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by dlb
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Bolt ID Question
Replies: 11
Views: 544

Re: Bolt ID Question

Years ago, I bought a six-point (rather than the more common 12 point) socket just for this job. No problems since. I think it was Tom here who ground his 6-point socket down so there was no chamfer on it, just because the fill plugs are so short. I've never needed to go that far but I've always re...
by dlb
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Bolt ID Question
Replies: 11
Views: 544

Re: Bolt ID Question

So this has happened to me before and today it happened again. I was replacing the torn CV axle boots on my drive axles on my '81 Tercel and I decided to change the gear oil in the differential. I tried to take the filling plug out using a pipe extension on my socket wrench and a hammer, but as usu...
by dlb
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: New member and more importantly car in Australia
Replies: 2
Views: 456

Re: New member and more importantly car in Australia

Welcome to the forum, CrownDeluxe! I hope you get around to posting pics of your car, the Aussie models always seemed to have more cool options than the North American models did.
by dlb
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 85 SR5 3ac cylinder head, possibly passenger fender
Replies: 3
Views: 281

Re: 85 SR5 3ac cylinder head, possibly passenger fender

Welcome to the forum, Bugalona. I prefer this place for getting good technical advice from serious Tercel enthusiasts, but the Facebook group is a better resource for parts hunting because it's much more active, with many more members. So if you're on fb I would ask there. Good luck!
by dlb
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 1985 tercel windshield BC Canada
Replies: 2
Views: 592

Re: 1985 tercel windshield BC Canada

I'm in BC too. I looked all across Canada last year with little luck, and the few places I found that had them wouldn't ship them. In the end I found a place in Washington state that had them so I drove down and bought one, then brought it home and had it installed here (if my windshield frame wasn'...
by dlb
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OEM Shock Replacement
Replies: 4
Views: 305

Re: OEM Shock Replacement

rer233 wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:50 pm FWD has struts in the rear...
Oooohh right. Sorry, disregard what I said about the rear shocks. It's a similar job to the fronts.
by dlb
Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OEM Shock Replacement
Replies: 4
Views: 305

Re: OEM Shock Replacement

Replacing the rear shocks is really easy, it's just two 12 mm nuts on top and a 14 mm bolt down below. The fronts aren't hard to do, you can absolutely do it in your driveway, but you need spring compressors and have to remove the steering knuckle (or that's how I do it anyway). If you've never done...
by dlb
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Where's the Horn?
Replies: 3
Views: 369

Re: Where's the Horn?

It's behind the left (driver side) headlight. You have to remove the grill and headlight trim to access it, which sounds like a PITA but it's actually not bad. I replaced one on a rust bucket not too long ago and it didn't take long.
by dlb
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: LED backup light
Replies: 4
Views: 282

Re: LED backup light

Hmm. My guess would be that my LED bulbs are perhaps wired opposite to yours? I'm assuming all LED bulbs come from places with little to no quality control so maybe it might be a tossup as to whether a bulb will work out of the box. FYI, these are the ones I bought: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07GTL2Z...
by dlb
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: LED backup light
Replies: 4
Views: 282

Re: LED backup light

No, an LED backup bulb should work just fine. I recently swapped in a super bright one, no issues at all with it. Do you have a few other known good LED bulbs you can test it with?
by dlb
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Distributor sitting for years at shop
Replies: 9
Views: 897

Re: Distributor sitting for years at shop

From my experiences, I suspect that the cause of the distributor advance diaphragms rotting is largely engine oil contamination from a leaking distributor o-ring. The oil runs down the dizzy and leaks into the advance unit and breaks down the diaphragm material. I've noticed that the tercels I've ha...
by dlb
Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Distributor sitting for years at shop
Replies: 9
Views: 897

Re: Distributor sitting for years at shop

Did you get the distributor? How much was it? Are the vacuum advance diaphragms in good shape? Dizzy's are one of the spare parts I particularly like to keep around. Lots of little components in there that can fail so it's nice to be able to swap a known good one in and rule it out as the issue when...
by dlb
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Stock vs. Weber
Replies: 31
Views: 3820

Re: Stock vs. Weber

Welcome, SR5. This forum isn't as active as it used to be so I'm not confident you will find anyone here with experience completely removing all the emissions stuff from the stock carb. I know that some other non-current users here did so in the past though so I recommend searching here to find thos...
by dlb
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pulse pump missing? Smog issue
Replies: 12
Views: 887

Re: Pulse pump missing? Smog issue

it says the AS system supplies filtered air to the cat to aid in burning HC and CO. I would just find a used air filter housing that has the correct AS stuff on it (remember there are a few versions -- Federal and California, and they are different) and swap it in. Whoops, I was mistaken here. I di...
by dlb
Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Flywheel for 3ac??
Replies: 1
Views: 369

Re: Flywheel for 3ac??

I don't believe the flywheels for 3E engines will work for ours but I'm not positive. If your FWD hatchback is automatic, it won't have a flywheel. I think the best option would be to buy a used one from someone here or on the fb group and get it machined. No shims are required for that, I have had ...