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- Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:04 am
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Blown Gasket or Bad Head?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1157
Re: Blown Gasket or Bad Head?
I bought the car 2 years ago -- it wasnt firing in the #3 cylinder and was smoking heavily. When we tore the engine down, we discovered that #3 had critically failed, breaking into several pieces. We went through the long process of tearing the engine down and rebuilding it. We replaced the critical ...
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:04 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Blown Gasket or Bad Head?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1157
Blown Gasket or Bad Head?
I've been losing coolant in my 83 SR5 wagon, so I brought it to my Brother's shop for a check-up. He did a compression test which resulted in us discovering that pistons 2 & 4 are low and leaking into the cooling system. He's asked me to poll you guys and see what was more common -- blown gasket or ...