Design problem that the new head gaskets have solved. No worries. be
more concerned if they haven't been changed yet. The 2.5 was the
bigger concern.
Peter C
At 12:19 PM 2/7/2013, Richard Ball wrote:
>Well since the list is too quite for some I'll ask a question.
>
>My son and his wife always get a fairly large tax refund and this
>year they have decided to be smart about things and look into buying
>a good (for them) family car. Out here in the wilds of the Great
>Northwest you can't swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting a
>Subaru Outback so they are looking at those or alternatively some
>sort of minivan. They probably can afford an Outback in the 1995 to
>1997 range, but are noticing that many of those are listing that the
>timing belt, water pump, and head gasket have been changed. I can
>understand the timing belt and water pump, but is the head gasket a
>maintenance item on these or a design problem. If it is a problem
>how much time dose replacing it buy you?
>
>Thanks
>Rich Ball
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