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I give this guy credit for going through the effort of doing this but I have personally changed oil on vehicles that have been running Lucas and the oil wasn't foamy at all. Furthermore, I had a knock going on in the engine and it muffled it and the engine also seems to be running better on top...

6 quarts seriously?! That'll put it at a full quart overfull. Is this something everybody does with there Supra? Seems like I've always been taught that overfilling would cause problems.

Well I got her running pretty darn good now I think. When I had to restab the distributor and all that, I noticed the rotor had a lot of play in it. By that I mean the metal pointer on the rotor was very loose and you could wiggle it up and down. So I replaced that and the distributor cap...

No other ideas about what might cause a missfire at idle? How do I check the injectors to make sure they are working?

TDC is correct. I pulled the plug and did that with a screw driver. What is the balancer? Anyway the physical timing of the engine is perfect. I checked it over and over again before putting the timing cover back on and even took the timing cover back off and checked it again while trying to...

For some reason before I took it all apart to do the BHG job, when I tried to drive it with the timing set at 10* before TDC it had NO power at all and would not accelerate above 2,500-3,000rpm. If I bumped it up a bit it gained more and more power the higher it was bumped. With it set to 10*...

Alright well I got the Supra runnin. No leaks so far. I am having some trouble though. At first I had the distributor in wrong but I moved it over a tooth and I checked the timing with my light. Seems to be sitting at about 20-25 degrees before TDC. Idles about like it used to before I ever...

Alright well on mine, there is a fitting stuck in there. Basically it threads into the block, get much larger and allows something to thread into it only I'm 99% sure it was originally designed to seal the hole like a bleeder valve does on your caliper. I thought I would try to take it out...

JB Weld FTW!

3/8s is too small. It's like a 13mm or possibly a standard equivalent. Unfortunately nobody makes a 13mm bolt. So I bought a 1/2 inch rubber plug that you would normally use in the oil drain plug hole when it gets crossthreaded. I also used Magnum Steel to fill in the weep hole. Added...

Alright well I bought 2 different M14x1.5 plugs and tried threading them into that bolt hole to no avail. I don't know if maybe the threads in it are boogered up or what but it's like it's too big. The 1/2 inch plug didn't work... it was too big. I ran back and forth to the hardware stores...

You seem to be describing this a lot better than the others. Although everyone's feedback is greatly appreciated. I've been trying ALL morning to find a bolt that fits inside that drain cock hole but couldn't find anything. I think it's a 13mm bolt which nobody sells around here. I tried...

Yeah I don't remember taking a bolt out of it and I put all of my bolts in bags and I'm out of bolts now, LOL! Any ideas what size bolt it might happen to be? Also, PLEASE don't get angry with me cause I'm just thinking here, but I've got the drain tightened ALL THE WAY DOWN so that there...

It leaks out of the center of it. Is there supposed to be a bolt in it? I thought it was just like a bleeder valve on your caliper where it allows stuff to pass through when it is loosened up. If you think that stuff will fix the problem I'll try it but how will teflon or a washer keep...

Alright so before I turn my 87 Toyota Supra into a roaring bonfire in the front yard, I wanted to see if I could get some help. I am 99% complete with my BHG repair and after pouring a 2 quarts of coolant into my radiator I here it running out somewhere else. It is leaking out of the coolant...

I'm not sure I understand your question. This is my first real tear down.

Geez... I didn't realize it was this much trouble to clean one of these injectors. I'll check to see if my local machine shop is able to take care of them but if not I'm just gonna clean the rail and put them back on the way they are. I am now planning on selling the car after I get it running...

Okay so I'm putting the intake back on my Supra but before I reinstall the fuel rail and injectors I wanna clean them very well. The fuel rail had mud/dirt in it when I took it off and one of the injectors looks pretty dirty/clogged. I bought the injector seal kits for my injectors so I'm...

Okay so I got my head bolted on today.(sorry it's been taking me forever to get all of the necessary crap together) Anyway, I get the cams tightened down and lubed up and I'm eager to see how it will look with my freshly painted valve covers on it and when I get to the last valve cover bolt on...

Welp, I WAS going to endeavor this today... unfortunately I have lost one of my head bolt washers so I had to drive to the Toyota dealership(25 miles away) and ORDER one.... and I get to drive back to pick it up when it comes in. JOY!!! Not happy about it at all. I was hoping to atleast have...