Yeah yeah I know...I post about this enough..

for 130 dollars in parts...t-belt and h20 pump with assorted gaskets and such....I did it myself in the garage in 4.5 hours.

Problem....DOHC cars will spin the driver's side cams faster than you can blink. The special tool was no help. the cogs were oriented waaaaay wrong. I put everything back, it's all aligned, the car runs....

Problem number 2....I overheat terribly. this relates to the post in the general forum "Subaru is no help when dealer messes up" The answer is as such....jack the car up.

From board member Ryan plum..."talked to Steve (head tech ) and Dennis (powertain guy).....they didn't even
flinch.

Jack the front of the car up!. vent the air.Got to get the radiator above
the engine and get the bubble out. then when you think you've got all the
air out, take the car out and "race the hell out of it" full throttle, quick
jerks, etc. really shake it up. but first, JACK THE CAR UP......"

huh....the stuff you learn.

sjd

That's what I figured, at about 12:30 last night...I just took the spare to work today.

It's an excuse to buy ramps. I had a set but gave them away rather than move them.

steve
Honda CRX, when you have to have a spare.

You don't need to jack the car up to bleed the air from the cooling system. Remove the upper radiator hose, pour the coolant into the hose to fill the block. While the hose is off, pour the coolant into the radiator until it is up to the upper hose neck. Then re-install the hose and top off the coolant.