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1988 Toyota Pickup Repair Question


Topics covered: Coolant, Gas, Head gasket.
Mileage: 131,000 miles.

Asked on November 17, 2011

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Cylinder #4 not firing
engine overheating after 15mins of driving
losing coolant not sure where
no heat in heater,
sometimes i can see blue smoke coming from cylinder #4 area

mechanic has told me i need to replace the head gasket, but fears opening a can of expensive worms thereafter
Avatar Asked by aranman

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Replied on November 18, 2011

Sounds like a blown head gasket, check fore signs of coolant in No 4 cyl, i do think that this will be your problem.

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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