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Hi guys recently fixed gasket in the engine and did work on gearbox on my 98 auto outback limited.so have put back in and now wont start,acting as if it in gear haven't worked on outback before so any help appreciated guys

Maybe the neutral switch connection is loose?

Ok so found prob there,have gears and everything else but now post and check engine light are on and it's idling to high,thougths?

*power light

also the temp gauge is acting as though it overheating but its not the water in radiator is cool :/

check that you put your earth leads back properly

Found a vacuum hose lose that brought revs down bit but not enough and yeah earth all good

Which gasket was fixed? Head gasket, water pump gasket, rear oil plate gasket??

If you've done your head gaskets did you get new inlet manifold gaskets?

Also, if you've had the battery disconnected you need to leave the engine to idle to sort out it's idle. Don't touch anything for about 5 minutes, you should note the idle goes up and down before it settles.

If you have had the battery disconnected and didn't leave it to sort the idle, disconnect the battery again, leave for at least 30 minutes then reconnect and start the engine without touching the throttle.

Cheers

Bennie

hi it was the rear engine seal,but ended up having to do something to gearbox also,I will try the battery thing thanks heaps i let you know how I go,i replaced all the vac hoses and that didnt help.

Did you remove the centre console to get to the gear shifter? If so, check that you connected all the plugs back together