I would really like to get some opinions on this. The vehicle in question is a 1985 Toyota Cressida Wagon. I have been fighting with a cooling issue. I changed the thermostat. After changing it, I let the car idle for a good while and the car never got hot. So off I go. At one point while driving the car got really hot. Due to where I was it was not safe to pull right over, so I had to wait until I crossed the bridge. Before I got there, the engine died (I assume due to temp)
After I got the car home, I tried to start it. The engine would just crank, until it finally started. But the engine sounds sick. Happy that it did not seize, I set out to do some troubleshooting. The first thing I did is a compression test on all six cylinders. The reading on the first cylinder is
120psi. The other 5 cylinders are in the 60psi range. I checked the timing and it is within limits.At this point I decided to try to solve the cooling issue. I replace the thermostat again, replaced the water pump, and flushed the system. I'm not sure I fixed the cooling issue that lead to this, I'm going to also replace the radiator.
The car does run, but it does not run well at all. It has no power (I can barely get it up the ramps), cranks funny but does start, rough idle, and now I have an oil leak comming from the front of the engine (not sure where yet).
What are your thoughts on where I should go next? My thought is head and/or head gasket.
-- Mike Minellono snipped-for-privacy@sbcglobal.net