need subaru help...head gasket blew

[undr_psi]

my moms 97 outback blew a head gasket a few days ago and from what I've heard it takes special tools and what not, so I'm not gunna jump into this one. Im calling in a favor from our beloved CR sponsors. If anyone is willing to help me and and tackle this job just shoot me a PM with a ballpark est. thanks again for your help in advance.

[Dave1647545494]

how many miles does it have on it

 

after you figure machine work and gaskets its usually cheaper to change the engine out for a good used one

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those are bad about the blocks cracking. are you sure its a head gasket? and not a cracked block?

[undr_psi]

well i had it looked at by a friend thats a mastertech and the head gasket is what we came up with..the car runs fine with out over heating till you drive it the it blows all the coolant out of the radiator cap..but ive never worked on a subaru before so im not 100% certain..it doesnt leak anything but im not really sure of what im doing on this one..thanks again for the replies

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sounds like a cracked block to me..i have been thru it. another tech at a shop i used to work at did haedgaskets, radiator,wp so on and it still did that. seems on those the block cracks in the lower half very faint into a coolant passage. 2 subby guys i knew back in the day confirmed it.