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by deejay1272
Wed May 28, 2014 12:54 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: New TVSV for sale
Replies: 6
Views: 1933

New TVSV for sale

Hi gang, It's been a long while since I've posted because, sadly, I sold my Tercel back about 6 months ago. Now I have one last part floating around that I thought I'd offer up: a new TVSV! I paid 4doorVIP $70 for the part back about 8-9 months ago and I never used it. If someone sends me $40, then ...
by deejay1272
Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:43 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: Selling my Tercel
Replies: 5
Views: 2089

Re: Selling my Tercel

Sold.

Thanks to all you tinkerers and thinkers for all your help over the years. It's been a fun journey.

I'll try to drop by from te to time to keep tabs on you all.

Cheers
Dan
by deejay1272
Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: Selling my Tercel
Replies: 5
Views: 2089

Re: Selling my Tercel

Why are you selling it? Does the AC work? Also is the transmission still working fine? You referenced issues that were fixed by changing the fluid. No AC so that's a non-issue. Only selling because I don't drive it enough. I've only put ~10k miles on it since Oct. 2009 when I bought it. The transmi...
by deejay1272
Sun Sep 08, 2013 4:50 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: Selling my Tercel
Replies: 5
Views: 2089

Selling my Tercel

Hi everyone,

The time has come to sell my wagon (for real this time). Please see my ad on the Portland, OR Craigslist:

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/4054360396.html


Thanks,
Dan
by deejay1272
Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:31 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb
Replies: 13
Views: 29771

Re: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb

I'm going to take the car in today or tomorrow to get it smog tested. I'll follow up on this post to complete the loop and let you all know if it worked or not. Boom. Passed the emissions test. It may be a good idea to sticky this thread for others that pursue the Weber carb solution to simplify fu...
by deejay1272
Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:11 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb
Replies: 13
Views: 29771

Re: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb

did you get the EGR to stop opening on idle while still connected to the EGR port? Turns out that the idle was set all weird so that was causing improper vacuum all over the place. Once I smoothed it out by resetting idle, things cleared up nicely! and pics!! i'm very excited about this. I thought ...
by deejay1272
Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:55 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb
Replies: 13
Views: 29771

Re: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb

Thanks for the thoughts, DLB. Ok - I've completed my custom EGR solution and my Terc seems to be running pretty well near perfectly. Here are the images from page 108 of the FSM that show you how to hook up your EGR system with a WEBER carb. It's really quite easy to do. There are a few checks that ...
by deejay1272
Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:22 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Custom EGR System with Weber Carb
Replies: 13
Views: 29771

Custom EGR System with Weber Carb

Hi Everyone, I've been busy working up a solution that will allow me to run a WEBER 32/36 carb WITH the existing EGR system in order to help me pass smog tests. So far I'm really close to a complete solution (with big thanks to DLB for his support over PM). I've hooked up my EGR system in line with ...
by deejay1272
Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:15 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Vacuum advance and ignition questions
Replies: 21
Views: 7234

Re: Vacuum advance and ignition questions

Regarding routing, the upper port with a brass restriction on it (might be hard to see in place—use a small camera to take a pic of each port and compare) goes to the HAC. if you don't have HAC, just plug this port for now. the other upper port goes to manifold vacuum, and the lower port goes to po...
by deejay1272
Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM
Replies: 6
Views: 2942

Re: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM

The Seafoam seems to have eliminated the small amount of smoke I was seeing when I revved the engine. Nice little $10 fix!


Stay tuned for a custom EGR mod that I'm working on with DLB at the moment. I'm planning to rig up a smog-able Weber carb solution. Should be interesting...
by deejay1272
Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:17 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM
Replies: 6
Views: 2942

Re: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM

dlb wrote: add a half a can of seafoam to the engine oil and run it for one or two tanks of gas and then change the oil and filter.
Is there a SeaFoam product that is used as an engine oil additive? I thought this stuff was only used as a fuel additive.
by deejay1272
Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:11 am
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM
Replies: 6
Views: 2942

Re: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM

Thanks for the input, guys. I'm starting to think that whatever I'm experiencing isn't that big of a deal given that my last compression test showed excellent results. I did a test back in 2010 and my results were in the 180-190 psi range (I have the higher-pressure 3A-S engine). Yes, that was ~3 ye...
by deejay1272
Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:08 am
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Blue-ish smoke at high RPM
Replies: 6
Views: 2942

Blue-ish smoke at high RPM

Hey everyone, It's been a long time since I've posted, but I have a question that I'd like to run by some of the experts. When I rev the engine I'm seeing some bluish smoke that leads me to believe that I'm starting to burn a little oil. Does this imply that I need to address something as major as p...
by deejay1272
Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:27 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: Considering selling my 1985 SR5
Replies: 11
Views: 3525

Re: Considering selling my 1985 SR5

Hey DLB -- I've always had a little Honda Civic as the primary car. Not totally sure what I'll use for camping/forest service roads when I go out for an adventure, but I know I can't justify keeping the Tercel while I'm putting less than 5k miles on it per year!
by deejay1272
Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:26 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: Considering selling my 1985 SR5
Replies: 11
Views: 3525

Considering selling my 1985 SR5

I'm barely putting any miles on mine, so I thought I'd post here before putting anything up on Craigslist. No leaks, great condition, fading paint on roof/hood, 4WD works great, starts right up, 235,000 miles, original transmission (fluids changed twice since 2009), newer engine (PO replaced the 3A ...