Okay, so here's the story.... I am a former Saab Technician who buys and sells cars on the side to make some extra money. I picked up a 98 Forester for $1000 with a known overheating problem. The car would overheat and blow coolant into the overflow tank. After some diagnosis, it was determined that the headgaskets were bad/heads warped. I picked up a new set of heads and a gasket set, and had my friend who owns a foreign car repair shop replace them. He ran the car for 2 days after replacing these items and the temp guage stayed right in the middle with cooling fans coming on, etc. After I drove it home, I let it idle in my driveway (which is uphill) and it started to over heat. The thermostat wasn't opening. I assumed that there was an air bubble behind the thermostat and took the t-stat out, refilled the block and tried to bleed the system. It ran fine until I turned the heat on (I then remembered you are supposed to have the heat on when you refill and bleed the system) and then it got hot. Does anyone have a bleeding procedure that works well or any other ideas to fix this car? I've thought about flushing the block to see if there is a clogged coolant passage or something. Any help is appreciated.
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16 years ago