Matt, have you seen this one? Been on gum tree for a long time now.
Hi jony, Yes - That one was on here for a while when the present owner bought it and drove it from SA. viewtopic.php?t=10427
This one has the same paint and trim colour as my last departed one but no AC or sunroof sadly. It would just make me miss my old one so much! I'd like to get one again but my corolla 4wd is so much more quiet on the highway and tows my caravan so I probably wont change back unless this unicorn rare immaculate gunmetal 1987 tercel SR5 with black interior comes up on the market sometime
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88 Corolla 4wd Wagon 5speed, All power options, Fact Sunroof, Diff Lock, 14" SX Alloys, Hankook Tyres, 4afe, King Springs, Upgraded Headlights, Full Synth oils, Tow Bar, 210,000kms
Mattel wrote:I just want to save all the Tercel 4wds
I must concur with this statement we should save the Tercels I myself have never been much of a political man and I don't agree with nor do I trust any political party
i will find a tercel in a music video
That's my new goal
Mattel wrote:I just want to save all the Tercel 4wds
I must concur with this statement we should save the Tercels I myself have never been much of a political man and I don't agree with nor do I trust any political party
It seems to be something we do around here every so ofthen is to have a big debate about politics and then go back to talking about cars. No hard feelings and if anything helps to clear the air a little - everyone gets a say and then get back to the important stuff like head gaskets and stuff
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My tercel:: 1983, DLX 4wd wagon with 4.1 manual gearbox, tow bar). Manual steering. 313,000 kms. Tercel 4WD SR5, 1987, 500,000kms. Other car - 2003 Rav4, AWD, 2l manual, Peugeot 407 Diesel (93,000 miles) in Ireland for use when on holiday there.
I agree too. Get things off your chest and we get to compare your situations with ours. At the end of the day we can't really do anything about it. Let's share infos to keep those Tercels going and from the scrap heap. Mine is getting new tinted windows tomorrow. I can't believe I haven't done it before. A guy saw my Tercel in the car park and wanted to buy it. He said that it would look very nice with tinted windows. So I'm taking his advice.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson - The Dalai Lama
My tercel:: 1983, DLX 4wd wagon with 4.1 manual gearbox, tow bar). Manual steering. 313,000 kms. Tercel 4WD SR5, 1987, 500,000kms. Other car - 2003 Rav4, AWD, 2l manual, Peugeot 407 Diesel (93,000 miles) in Ireland for use when on holiday there.
Atoyta, I did the conversion on my Tercel. I replaced mine with one from a 4AC engine (Corolla AE80 or AE82 I think). If nobody responds with a thread I will write something up for you and include some photos. Is yours fitted with a single vacuum advance canister?
When you lose, don't lose the lesson - The Dalai Lama
I'm convinced that the two-party system is what's really wrong with America. We are such a diverse nation, all of us immigrants, that two buckets of ideology cannot hope to contain the full breadth of ideas and beliefs of our population.
As the first country to dedicate lands for a national park, I'm amazed that we don't have a stronger green party. The way manufacturing is going, I'm shocked there isn't a labor party, etc., etc.
Depending on how the primary shakes out, this year may be the last that I affiliate myself with one of The Big Two.
The Professor wrote:I'm convinced that the two-party system is what's really wrong with America. We are such a diverse nation, all of us immigrants, that two buckets of ideology cannot hope to contain the full breadth of ideas and beliefs of our population.
As the first country to dedicate lands for a national park, I'm amazed that we don't have a stronger green party. The way manufacturing is going, I'm shocked there isn't a labor party, etc., etc.
all north American Tercel already had the electronic ignition, so there was no need to make a thread on the topic. Though one would be welcome for our fellow overseas Tercelanaughts.
The same electronic distributor that comes in the 4ac in the corolla fits right into the 3ac mount, it is what we got in North America. It has the built-in coil, pick-up and CD ignition all in one unit. there is a simple two wire connection on the distributor, one is for 12v (from the ignition switch), the other contact is the signal for the tachometer, if you are so equipped. It should be an easy swap out.
My tercel:: 1983, DLX 4wd wagon with 4.1 manual gearbox, tow bar). Manual steering. 313,000 kms. Tercel 4WD SR5, 1987, 500,000kms. Other car - 2003 Rav4, AWD, 2l manual, Peugeot 407 Diesel (93,000 miles) in Ireland for use when on holiday there.
In Oz, the 4AC distributor doesn't have a built-in coil. So try to get one that's fitted with a coil. If not you will have to replace the coil as well. You won't need the resistor that is fitted to the 3AC coil. Also the electrical plug that connects the coil to the dizzy is different on the 4AC. I just cut it off and solder the 2 wires directly to the ones from the coil. Let me know if you need photos to help you.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson - The Dalai Lama
all north American Tercel already had the electronic ignition, so there was no need to make a thread on the topic.
My 83 has a points distributor, it may be a Canada car. Time to troll the junkyards, thanks for the info guys.
that's really weird. i've never seen or heard of anyone else here in canada or the US having a second gen tercel with a points distributor. yours is a real anomaly.
perhaps Toyota was using old points distributor parts to unload them on the cars they sent down under (likely since the regulations allowed it).
There have been other members, I think one in India, that also had an old points type distributor, I may have seen it in a forum member's car from England as well.
The rest of the world got the electric ignition. It is a fairly easy swap I am sure.
My tercel:: 1983, DLX 4wd wagon with 4.1 manual gearbox, tow bar). Manual steering. 313,000 kms. Tercel 4WD SR5, 1987, 500,000kms. Other car - 2003 Rav4, AWD, 2l manual, Peugeot 407 Diesel (93,000 miles) in Ireland for use when on holiday there.
Very easy. The only part that was confusing was due to the 3AC dizzy having only one vacuum advance canister whereas the 4AC dizzy has 2 vac canisters. The top one is connected to the base of the carbie (same as the 3AC dizzy) and the bottom one to the intake manifold (thanks again dlb). There's a tube already from the intake manifold to the TVSV. I cut that tube and inserted a tee.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson - The Dalai Lama