Hi Supra Lovers,
I'm Angelo. I live in the Hampton/Newport News areas of Virginia and I've been subscribed to this forum for about 6 months but have never posted a message so I felt it would be appropriate to intro myself before jumping in. Been reading the posts and getting lots of good advice and tips from the community so thanks to all of you for helping me out.
I've got a 86.5 Supra N/T (7MGE), all stock, w/ ~135K miles that I've had or about 4 years. I'm the 2nd owner - the 1st was my old boss who babied it - garage kept, dealer serviced regularly, etc. - a real car enthusiast. I'm not so well off so mine sits out in the weather most of the time and I've done some small repairs myself (water pump, radiator, plus, wires, tune-stuff) and consider my self an amateur.
Lately I've run into some problems with coolant boiling out of my reservoir - did some replacements as suggested in some of the posts (new water pump, radiator cap, top radiator hose, new thermostat, verified fanclutch okay, burped system). I thought I had the problem squared away any was praying it wasn't a BHG but after a short trip to the grocery store my my worst fears were confirmed. After coming out of the store I went to turn it over - 1st try nothing, 2nd try "THUNK!", 3rd try starts but running like crap. Start down the road and smoke everywhere out of the exhaust. Temperature gauge red lines, pull over - strong scent of coolant - DANG! :cry: Well now I'm positive I've got a BHG.
So here we go with the questions a) Do I take it to someone to fix the BHG or do it myself? Like I said I'm pretty much an amateur. b) Where can I find an information/overviews/suggestions about doing this job?, c) Where can I get required parts?, d) If I do the job what are the pitfalls/traps?, d) What other things should I do or check while I'm doing this job? I'd appreciate any guidance that you all can provide.
Also since I'm pretty new to this Is there a guide to the acronyms (especially regarding parts) that are used in this forum, etc.?
Thanks and take care,
Angelo
I'm Angelo. I live in the Hampton/Newport News areas of Virginia and I've been subscribed to this forum for about 6 months but have never posted a message so I felt it would be appropriate to intro myself before jumping in. Been reading the posts and getting lots of good advice and tips from the community so thanks to all of you for helping me out.
I've got a 86.5 Supra N/T (7MGE), all stock, w/ ~135K miles that I've had or about 4 years. I'm the 2nd owner - the 1st was my old boss who babied it - garage kept, dealer serviced regularly, etc. - a real car enthusiast. I'm not so well off so mine sits out in the weather most of the time and I've done some small repairs myself (water pump, radiator, plus, wires, tune-stuff) and consider my self an amateur.
Lately I've run into some problems with coolant boiling out of my reservoir - did some replacements as suggested in some of the posts (new water pump, radiator cap, top radiator hose, new thermostat, verified fanclutch okay, burped system). I thought I had the problem squared away any was praying it wasn't a BHG but after a short trip to the grocery store my my worst fears were confirmed. After coming out of the store I went to turn it over - 1st try nothing, 2nd try "THUNK!", 3rd try starts but running like crap. Start down the road and smoke everywhere out of the exhaust. Temperature gauge red lines, pull over - strong scent of coolant - DANG! :cry: Well now I'm positive I've got a BHG.
So here we go with the questions a) Do I take it to someone to fix the BHG or do it myself? Like I said I'm pretty much an amateur. b) Where can I find an information/overviews/suggestions about doing this job?, c) Where can I get required parts?, d) If I do the job what are the pitfalls/traps?, d) What other things should I do or check while I'm doing this job? I'd appreciate any guidance that you all can provide.
Also since I'm pretty new to this Is there a guide to the acronyms (especially regarding parts) that are used in this forum, etc.?
Thanks and take care,
Angelo
