Um, perhaps I didn't have a BHG after all....

My Supra has been sitting in the backyard waiting to get a new headgasket
since July. I decided it was time for it to get put up in the garage for
the winter, so I started it up and filled the radiator.

The temp climbed up to 75-80% on the gauge, and then...dropped. The heater
was still blowing cold air, so I opened it up and added more antifreeze.

I took it down to get a cup of coffee and some more antifreeze, realized I
had forgotten my wallet, came back home (only 4 miles round trip), got the
antifreeze and filled the radiator some more, took it another mile and a
half and filled the tires, then went back and got another cup of coffee,
filled the raditor, took it for about 7 miles down a 50 MPH road, turned
around, came back, then went about another 5-6 miles and back again.
Never overheated (of course, it's also not 94 degrees...)ran the motor at
different speeds, all the way up to 65 MPH; all in all the motor was
running for about 2 hours and the temp was rock solid.

Guess all I needed was a new radiator...I hope. I have a head gasket just
in case, but all in all I'm not sorry for not running the car because the
suspension is WHUPPED and the U joints need replacing badly...

How much money have you put into that car in the time you've been
telling us about it? How many miles have you put on it in that time?


On Nov 11, 7:15 pm, Hachiroku wrote:
> My Supra has been sitting in the backyard waiting to get a new headgasket
> since July. I decided it was time for it to get put up in the garage for
> the winter, so I started it up and filled the radiator.
>
> The temp climbed up to 75-80% on the gauge, and then...dropped. The heater
> was still blowing cold air, so I opened it up and added more antifreeze.
>
> I took it down to get a cup of coffee and some more antifreeze, realized I
> had forgotten my wallet, came back home (only 4 miles round trip), got the
> antifreeze and filled the radiator some more, took it another mile and a
> half and filled the tires, then went back and got another cup of coffee,
> filled the raditor, took it for about 7 miles down a 50 MPH road, turned
> around, came back, then went about another 5-6 miles and back again.
> Never overheated (of course, it's also not 94 degrees...)ran the motor at
> different speeds, all the way up to 65 MPH; all in all the motor was
> running for about 2 hours and the temp was rock solid.
>
> Guess all I needed was a new radiator...I hope. I have a head gasket just
> in case, but all in all I'm not sorry for not running the car because the
> suspension is WHUPPED and the U joints need replacing badly...