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GrossGary, I went ahead and purchased this gasket set. Do you think these will be okay? http://www.partsgeek.com/gbparts/2004/subaru/legacy/head_gasket_set/ishino.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ff&utm_term=2004+Subaru+Legacy+Head+Gasket+Set+-+Ishino&utm_content=ymmbp_n&utm_campaign=PartsGeek+Google+Base

Bill, Sorry but its the only car that I have and its got to last atleast another few years. Doesn't anyone else know if its possibl to remove the heads with the motor in place? If so do I have to jack it up or twist it in any way?

Hi everyone, I went ahead and bought a Chiltons manual and it shows how to flush and burp the system. After removing the intake manifold housing I did see that both sides are leaking oil and coolant. I'm goin to replace the head gasket and follow the Chiltons manual a required. I do have one question before I take on this project. I'm going to try to remove the head while in the car but I was curious if I'm going to run into problem with the head bolts. Will the Head Bolts remove with ease or do I have to lift/twist the motor some how? Please let me know. The manual doesn't specify as I expected. Also what are the chances that the head is warped?

I read a couple articles on how to flush the radiator/heater core. Do you think I should do this myself and add the coolant conditioner that Subaru recommends adding? If it is the head gasket then i could just replace it later. What do you think? Do you think it could be the timing belt or water pump that I replaced?

I believed I tried that but i will give it another try. I also forgot to mention before but I hear a gurgling sound under the dash in the morning when I rev the engine. It sounds like there is air in the system. Could this be caused from the head gasket. Also, I removed the air intake housing and the head are in fact leaking. A lot actually. Is this the root cause of my heating issue.

Hi everyone, How do you burp the system. I was always under the impression that you turn on the heat full blast and fill the radiator until the coolant level doesn't go down anymore. The weird thing about this whole situation is that the car ran fine until I did the T-belt and pump. The reason why i did the service was because the coolant was low (cause of the head gasket) and decided to do the T-belt and pump. Now this has become more of a headache than ever. Do you think I have a bad belt or waterpump? The temp will only go 3/4 of the way if I drive it around for about an hour with the heat turned off. I believe it will continue rising if I don't turn on the heat. If I leave the heat on then the temp goes back to half way.

Hello everyone, Maybe someone can lead me in the right direction with this complicated mess. Its a long thread but see if you can give me some advice. I just replace the t-belt and water pump. Since then the car started to overheat going up hill or on the highway, if I drove it for more than a half hour. I thought I might have done something wrong so I took it to my mechanic. He decided to change the t-stat since I didn't replace it. left the garage and I had the same problem. I took it back and he check the timing belt. He told me I was off by a couple teeth so he corrected the timing. Don't know if that was true since the car ran fine but I took his word for it. I ended up going for a long drive and the temp gage began to incline 3/4 of the way. I ended up calling him up and he said it must be the head gasket. Prior of this whole mess I did have an external leak at 64,000 miles which I fixed (if you want to say it was fixed) by putting in stop a leak. I wanted to make sure that it was the head gasket so I took it to the dealer. The dealer said the head gasket was leaking and wanted the radiator sent out to get flushed and replace the gasket for $2000. Oh! by the way. The car is an automatic with 124000 miles. Also, it take only 5 minutes for the temp to reach the half way mark. Is that normal? Here is my question(s). If it is the head gasket would that cause the car to overheat (3/4 way) only driving it on the highway for more than an hour? If so, do I have to pull the motor in order to replace the head gasket? Any insight will be greatly appreciated.