4A-GE MK1 Engine Runs Very Bad! [Archive] - Toyota MR2 Message Board

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i just picked up a 1986 bluetop 4age. its a automatic with 60k on clock. owner said engine was rebuilt at a shop, no idea if its true or not, the motor starts..takes a moment to find a idle of sorts but its very VERY rough, the engine is underpowered and does not run happy, no bad knocks or things of that sort, it misfires from the sound of it, the owner said it could have been the head gasket, i ran a compression test this is what it got cyl 1 155 cyl 2 156 cyl 3 190 cyl 4 170 all of