yea i had no idea it was that bad, i suspected a valve but still it ran and idled good for the first start then after it warmed up it ran like
and im still surprised it made the trek all the way to MCR wheeled it hard then all the way back home.
30 psi was the reading in cylinder #2 the rest had good numbers.
now its time to slap on the 2rz head i pulled off that motor i had sitting and see how it works with the 3rz.
i got no $ to fix the 3rz head.
but yea like stated these motors are solid and tough but the valves are the weak point which is what i hear like 22r/re's and their timing chain guide problems
You can't even call them the weak point. People just don't do the scheduled checking of the tolerances and the adjustments. Here is a perfect video showing how easy it is: