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by REadMenace
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 ...
by REadMenace
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 ...