97 OB 2.5L Advice Wanted

[johnceggleston]

john newton, tricked919 may have heads in good conditin which you could buy and install. they came off of his 97 outback, he just bought it with new head gaskets when it developed a rod knock. (this is not uncommon in ej25s that have been severly over heated.)

 

contact him, maybe you can save some money.

 

do you need both or only one head? or do you know?

[idosubaru]

no compression in all cylinders, sounds like he needs them all.

[tricked919]

I have the long block hanging on the hoist. I'll be tearing it down this week to get the heads off. I'm thinking I'll sell the heads and keep anything that I can use that might fail on the 22 - there are tons of identical parts.

 

...as for the shortblock ??? I'm torn. I'd like to think that I'd rebuild it but I know myself better than that. The block might head to salvage.

 

Anybody who wants the heads ...PM me. I have no clue what they're worth. I have a UPS account that yields pretty good rates.

[johnceggleston]

I'll be tearing it down this week to get the heads off. I'm thinking I'll sell the heads and keep anything that I can use that might fail on the 22 .

 

 

be sure you remove the head bots i the proper order to avoid warping th heads. search 'head bolt procedure' , i think, for a recent thread.

[John Newton]

I didn't see the last few posts until now - they pulled the heads (all) to get machined over the weekend. I told them to replace the seals mentioned as well. It has a new water pump already which they'll reinstall with the new timing kit I put in. I didn't mention the separator plate though. I'll give him a call during my lunch break. Thanks for the tips guys! I finally feel some hope for my OB!