white smoke while below 1500rpm and over heating

[spunkenhimer]

Originally Posted by Sonyps307

http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/

Here is the online Toyota supra repair Manual it has everything u need very big help

wow thanks alot i went ahead and ordered a book on ebay and the gasket set on ebay too everywhere else was like almost 200 bux and with a 1 year warranty.
the guys on ebay gave me a 2 year warrenty and it was only 45 bux. so i jumped on that.
anywho i hope to be back up and running by the end of next week.

thanks again guys.
Walter

P.S. i'm also looking for the glove compartment and armrest for my car. Since my glove compartment stays open all the time, and the armrest is torn.
if anyone has either or for a reasonable price and in north carolina please hit me up on here.

[Ranma]

Originally Posted by spunkenhimer

wow thanks alot i went ahead and ordered a book on ebay and the gasket set on ebay too everywhere else was like almost 200 bux and with a 1 year warranty.
the guys on ebay gave me a 2 year warrenty and it was only 45 bux. so i jumped on that.
anywho i hope to be back up and running by the end of next week.

thanks again guys.
Walter

P.S. i'm also looking for the glove compartment and armrest for my car. Since my glove compartment stays open all the time, and the armrest is torn.
if anyone has either or for a reasonable price and in north carolina please hit me up on here.

You need to take the head down to a shop. It needs to be pressure checked if nothing else. The genus that replaced the head gasket before me did not and the car had a cracked head.
You may be "lucky" but a little extra car has its own rewards.

[MA70-3.0GT]

Originally Posted by Ranma

You need to take the head down to a shop. It needs to be pressure checked if nothing else......
You may be "lucky" but a little extra car has its own rewards.

Indeed, a lot of the time the head is warped if the car's been overheated & as the tsrm will tell you the tolerance for skimming is hardly worth it (less than 4 thou warpage allowed iirc), although larger amounts can be taken off if you fit a metal head gasket (whole new ball game compared to composite, search if required).

You may well be lucky if it's not run too long like this but omit pressure/warpage checks at your peril.

On the plus side, looks like you got a good deal on the gasket itself provided it's a decent make (Can't recall what mine was as it's about a year back now, but it's a known brand over here in the UK and cost me 11 pounds plus 4 postage so there are bargains out there)

Best of luck with the repair job, follow the TSRM religously and you can't go far wrong EXCEPT-: DO NOT torque the head bolts to the specified 58lb but instead go in 3 or 4 stages up to 78lb (IIRC, somebody confirm this is correct please?) for stock bolts, or to the mfr's recommended setting for ARP bolts/studs.

Hope to hear from a happily healthy-supra-driving you in the not too distant future

[spunkenhimer]

thanks man thats the second person that told me to not torque by the specifications in the manual so it should be 78ft lbs?

[Sonyps307]

Yea the 7m is a fan of Blown head gaskets do to the torque specs

[cre]

75 for bolts, 90 for studs. 4 or 5 passes is what I do. If well lubed and the threads thoroughly chased 5 will make sure torque is more consistent across the head. Remember though, the greater the number of passes you make the more likely you are to have problems with striction and thus irregular torque readings.

More info here: http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...lts-studs.html

[spunkenhimer]

here are some before pictures that i'm trying to figure out what it means about my 5th piston its the only one without any corrosion on it at all and this car has over 200k miles on it.
any ideas