Well, I've given up on the quick fixes and decided to go ahead and change the head gasket. Figured I'd just buy the gasket set (head, manifolds, etc) and change all of them and the timing belt while it's apart.
While I have everything taken apart, any recommendations on things I could do to either prevent additional problems later or add a little extra performance
. Not looking to street race but do enjoy openinging it up once in a while. This is a non turbo 86.5. Also, I've heard several people mention steel gaskets. Any particular brand and where to purchase them would be great.