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    Losing oil - how to tell if valve stems or rings?

    1986.5 NA Supra with 143,000 miles. Just replaced head gasket about 5,000 miles ago and used a rebuilt head from http://cylinder-heads.com/ After a few minor hiccups, running without any problems this year, except that I have to put about 1 qt. of oil in every 500-1000 miles. No drips...
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    How to measure fuel pressure??

    Can someone point me to a kit I can buy so I can hook-up a fuel pressure gauge to my 7M-GE? Extra points for something inexpensive. Suspect I have a leaking injector (have trouble with warm starts) and want to verify before sending off the injectors for cleaning/tuning.
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    Failed MHG install? Now what??

    Apologies for the long post. I recently put an HKS 1.2mm MHG on an 86.5 NA with a refurbed head (mirror finished) and a block that was only surface cleaned. Installed ARP bolts to 85ft lbs. Was thrilled to get 180-190 psi reading on all cylinders, and the car ran stronger than it ever has in...
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    7MGE compression too high...now what?

    86.5 NA. Second HG replacement in only 138,000 miles. Bought a refurbed head from Clearwater Cylinder Heads, a 1.2mm HKS MHG, and 85ft-lbs ARP bolts - hoping to be the last HG that I have to replace. Once everything was back together I measured the cylinder compression. They ranged from 155...