I'm with you Paul. The fanciful notion of citizen justice would inevitably lead to a host of legal problems at a minimum, and much worse more likely. After all, these are just vehicles. However, the thing that chaps my @ss is that these justice systems out here on the left coast simply don't...
My FJ60 was stolen from out in front of my house several weeks ago. Last fall, after reading about all the thefts (I won't divulge all of my install details, other than to say - GPS tracker is your friend) I installed a GPS tracker. I got a motion alarm early one morning, which happens from...
Here's a thread from MUD (includes an awesome video of two dead cylinders brought back to life) of an FJ62 that was parked for a decade being brought to life. Lots of content on how he unstuck the valves.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/291k-mile-10-yr-parked-fj62-rescue.1205082/
You'll definitely be a metal repair guru when you're done. As for the engine, zero compression on 3 and 4 prolly means valves are stuck open. I'd think that unless the head gasket is totally blown out, you'd at least see a few PSI on cylinders with HG damage vs a big fat zero. Keep us posted...