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#11 1984 “Red” Bought this from Tercel buddy for 100.00. Had bad clutch and engine that knocked till hot. Also bought engine for 100.00 from same guy. Swapped engine, replaced bad timing belt, bad fuel pump, bad rear axles (bearings), tires, wipers, front brake pads, postitive cable end, thermostat,...

Oh yeah, the hot fly for us was size 6 black Doc Spratley. Had to drag behind boat. Too hard to cast in wind.

First went to Sheridan in 1974 when I was nineteen with aunt and uncle. Been back 16 times since, last 5 years in a row. Big lake, big fish (3-5 lbs common) . This trip was cold wet and very windy most of the time. Was in a ten foot rowboat fighting two foot waves for hours on end. Caught some fish....

Traveled to Sheridan Lake, British Columbia to fish last week. About 8 miles before 100 Mile House I spotted several 4WD Tercels sitting in someones yard on the west side of the road (97) just before the Sheridan turnoff (24).

you can see the rows on the side of the radiator single | | double | | | has a center divider head gasket leak can be difficult to nail down compression test will not always catch it slow loss of water is not for sure because it may be leaking at a non head gasket or something white smoke out of the...

I start with the cheap stuff cap first then thermostat i have had problems with both on several Tercels usually the waterpump starts dripping out the weep hole when it begins to go bad Non of the 11 tercels i have played with ever had a waterpump that caused the over heating a slowly or occaisionall...

i have driven several cars short distances with the battery removed "after" engine is running. but recently found out its not a good idea i hear the alternator output increases dramatically when the battery is out (thinks it needs to charge something) and the extra output can damage electr...

the flasher unit is usually on the left side of the steering column and every original equipment flasher i have seen has been green
should be able to get at it from under dash but it is tucked away
i do not think removing instrument cluster will help

i always fill using the aft passenger side hole (remove plug with 24mm or 15/16" wrench) i think the FSM says to fill here its hard to bend the hose into the hole i used some pipe fittings i had lying around to make a sharp turn (no throat radius) 90 deg elbow i think its 1/4 pipe it fits snug ...

i would use the dowel on the wrist pin area inside the piston
or on the rod end flat spot next to stud
not much surface there

something has to be wedged in there or the rod end is trapped between crank and block
you should be able to twist and push it up (use a long wood dowel) once it is untrapped
you will not be able to twist it from top side (head removed)

not sure what you mean by jammed? i assume you are working from underneath with oil pan removed crank is in place kinda tight in there cant get a grip on the #4 rod did the crank get turned a bit wedging the rod against it and the block are you still trying to twist the rod and piston assy so it wil...

Seems like the more worn a key is the more likely it will work in other tercels. i have several keys that seem to be universal. if you find a tercel wagon or tercel hatchback at wrecking yard that has the ignition and door locks but no ignition key you can use one of those universal keys tempoarily ...

4wdchico wrote: . My heavy artillery gasket sealer is Permatex #2 non-hardening sealer. I have never had it leak, amazing stuff. As with any sealer, don't overdo it.

thats the stuff i use

i have found sometimes that replacing the "O" rings is not enough
they leak for some reason
so i have had to take it apart and put it back together with sealant added
this has happened several times so now i goop 'em up everytime