1996 Subaru Legacy Gushing water sound

1996 SUBARU LEGACY
167,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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TRUMPETMANN
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When I accelerate I hear the noise of gushing water. The engine appears to smell hot but temperature gauge doesnt indicate a problem. I have checked oil for milkyness and the coolent for traces of oil but all seems fine. Does anyone have any ideas thanks
Jul 18, 2008 at 12:00 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

You may well have an air lock in the heater core, i would replace the thermostat and flush the cooling system, when bleeding the air out of the cooling system try taking off a heater hose and filling the core with water first re fit one hose and loosely fit the other , as the system is warning up try and allow any trapped air out of the loose hose and re tighten.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 18, 2008 at 6:24 PM
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