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Re: SVX for SALE!
Theoretically.. this could be cracked head.. if not just gasket!
I don't want to.. but seems like time to Seal and Sell.. ??
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Re: SVX for SALE!
Are you sure both head gaskets were done before you got the motor? Or was it just a running used motor? This sounds 100% like a blown head gasket to me.
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Re: SVX for SALE!
$2500 for head gskts, bolts, water pump, timing gear, etc .. I assume he did. I overheated on test drive.. for 5 miles after engine install (air pocket?).. sent to CA from PA. Worked good otherwise.. no oil leaks at all. Ultimate Bummer! Marriage .. or head gasket engine out/in? This burned me out. BARR'S Head Gasket Fix sounding better now in this mess..Bought it last year.. but decided to get "rebuilt" low mileage engine.. Now, same head gasket leak I had to start with!!!
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Jim 1995 Laguna Blue SVX AWD L - 240K (daily driver) - "ReBuILT" used engine at 236K miles (6/13) 2013 Veloster Red - Driver Now??Dropsprings [1/2" rear, 1" front] with Koni Strut Inserts> Magnaflow Exhaust System> ECUTune Stage 1av1 Upgrade (from 1v4)> ECUTune TCU MOD> Aluminum Crankshaft Pulley> Stainless Brake Lines> Phenolic Spacers> Perforated Brake Rotors (dint like, OEM now)> SmallCar Shift Kit (resting since TCU MOD)> 7-Position Ground System> High-Pressure Fuel Pressure Regulator (resting)> ATF Cooler & Campaign Filter> Yellow Polish Polyurethane Bushings> Pioneer Double-DIN Stereo with JL AUDIO Speakers> Driveshaft Rebuilt with C-Clip U-Joints> 15 Min MOD> 20 Min MOD .. . (2011) Valentine One Radar Detector with Remote Display - ucan'tseeme! |
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Re: SVX for SALE!
i would try BG Coolant System Sealer. i have seen it seal some extremely bad head gaskets before. if the head is cracked it won't work but if it's the gasket it will seal it right up. do you know if the heads were pressure tested? that's usually recommended by the machine shop when resurfacing the head but sometimes doesn't get done.
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I was devastated when I concluded this coolant issue was another head gasket leak!
1) Is it possible to diagnose which side and do that side only? 2) Is it possible to do with engine in the car (say YES)? 3) I was seriously considering the Barr's HG Fix I bot last year (then, sell), but don't think I can sell my car to anyone in that condition.. without turning myself in to the Police! [conscience problem] .. OR .. Is it really OK overall (works good sometimes?) .. . ?? 4) After all the time I spent swapping engines.. my wife will not be thrilled with me doing more (every Sunday!) car repairs! ..(I'm slow, methodical).. plus cold here soon.. This is an OLD car.. love it.. But OLD. Squeak up front (bouncing).. yellow poly's?? I just put in when engine was being done.. Annoying squeak!.. Well.. old enough to sell certainly, but conscience (and marriage) challenges! Ha!.. ??? 5) I also noticed AC very variable .. sometimes 21 degrees (on AC thermometer in vent).. sometime 58! I wonder if I'm about to have trouble with the AC (compressor) or climate control? Is this related to the overheating/head gasket leak? Thanks, Jim
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Jim 1995 Laguna Blue SVX AWD L - 240K (daily driver) - "ReBuILT" used engine at 236K miles (6/13) 2013 Veloster Red - Driver Now??Dropsprings [1/2" rear, 1" front] with Koni Strut Inserts> Magnaflow Exhaust System> ECUTune Stage 1av1 Upgrade (from 1v4)> ECUTune TCU MOD> Aluminum Crankshaft Pulley> Stainless Brake Lines> Phenolic Spacers> Perforated Brake Rotors (dint like, OEM now)> SmallCar Shift Kit (resting since TCU MOD)> 7-Position Ground System> High-Pressure Fuel Pressure Regulator (resting)> ATF Cooler & Campaign Filter> Yellow Polish Polyurethane Bushings> Pioneer Double-DIN Stereo with JL AUDIO Speakers> Driveshaft Rebuilt with C-Clip U-Joints> 15 Min MOD> 20 Min MOD .. . (2011) Valentine One Radar Detector with Remote Display - ucan'tseeme! |
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Yes, you can change SVX HG's with the engine in the car-- I've done it-- but it's like climbing up the stairs when they're right next to an escalator-- why do it? I did it when I didn't have access to an engine hoist and didn't know how easy Subaru EG-series engines are to pull (which I now know.) You have to jack up the engine so the valve covers clear (or mostly clear) the frame side rails.
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Re: SVX for SALE!
This really sucks.
If Nate says that He changed the head gaskets I would believe Him. I have never heard of this product but have a very high opinion of BG Products oils. "i would try BG Coolant System Sealer. i have seen it seal some extremely bad head gaskets before. if the head is cracked it won't work but if it's the gasket it will seal it right up. " Back in about 1977 or so I was told to add some block sealer into a small block Chevy with a HUGE water leak, somewhere on the engine. Whatever the product was it absolutely worked. I would love to have some today, but time is fleeting, memory fades.
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