[Supras] Bubbles and spits!

[bonescom at bellsouth.net]

I'm having the exact same problem but have decided that mine is caused by a bad fan clutch.  I say this because, compared to other hot summers, I don't hear the fan engaged as I once did.

However, replace the rad cap first as has been suggested...alot cheaper.
> 
> From: Charismatisch at aol.com
> Date: 2006/09/13 Wed PM 03:05:31 EDT
> To: supras at supras.com
> Subject: [Supras] Bubbles and spits!
> 
> Hi guys and gals, here's one for you! (88T Automatic 7M GTE)
>  
>  
> Cylinder head gasket and all other gaskets under the hood have been  renewed, 
> the thermostat is new, the radiator is new, the fanclutch is  new, all the 
> belts are new, and the valve-seal-gaskets are new, along  with a renewal of all 
> necessary fluids and oils (this all took place 60 miles  ago). The 
> engine-compartment (area in front of radiator) is free of all  obstructions such as 
> leaves etc.
>  
> Scenario number 1: I drive in town and the temp gauge stays normal at  
> exactly 50 %.
>  
> Scenario number 2:  I take the beast out onto the  freeway (Autobahn) and as 
> long as I drive  
>                                (very fast!) and the engine is cooled by the 
> air from the  front, the temp  
>                                gauge stays normal, or just "slightly" above 
> normal. 
>  
> Scenario number 3: I come off the Autobahn down to a stop-sign, and the  
> temperature gauge 
>                               rises dramatically (I guess due to no incoming 
> air from the front  
>                              anymore),  into the forbidden "red" zone!
>  
> Scenario number 4: I get home a few minutes later, park the beast in the  
> garage, hear a 
>                               bubbling and a gurgling from the overflow 
> watercontainer at the front, and 
>                               the Suprabeast spits a certain amount of 
> water/coolant onto my garage 
>                               floor! 
>  
> My questions: 1. Would a more intensive "bleeding" of the water-system  
> alleviate 
>                          this  problem (if there were airbubbles still in the 
> system after the  repairs)??.
>  
>                       2.  The fanclutch is "original" Toyota and cost me 279 
> Euros - Toyota wouldn't, 
>                           by  any chance, sell me a fanclutch without 
> fanclutch-fluid in it, would 
>                            they??? 
>  
>                       3.  How do I test for the correct functioning of the 
> fanclutch?
>  
>                        4. Can anyone amongst you think of any other reason, 
> why my beast is doing 
>                            this (and tell me), before I sell the f****ing 
> thing, that I have been the proud 
>                            owner of for many years (1996!). This is the 
> second engine by the way, the 
>                            first one got mangled after the FIRST bhg, which I 
> chose to ignore, and 
>                            which buckled just about everything under the hood 
> that can be buckled, 
>                            and cost me 4.750 Euros at Toyota for a 
> replacement engine!
>  
> Any, and I mean any input at this frustrating point in time  would be much 
> appreciated!
>  
> Many thanks in advance,
> Derek from Germany
> 88T Automatic (for the time-being!).
>  
>  
>  
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