I know this has been discussed many times but what will one more hurt.
92 4runner, bought last fall with 175,ooo miles, has about 185 now. It had a little timing chain noise when I bought it, but it wasnt a big concern to me. My 86 has gone 290K with no trouble. Well recently the 92 starting losing antifreeze, I have noticed some white exhaust smoke at startup and there doesnt appear to be any antifreeze in the oil. So,this means head gasket, right? or could it be the TC causing this?
would it be absolutely foolish of me to have the HG fixed and not have tht timing chain done at the same time? It will bascially cost me double to have both done, not an expense that I relish right now. But I relish the thought of paying that same amount in 3 months, on top of the HG repair now, if I dont do it all at once. Common sense tells me to bite the bullet nd do it all now, but I just want to make sure.....