loose compression

1998 TOYOTA PASEO
15,000 MILES
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after being overheated,it wont start,but when it starts its very weak,like its running on only two sparkplugs,what woulkd be the cause of this?
Feb 1, 2012 at 5:06 AM
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head gasket or warped head. have a shop do a compression test and a leak down test to verify the failure and give you a bid.

Roy
Feb 1, 2012 at 5:34 AM
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