awdmofo
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Long story short, I had purchased a 90 alltrac 13 years ago (I was 19 at the time) and loved it. Worked on it a little just maintained it, but learned more later because I also owned 2 mr2 turbos, 1 NA and 1 spyder. So no newbie to Toyota, or the 3s-gte in general, but need help on a project car I just picked up. 1990 ST-185, 212K miles, purchased dirt cheap for a young kid, don't think he knew how to work on cars by the look of things. He states that the head gasket is bad, the car was "leaking coolant and he limped it home, once home wouldn't run again." I need help with diag, and any other suggestions to get her running again until I can save for a 205 swap .
First thing I did was open the radiator cap, I see no coolant, and it smells like gas pretty bad. Next, removed the IC, removed the wires and plugs. Interestingly I find cyl 2,3 and 4 have oil all over the wires and the top of the plugs. cyl 1 was 99% bone dry of oil. I look into the plug holes only to see a valve cover gasket sticking in like its blown inwards which would cause the oil contamination I see. So I ordered a VC gasket either way, new copper NGK plugs, and I'm thinking I can clean off the wires and re use them??? They look physically fine, no exposed wires or cracks. Removed the cap and rotor too, look warn but going to clean them up and reuse them to for the time being. VC gasket arrives today, cant get to Toyota to pick it up until this Friday, but was wondering if anyone has run into this issue before and what the out come was. Thanks for any feedback. :notworthy: :notworthy:
First thing I did was open the radiator cap, I see no coolant, and it smells like gas pretty bad. Next, removed the IC, removed the wires and plugs. Interestingly I find cyl 2,3 and 4 have oil all over the wires and the top of the plugs. cyl 1 was 99% bone dry of oil. I look into the plug holes only to see a valve cover gasket sticking in like its blown inwards which would cause the oil contamination I see. So I ordered a VC gasket either way, new copper NGK plugs, and I'm thinking I can clean off the wires and re use them??? They look physically fine, no exposed wires or cracks. Removed the cap and rotor too, look warn but going to clean them up and reuse them to for the time being. VC gasket arrives today, cant get to Toyota to pick it up until this Friday, but was wondering if anyone has run into this issue before and what the out come was. Thanks for any feedback. :notworthy: :notworthy: