twasabug

Well the head gasket went again. actually thought it was a piston at first so i guess im lucky. Just cant get it to run cool for some reason.
Since ive been so sick my brain doesnt work as good as it did :-(
But im trying to take it apart now but cant remeber the steps and the factory manual sucks LOL!!! Hope ya all are good.
Sorry i havent been on lately.

thefishguy77

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How far have you had your head milled? Do you have an adjustable timing gear?

Cale Moody

I got a little 22re in an 87 Runner that is cursed in that same kinda way. Can't quite get it in line...

thefishguy77

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If it's running hot you will continue to blown head gaskets. What do you have the timing set at? Again have you had the head resurfaced and if so how much did they remove. You can take a little bit off but everytime you resurface the head you change the timing by a small amount. That is why I asked if you were running the adjustable timing gear as that is the best way to compensate for that problem. Also have you had the head and block flushed ever? You could have a blockage in a cooling port. Do you use rtv to put the motor back together? I had an oil port get clogged once when a small piece of rtv broke off and went through my motor. Cost me a rod bearing aka rebuild.