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Looks like someone wanted to get their compression back to normal so they slapped a stock gasket on top of the middle layer of a MHG... thats funky.

pics?

Feed is on the block next to the engine number stamp, uses a bajo

maybe they put a mhg in without scraping off the old gasket material

Ouch! Are you 100% sure it was a green arrow? I lost my car because i made that mistake in my mr2:-/. I saw green and turned left, and unfortunately there was one single car coming

my 86.5 has it, also has the larger power steering pulley

wtf?

Its supposed to help on bumpy roads and stuff to keep your steering wheel from jerking around, if yours is doing that, maybe the strut is blown

When exactly did the 7m start using a 7m crank? I have purchased two 89+ shortblocks and both had 6m cranks

Pull the engine, inspect the bottom end/bearings, replace all the bearings with new Toyota bearings, change the head gasket with motor out of the car, you can get by for cheap, but that is considering your bottom end doesnt have any problems. If your crank has issues etc then you are going to...

Maybe she had someone come hit and run on you?

Problem is usually by the time i start driving off, i havent gone much over 210, but i will do a test next time i see issues. As far as i knew, 210+ was considered "overheating"

I had problems with this last summer, but now its starting to act up again now that its getting hot out. My problem is at low speeds, specifically idle. With my AC on, idling in traffic on 105+ degree weather (in the sun, at night when its 100+ i don't seem to have issues), my temp seems to...

I have never done it personally but i have heard of people having good results with doing it, just adding about a quart soon before an oil change. Though if you do a google search guarantee you will find a lot of feedback on it. Take a look at this stuff http://www.auto-rx.com/ I did a lot of...

You need to be careful here... If your car was smoking out the tailpipe or shooting coolant out the overflow and that was it, i would say sure you can change the head gasket and a couple other necessary gaskets for very cheap, but you said your coolant looks like "mayo" or "milkshake" as they...

http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/EPC/291410/catalog.aspx?F=1702&P=1 Click on the number pointing at the part you need and it wil give you the Toyota part number and list price Just a hint...Dont get the Cat converter gaskets from any local parts stores, everywhere i have tried, its always...

Im having some trouble understanding the bearing system again... Need some help. I will use an example here. Say i have a #1 main bore in my block (2.5206") and a #1 Crank journal for that main (2.3622"). That would mean i would need a #2 bearing (.0784" Thickness) correct? Well in order to...

You want to be careful about going too tight, you can burn valves that way, especially on the exhaust side. As long as its in the specs from the tsrm, you should be good though.

Bought some new clamps from Toyota a few months ago along with a new upper hose and they dont have the holding open feature:( Oh well upper hose clamps are easy enough to get at.

I have seen stories and videos about people sandblasting used pistons ( including on horsepower tv) but had read recently that particles can embed themselves in the metal, and ruin your cylinder walls, so just a warning, don't blast them! At least not with sand.