41magmag41 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Just aquired a a 2003 Legacy Outback wagon Limited, 2.5 with automatic. I have 111000 miles on it and just had the head gaskets done. Now when she's on the interstae she overheats but not on the back roads. Any thoughts what might be causing it? She didn't overheat before she went into have the headgaskets replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyman03 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 thermostat? or lack of coolant? -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDead Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Air pockets? Burp that baby good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svxpert Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Just aquired a a 2003 Legacy Outback wagon Limited, 2.5 with automatic. I have 111000 miles on it and just had the head gaskets done. Now when she's on the interstae she overheats but not on the back roads. Any thoughts what might be causing it? She didn't overheat before she went into have the headgaskets replaced. did a qualified subaru mechanic that knows what there doing do the work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themoneypit Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 bring it back and tell them to fix it right.... they prob put the t-stat in backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Sounds like the radiator might be clogged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWDfreak Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I hope you used a genuine Subaru gasket. I don't know if that's the issue, but apparently, there's a lot that could have gone wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 If it's only overheating on the interstate but not on backroads/stop and go, then it's most likely just a clogged radiator. Definitely tell your mechanic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Actually makes sense for it to be a air bubble because when you rev up every so often it can still pull coolant, but the pump spinning at a constant rate would have more issues with air bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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