# Subaru overheating gremlins

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-overheating-gremlins/44680>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, baja\
**Created:** [February 18, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-overheating-gremlins/44680 "2010-02-18T01:28:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jon\_brotzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jon\_brotzman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jon_brotzman)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-overheating-gremlins/44680/1 "2010-02-18T01:28:30Z")

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So my Subaru Baja has had a weird cooling issue. It overheated (according to the gauge) and I had it towed. The shop has replaced the t-stat twice and has jacked around with it for a couple of days. This is not a Subaru shop- not one any where close by. I smell a very faint anti freeze smell and have watched the cooling level like a hawk. Doesn’t seem to be any major leak.

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**Author:** ![shootie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shootie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shootie)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-overheating-gremlins/44680/2 "2010-02-18T01:33:50Z")

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sound’s like a bad headgasket.