Rebuild

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I may be getting a 1984 Toyota Pick-up from someone I know. I believe it is going to need a motor rebuild. It starts and runs fine but I already know that the compression is low. I haven't actually tested it yet but it has low power and easily chugs down hills when parked no matter what gear it's in or how small the hill is.

I have seen rebuild kits on the internet for fairly cheap money. I was just wondering if anyone else has used one of these kits and if there are any issues that are common to the 22R motors that I should be aware of before I decide to take this project on.

I was also wondering if I might be able to get away without shaving the head or resurfacing the block since the rebuild is not the result of overheating or anything. I would just like to get the compression back up to where it should be. In an ideal world, I could get away with just honing the cylinders and re-ringing the pistons but for the $200 or so I'll just do the whole top end.

This will be a work truck for me for side jobs. I would be getting it in exchange for some money that is owed to me and don't want to spend too much on it. The good thing is that the frame and cab were restored only a few years ago and it also has a professionally built flat bed with ladder racks. With todays gas prices it could be the perfect truck for me.

It looks like a simple enough rebuild so I am confident that I can do it. I just am not very familiar with these motors.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks