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    spark plug well gaskets..

    okay..well its the oil leaking into the spark plug wells....so i was looking for the gasket to help stop the oil leak..ill post up the link when im home.
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    question about oil being burned..

    okay so i was reading around how oil gets in the spark plug wells because no.3 valve cover gasket is very cheap...so someone did a write up on replacing those gaskets to keep the oil out...my question is.. i had just replaced my spark plugs before i found that reading..so now my spark plugs are...
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    Prepping turbo for installation?..

    hey guys i currently have a 7mgte...but the turbo currently has bad seals..Ive had a nice fresh turbo with possibly 1-2k miles on it laying around..jdm....is there any prep i need 2 do before installing it?..a friend of mine said theres dried up coolant in it or what not i wasnt paying...
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    ticking sound...loud fuel injectors?.

    alright so i had a ticking noise in my engine bay i thought it would be valve lifters...but as stated these dont have lifters...so im thinking either adjust the shims...so i took a screw driver and started searchign..but the only place i can find any ticking noise are the fuel injectors...but...
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    white tips on spark plug electrode..

    so i recently just changed plugs to iridum 9 ngk...and it prolly been in there for a day...and i was taking them back out to do compression...and im seeing white tips....and im assuming that means spark plug is getting to hot or what not....any exp from other guys out there ?
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    compression check result questions..

    okay so i did a compression check..but i am not done seeing im about to go 2 work in a couiple minutes...but cylinder 1 came in at 150....the needle built up quickly but stopped after 4-5 compression strokes at 150....had wot normal operation temp. (let it cool down after couple mint) disocntect...
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    fuel pump questions...?

    alright so im rebuilding/upgradin everything on my mk3...and from pepboys has a fuel pump for mk3...it is one for a twin turbo app.. i was wondering is this just like the 255?..like an upgraded fuel pump?..and also for cam seals and main seal...would it be reliable to use their seals?...im...
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    Speedometer going crazy...car hesitating..

    alright guys...well this isnt for a supra..i changed a friends alternator cuz we thought it was going to fix it...and i used voltmeter alt was bad...anyway...i changed it and its stilll like that... spedemeter going crazy...and mileage is going up by itself ..and lights are pulsing...and car...
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    newbie at welding..questions

    hey guys not sure if this is the right place to post this but..im starting out 2 weld and i have a 90 amp wire feel welder....mig.....i been looking around to find a school to learn about welding and to get certified but there is nothign around here...well i was just wonder would i be able 2...
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    owner of this mk3 did NO resarch for mk3...

    alright so i have a mk3..i recently bought it for 1000 of a guy who had 2 sell it soon since he was moving...anyway..he said he had put arp bolts and hks mhg 1.2 mm ..my thing is i 4got to ask him if he got the block and head machined..my thing is...i been reading peopel re torquing there...
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    taking engine out...have some questions

    alright guys..weather is getting better out here and ive decided of taking the engine out when i have time to clean up the engien bay and replace all hoses and lines and whatever else..my question is while engine is out what do u guys recommend..new HG?...new bearings?...thats another thing..i...
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    evo 9 wheels onn mk3?....

    so my friend is selling his wheels,tires plus rims for 400...and seeing my tires and stock saw blades are real ugly and bald...im thinking about buying these off of him...my question is these are 245/35/17?..i 4got...but anyway would these evo rims fit on my mk3?...the thing im worried about for...
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    weird noise from dash/engine?...

    so i have a 88 7mgte and i just replaced the hoses with these cheap silicones i got from pepboys..my thing since than..i been hearing weird noises from the dash/engine... sometimes when i rev it it happens...first it started out like it was a liquid being swooshed around in the dash..i tried...
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    t4 turbo?

    well i have a friend who is selling a t4 turbo..i was j/w how reliable are these..and if i run this like usual...would i need to upgrade my fuel system and eveyrhtin else