87 turbo

[interested!]

Originally Posted by ItsOthatOguy

No idea how long it's been sitting. I bought it in Florida and I live in louisiana. There is a little over a quarter of a tank of gas. It will turn over and and over but it won't crank.

Hi! Cranking means the crankshaft will turn when the starter is operated , you mean it cranks but will not start ? , Questions ? : Did you drive it all the way back from where you bought it ? , did it start first time ? did it overheat ?? please give some running info -- did it misfire ? ,how long between starting and shutting down ? , is this a manual or automatic ?.
Near the bottom of this page is a " Forum Jump " , click " Go " , this will open up the Mk111 Supra page , there are many pages ( see bottom of page = 1 -101 / Last ) , this seems to be a common problem -you might find your answer there . Click on the heading you want to read and that will open the thread .

[ItsOthatOguy]

Originally Posted by interested!

Hi! Cranking means the crankshaft will turn when the starter is operated , you mean it cranks but will not start ? , Questions ? : Did you drive it all the way back from where you bought it ? , did it start first time ? did it overheat ?? please give some running info -- did it misfire ? ,how long between starting and shutting down ? , is this a manual or automatic ?.
Near the bottom of this page is a " Forum Jump " , click " Go " , this will open up the Mk111 Supra page , there are many pages ( see bottom of page = 1 -101 / Last ) , this seems to be a common problem -you might find your answer there . Click on the heading you want to read and that will open the thread .

Yes that's what I mean. No I didn't drive it, but it started and I drove it the quarter mile back to my house and it drove just fine. it didn't overheat, but when it got to normal operating temperature, it would steam from a small hole in the radiator. I would run it about 5-10 minutes before it would shut down. It's a 5-spd manual

[tingboy]

Originally Posted by ItsOthatOguy

Yes that's what I mean. No I didn't drive it, but it started and I drove it the quarter mile back to my house and it drove just fine. it didn't overheat, but when it got to normal operating temperature, it would steam from a small hole in the radiator. I would run it about 5-10 minutes before it would shut down. It's a 5-spd manual

hmm... i would definitely do a compression check in the cylinders.
chances are the gasket may have warped due to the overheat... maybe.
since you don't know the history of the car, it'll be a little hard to tell.
with what you posted about the radiator hose leak, it may very well be an issue of overheating. damage over time could have warped the head gasket, but doesn't explain how you were able to run it for 5-10 minutes before... unless perhaps those last minutes was when it happened.

in the meantime, i would highly suggest you contact the seller to see if you can get some type of history of it. most sellers would see this as threatening, but make sure you reassure them that the deal's complete, and you understand the car is yours, and that you are merely calling to assist on a current problem you have with the car. maybe say you're desperate or something.