1986 Other Subaru Models head gasket

1986 SUBARU
150,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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ERICKMLUCERO
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GL wagon 1.8l I replaced the timing belts and then it ran fine until at a stop light all of a sudden just started blowing white smoke out the exhaust and water and oil in the air cleaner do you think its just a head gasket or what
Dec 29, 2007 at 7:23 AM
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BLACKOP555
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thats what it sounds like to me. perform a compression test on each cylinder to verify
Dec 29, 2007 at 11:16 AM
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