermostat that is going bad. there is so many things you need to check before you just say yeh it's the head gasket and anyway if you determine for sure it is the head gasket then just save the time and trouble and replace it instead of putting a band aid on it that may or may not hold up</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greasemunky1980, post: 1614407, member: 522516"] random overheating does not mean it's your head gasket. are you losing coolant. is there coolant in your oil or vise versa, does it run bad when its not overheating. it is possible. the random overheating could be from a small head gasket leak letting air in. it could also be a small intake manifold gasket leak. have you recently had the coolant changed if so it may need to be bled. you could have a thermostat that is going bad. there is so many things you need to check before you just say yeh it's the head gasket and anyway if you determine for sure it is the head gasket then just save the time and trouble and replace it instead of putting a band aid on it that may or may not hold up [/QUOTE]
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