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Old 03-22-2011, 05:47 AM
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92 temp guage almost to the red

Just noticed on the way to work that my temp guage goes almost to the red. Wil go down the faster I go but at around 30 mph it just keeps going up. Thermostat was changed about a year ago. Any ideas what might be making this happen?
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Old 03-22-2011, 06:24 AM
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Re: 92 temp guage almost to the red

Check in order of simplicty:

1. Radiator cap (most likely the coolant would be boiling over)
2. Thermostat
3. Water pump
4. Everyone else's first suggestion
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Old 03-22-2011, 06:33 AM
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Re: 92 temp guage almost to the red

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Check in order of simplicty:

1. Radiator cap (most likely the coolant would be boiling over)
2. Thermostat
3. Water pump
4. Everyone else's first suggestion
IB headgasket failure.

Huskymaniac's suggestions in this case are the most sensible way to go about diagnosing and curing your overheating problem in this case.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:36 AM
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Re: 92 temp guage almost to the red

Subaru thermostat or aftermarket? I had an aftermarket over that only lasted me a year.
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Old 03-22-2011, 02:37 PM
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Re: 92 temp guage almost to the red

coolant cap looks new
thermostat and water pump have around 2000 miles on them

also are there any other ways to tell if it is the head gasket?

on the way home it was similar to this mourning crept up at partial throttle not as high as the red mark. really hoping its not a head gasket this is my daily and im sure thats not a one day job
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Old 03-22-2011, 03:15 PM
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Re: 92 temp guage almost to the red

I was almost sure mine was the hg but I had the thermostat and the rad replaced and that seemed to alleviate the problem for now..
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