My '91, like many (most?) earlier models, dripped from the head gaskets when the ambient temperature was really cold.  Taken care of, no leaks now.  mcneely

---- "Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow" <rummaging@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> My stock 91 had drooling headgaskets.
>
> I used the Red Moroso Ceramic Engine Sealer with pure water.
>
> Then with coolant kept adding capfuls of the blue version; the All Weather Seal.
>
> IronTite is probably the same thing.
>
> Drove from CA to FL to NY to Ohio to CA and for many years drove like that in CA.
>
> The greenish drool of the gaskets became a clay color.
>
> The metal of the radiator self sealed cracks.
>
> My radiator bleeder sealed itself I ended up stripping it, so I covered the whole thing with epoxy from a truck stop and just bleed it by burping the rear when elevated.
>
> The weep hole of the water pump sealed itself and the water pump kept working fine.
>
> It was nerve wracking, but it seemed to work.
>
> I wouldn't wish that on anyone though. Better to spend the money on a fresh conversion than to suffer the fear of thrown rods.
>
> Biggest problem I've had with the conversion has been excessive burning of oil.
>
> Hope to get another engine and avoid the consumption of oil. Lots of oil leaks have been repaired. More than the stock engine. Maybe I really need an oil pressure gauge.
>
> And currently I'm constantly losing coolant. I have to wonder if it's the water pump. Someone changed my timing belt without changing the water pump. Bad choice since it's a Subaru 2.2
>
> They should have asked me. It should have been obvious I was well overdue for the timing belt, so the the water pump should have been at least questioned.
>
> The overflow tank has a steam release at the top, and it keeps getting hot enough to steam right out.
>
> It never ever use to do that.
>
>
> > On Mar 18, 2015, at 7:05 PM, Jon VO <jondvo@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > A friend had about 190K on his '86 Syncro engine, but the heads needed
> > reseal & valve guides. I was told the later models '89-'91 did not have
> > the same head seal issue, and may be candidates for high miles. As I
> > recall, there was no '88 US model due to poor sales?
> > Jon
> >
> >
> >> On 3/18/2015 8:02 PM, Ben wrote:
> >> I had 386K miles on my '87 before the heads sprung an external leak. I decided not to reseal only because a very low mileage inline-4 was made available to me for a conversion. The shop who took the engine in as a core decided it was better to rebuild the bottom end, just to be safe.
> >>
> >>
> >> BenT
> >> sent from my electronic leash
> >>
> >>> On Mar 18, 2015, at 6:56 PM, Jon VO <jondvo@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> OK, whom has the most miles on an original WBX? 240K seems like a winner
> >>> here....

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David McNeely