Advice on Potential Buy

RyDeFly · 11-10-2005, 11:17 PM

Another message from the seller:
"I only had the head gasket and block replaced. The mechanics thought that
the head was fine. I don't know if they used new bolts or if they only
tightened them to given specs. It has only overheated once since the
repairs and that was after 7 hours on the interstate and going over a
mountain pass. However, I have not had it on any trips longer than about
2hrs since."

Do supras have a tendency to overheat like that, esp. with turbo? Or would that overheating be another HG issue? I'm guessing seller's mechanic only torqued gasket bolts down to 58ft-lbs., so if i buy this one, would it be a good idea to get HG done all over again?

Thanks for the input

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11-10-2005, 11:17 PM	#4
RyDeFly Stock Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	Another message from the seller: "I only had the head gasket and block replaced. The mechanics thought that the head was fine. I don't know if they used new bolts or if they only tightened them to given specs. It has only overheated once since the repairs and that was after 7 hours on the interstate and going over a mountain pass. However, I have not had it on any trips longer than about 2hrs since." Do supras have a tendency to overheat like that, esp. with turbo? Or would that overheating be another HG issue? I'm guessing seller's mechanic only torqued gasket bolts down to 58ft-lbs., so if i buy this one, would it be a good idea to get HG done all over again? Thanks for the input