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

[Sean Cavanaugh]

more reason for steel braided lines.

-Sean

----- Original Message -----
From: "JAMES" <bogunter at mindspring.com>
To: <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: [Supras] Re :After 240000 miles I have a BHG

> 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.
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