1998 SUBARU LEGACY User Comment / Complaint

My 98 subaru legacy outback 2.5 liter, 144k miles was sporadically overheating while driving on the highway through a snow/rain storm. the temperature gauge would go up, and the cabin heater would start producing cool air. i pulled over and let it cool down, filled the radiator back up with water (it had overflowed) and drove slowly home. when i took it to the mechanic, he suggested when hearing the symptoms that it was a blown head gasket, and that this subaru engine was notorious for this. he even suggested a class action suit. after he checked it out, it was indeed a blown head gasket. after some web research on car forums, i found several other people with exactly the same problem with this particular engine.  view