[Supras] Re :After 240000 miles I have a BHG

[JAMES]

 I filled my radiator and started it up and checked for bubbles and there was'nt any.
I burped it and put the radiator cap back on. Then I drove it for about 10 miles and
the coolant was gurgling in the reservoir. I have a CSF radiator. I got on their web site
and got the STANT cross reference for a new radiator cap. I put the new cap on and drove
it about 5 miles and there was steam coming out under the hood. I raised the hood and it was
coming from around the turbo area. The coolant line that goes to the turbo was leaking.
 When I tried to remove it, it crumbled into pieces. I went to the auto parts store and got
a piece of 3/8 transmission oil cooler line. I put it on and burped it again. I drove it about
10 miles and checked it. No leaks, no gurgling, no steam. I think I fixed it and no BHG.
 I believe that radiator cap was bad and was letting coolant out into the resevoir. And when
 I replaced the cap it put more pressure on the cooling system and finished off the turbo cooling line.
                 

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:03:23 -0400
From: "Eric Boeck" <eboeck at cogeco.ca>
Subject: Re: [Supras] After 240000 miles I have a BHG
To: "'Jim Jobe'" <jjobe2 at supratech.org>, "'JAMES'"
<bogunter at mindspring.com>
Cc: supras at supras.com
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LOL ...  K.I.S.S.???  Good idea ..  If that doesn't solve it, make sure you
TEST for a BHG via the snap on sniffer if it comes down to it.  On top of
1300 bux,  the rad cap and sniffer are worth the cost to check first!

-----Original Message-----
From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On Behalf
Of Jim Jobe
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:09 PM
To: JAMES
Cc: supras at supras.com
Subject: Re: [Supras] After 240000 miles I have a BHG


I'd replace the radiator cap first.

On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 10:19:46AM -0500, JAMES wrote:
>   I have been reading about BHG's for years now. When I got my 89T it had
150000 miles on it.
>  I have had to add coolant the last few days and yesterday after 
> driving it about 10 miles I smelled  coolant. I stopped and checked 
> the reservoir and it was a little past the full mark. But I could hear  
> the radiator gurgling and the coolant was bubbling in the reservoir. 
> The temp was normal. I drove back home  and the coolant level light 
> would blink. When I got home steam was coming out of the reservoir and the
level was low. The hose that goes from the radiator to the reservoir was so
hot that you could not touch  it. It did not look like it had blowed the
coolant out. The temp gauge never went past the norm.
>    In the past few years I have replaced the water pump and the 
> radiator. I have called today and got prices  on having it fixed. This 
> is the prices I got. Labor : $500.00,  Valve grind gasket kit: $295.00+tax
Labor for a machine shop to replace the valve seals, grind the valves and
surface the head :$250.00.
>   Do you think I have a BHG? Does this sound like a good price? Thanks for
any suggestions.