Hi Folks,

I recently had a head on crash with my '98 Legacy GT Turbo (BH5) where
I lost my radiator, headlamp among other things. The car was fixed by
the local dealers and my insurance promptly paid up. After about a
month, I started experiencing a problem with the engine overheating
-temperature gauge going to the red zone. I took it back to the dealers
and they discovered that the upper radiator hose had a leak. They
replaced it and that did not solve the problem. They then said that the
cylinder head gasket needed to be replaced. They went aahead and did
that at about USD 800.00. When the gave me the car, I started driving
and realized immediately the car did not have power. I pushed it to
about 50 mph and the engine started overheating again. Meanwhile, the
check engine warning light, the VCD waring light and the airbag warning
lights come on whenever I go past 40 mph? THe replaced the thermostat
and that did not help. Now, they say the want to test the car with
another radiator to see if the radiator is the problem. My question is,
isn't there a way of doing this diagnosis without these apparent hit or
miss approach? And what could actually be the problem with my car?
Thanks folks.