On 21 Jun , 2017, at 8:37 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

> a slight thread-hijack.
> 
> That 2.5 Subie motor is known to fail at the head gasket, similar to the
> waterboxer you'd be wanting to replace.  We inherited two, both dropped
> their head gaskets, and no shop would agree to repair those motors for
> under about $3000.  Every shop we talked to had the same rap...."2.5 Subaru
> motors?   Those have known head gasket problems, junk it!".
> 

        The Shops that You talked to are Sadly Mistaken ~ There is absolutely nothing

Wrong with the Subaru EJ25 as long as it is put together with Care & the Components

that are used Perform as They Are Supposed To ~ The HeadGasket Issue of which You

Speak happened for a Few Years about 16Yrs ago ~ It was Not a Problem with the EJ25

but with the HeadGaskets that were used in the Builds & when it was realized, Subaru

Developed HeadGaskets that solved the Issue ~ I used those UpGraded H'G's on My EJ25

when I did the Conversion on My 90Westy in 2009 & Never Saw Any Signs of Leakage in

the 75K Mi's that My VDubaru has traveled since ~ 

        Saying that an engine is Junk due to a few years of a HeadGasket Issue is kind of like

saying that a Vanagon is Junk because You might encounter Eng' Running Issues if You Do

Not Clean All the Grounds Every 10 Or So Years ~ 

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB