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Awesome information. Thanks for all the help. As suggested, sounds like purchasing a used fender and parking light is the way to go. I was doing a search earlier and found this; https://www.autofitparts.com/fender-85- ... -terceltyt

Any thoughts on aftermarket vs original.

1986 Toyota Tercel Wagon 4wd - Gold color -
Unfortunately, my Tercel was hit by another car in the middle of the night, while parked. Fortunately the driver left their contact info and claimed they hit a patch of ice and ran into my parked Tercel. Anyways, I am looking to buy a replacement fender ...

Thanks for the responses. Hate to get rid of the car, but I just have too many cars and not enough room for them. $2200-2500 is pretty much what I was thinking the car was worth. May have to go the ebay route since I'm somewhat secluded up here in Montana...

I have a 1986 Tercel 4WD DL 6 speed for sale. This is a clean, rust-free,128000 original miles Montana car. The body is pretty much straight. There are a few minor door-dings, plus two minor dings on the hood of the car. The interior is very clean, only flaw being minor cracks in each of the front ...

Found the solution to the car not starting... the shaft in the distributor snapped right in half. Having run out of ideas, I ended up having the car towed to a local mechanic today and he discovered the broken shaft in the distributor. I have a source for a couple of used distributors for $50-60. Is ...

So are you saying that getting the water/anti-freeze out of the intake manifold cured the problem of the car not starting? If so, what causes water/anti-freeze to build up there.

I'm thinking timing belt also. I was told by previous owner that it "looked" to be in good shape when a new water pump was put on. Just wondering, how well can I examine the timing belt by just taking off the timing belt dust cover.

Put new spark plugs on this morning. Still no solution. Checked the sight glass on the carb, fuel level is 3/4 full. Not sure if that is too high or not. While inspecting the carb, noticed the choke side of the carb seems to be getting fuel, while the right barrel of the carb seems dry...

While ...

I'll replace the plugs tomorrow, they did look pretty fouled up. As far as the choke is concerned, my question is wouldn't the car sputter a little with the fuel or starting fluid I sprayed in the carb. or will a malfunctioning choke keep the car from sputtering at all.
As far as head gasket issues ...

Update,
I pulled a spark plug and plugged hole with my finger-test. My finger got popped out while cranking the engine over. Is this enough of a compression test, or do I need to check compression in all the plug holes.. Noticed that the spark plug itself appeared black with some build-up, and damp ...

When checking for spark, I took wire off plug, put the wire next to block, and had someone crank starter. I checked two wires and both wires gave off a pretty good spark. I just want to make sure the car isn't having a spark issue. Can I do any other spark test to rule out a spark related issue? As ...

New to forum, plus new 1986 Tercel 4wd Dx owner. Recently purchased a 1986 wagon with 123000 original miles. Car is in excellent condition, no rust,dents, tears... Anyways, after purchasing the car, the car started-ran-drove perfectly for a few days. Walk out one morning, start the car. The car ...