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"gp" <gpagmail-news@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> This is the 3rd post in a series to diagnose an engine overheat for
> those interested. I have a 1988 toyota p/u with 190K 22RE fuel
> injected.
> Engine overheated one day coming from work, cold air blowing in vehicle
> and temp gauge nearing red. It turns out there was no/little antifreeze
> in rad. At the time, no smoke from tailpipe, antifreeze in oil.
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To clarify: are you saying that there is no smoke from the tailpipe but
there is antifreeze in the oil?

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> So topped all up and, unfortunately, I have lots of smoke, rough idling
> and antifreeze in oil as the oil level is up and you can see some froth
> under cap after I cleaned it before driving.[/color]

Bad sign :-(
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>>From the advice offered so far, seems to say head gasket so I called[/color]
> toyota toyota and asked for bolts ($10 each x10 bolts wow), head gasket
> about 50.00 and thermostat about 25 with gasket.
>
> The parts person said that it is advisible to buy the set of gaskets
> for 170.00 that includes, intake manifold, valve gasket with grommets,
> etc. He also suggested that it could be the timing chain that if the
> vehicle was making a rattling noise may have rubbed up to something.[/color]

You may hear the rattling noise from the front of the engine if the timing
chain tensioner is not working properly.
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> Anyway, thinking of taking it to the toyota dealer to have it at least
> diagnosed -Any thoughts?, Can I drive it there -about 10Km or should I
> have it towed. Finally, can I eliminate or confirm the timing belt
> issue with a compression test or other way?
>
> Again, many thanks to all who offer their opinion[/color]

Toyota dealers are probably more knowledgeable about your vehicle than most
independent shops.
Driving it 10 km should be OK as long as there is coolant and oil. BTW,
the 22RE engine has a timing chain, not a timing belt. The only way to
confirm whether the timing chain is a problem is for a knowledgeable person
to listen and remove the timing cover and inspect the chain and tensioner.
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Ray O
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