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Drain the oil and see whats going on yourself before you change the diff.

It can't hurt to check, and I'd rather see metal shavings myself before taking a mechanic's word.

Well The thermostat I pulled had the Subaru parts logo, the circle with the 'boomerang' in it or whatever that's called.

I still have it.

MY HG was definitely blown, I had oil in my coolant. So I did not do it in vain.

Legacy777 wrote: Typically the Subaru thermostat is deeper than the aftermarket ones and have a different response (opening/closing) to temperature.

I boiled the A/Z one and it opened before boiling.

I'll get a side-by-side photo when I pull the stat.

Except that I'm using a sh***y VatoZone Thermostat and it works fine... The Legacy radiator was clogged. Swapped in a OEM replacement GC rad and it's A-OK If I have problems with it, I'm going to swap in my old Subaru thermostat which I know now was not the problem. I have a pure water mix ATM and n...

Put the thermostat back in when I swapped radiators today and voila - fixed.

I wish I would have done this about two months ago, but hey - now I have fresh head gaskets.

Also installed a Group N tranny mount and kartboy polyurethane shifter bushings tonight. It feels like a new car!!

Yaaay. I bought a new radiator yesterday. Coming in today.

Thing is - I don't think that's it. With the thermostat out, the lower hose is warm after the car finally heats up. I'm goign to buy a Subaru thermostat, if that doesn't fix it, I'll install my new radiator.

Yikes.

Crankcase oil is fine, and there's no oil in the coolant.

I guess I could do a compression test. I really think this is a coolant system issue, it's the only way I can explain the cold water in a car that's overheating.

My Subaru [EJ22 phase 1 engine] started overheating a few months ago, so I pulled the thermostat to 'band-aid' the problem. Despite running cold most of the time, it worked well until I got milkshake in my coolant. Pulled the engine, installed new head gaskets and a new thermostat. Still trying to o...

MikeyMeyagi wrote:got 1 or 5 of those around. make an offer

bidding on one on ebay right now for $10.

$25 shipped?

I'm going to try and get creative with the current one, but was wanting to see if anyone had a spare. I'm looking for the actuator [it's in the upper left corner of the picture] http://www.porcupine73.com/pics/timing/LHcamseal1.jpg I had the tensioner off, compressed it slowly in a vice, and put a p...

beatersubi wrote:Yes, they'll interchange.
When it doubt, throttle out.

Thanks for the quick response, that's fantastic.

I know I'm new to getting sideways in the dirt. That's why I'm driving around an Impreza shell I got for free with a Legacy drivetrain I bought for $400.

I fixed my cooling issue [98% sure] by removing the thermostat completely. no fluid loss and no overheating. The bad part is I was testing this out by practising for Sunday, I hit the brakes a bit hard when I should have been on the throttle, and I ended up in a ditch. Bent the right LCA, comme Nate...

Love it - I've been downloading/perusing those this afternoon. I actually found it after you posted it. So as long as I get a 91 Legacy Hazard switch, it should work? [I misplaced mine >_<]

Hey guys. Just coming over to search for some wiring diagrams. MY 96 Outback Sport Impreza is running/driving successfully with my OBD1 harness/phase1 EJ22/5MT from my 91 donor Legacy. Still trying to get the tach to show up on the Legacy dash [I'm assuming I don't have somethign plugged in] That is...

Last night I was working on my 91 Legacy parts car and ran into some issues. I found out I would need new axles for my 5MT diff. I found CJ's listing after a quick search and PM'd him. CJ had replied to me by the time I woke up this morning, and after some back and forth, he got the axles in the mai...