Let me first say that I really appreciate all of the great info on this forum. I am not exactly new to the supra world, but it has been about 8 years since my last mk3. Anyway, I have never had a problem with a HG before thanks to the fact that my previous Supras were already outfitted by their previous owners.
That said, I picked up an 89 Turbo today with 83k on the clock. As far as I could gather, it is running the original HG. The previous owner installed a boost controller and it looks like the motor was run (at least occasionally) at 12psi.
My main question is what to do about the unknown status of the headgasket. I won't have the time to do a complete rebuild down the road and have about 3 weeks to get this car dialed in before my other vehicle has to be turned in.
My only goals for this car is to be a reliable daily driver (well, as reliable as possible, I guess) I don't plan on doing any further power upgrades and, in fact, I will be removing the performance exhaust the previous owner had installed in favor of something a little quieter.
I will most likely use a skilled mechanic to perform the repairs for me, as I am not very confident in this area.
We are going to do compression tests tomorrow and go over the car in general. Is there anything I can have him do to help keep the car going? Or do I just wait for the HG to go bad later? Would putting in a new HG as preventative maintenance be worth it (or possible).
Sorry for the long post, I did use search to try to find my answers, but I didn't find anything that made me confident I was taking the right steps.
That said, I picked up an 89 Turbo today with 83k on the clock. As far as I could gather, it is running the original HG. The previous owner installed a boost controller and it looks like the motor was run (at least occasionally) at 12psi.
My main question is what to do about the unknown status of the headgasket. I won't have the time to do a complete rebuild down the road and have about 3 weeks to get this car dialed in before my other vehicle has to be turned in.
My only goals for this car is to be a reliable daily driver (well, as reliable as possible, I guess) I don't plan on doing any further power upgrades and, in fact, I will be removing the performance exhaust the previous owner had installed in favor of something a little quieter.
I will most likely use a skilled mechanic to perform the repairs for me, as I am not very confident in this area.
We are going to do compression tests tomorrow and go over the car in general. Is there anything I can have him do to help keep the car going? Or do I just wait for the HG to go bad later? Would putting in a new HG as preventative maintenance be worth it (or possible).
Sorry for the long post, I did use search to try to find my answers, but I didn't find anything that made me confident I was taking the right steps.
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