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by badmechanic
Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:29 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb
Replies: 14
Views: 4024

pics soon
by badmechanic
Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:53 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: COLOR-CODED FEDERAL VACUUM DIAGRAMS : HOOD AND FSM (BOTH)
Replies: 8
Views: 16198

OMG the second one is super close to mine, close enough for me to hook up
by badmechanic
Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:46 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: 1983 Federal Emission Control Diagram and Question
Replies: 9
Views: 4143

i couldn't get pic to come up
by badmechanic
Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:45 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb
Replies: 14
Views: 4024

that little vac senor looking thing that says gas f. whats that mine only has one line coming out of it, which has a lot to do with not getting the vacs right...as for intake and exhaust, new gasket....felt like lead to me. umm broke camera takin pictures =( but neighbor hehe maybe she'll lemme use it
by badmechanic
Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:41 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb
Replies: 14
Views: 4024

One of those ports is the R port that goes to the vac modulator for the EGR...if you have the EGR (if it works) hooked up to one of the full vac ports that might explain things? The R port only activates above idle. Since you rebuilt the carb and redid the vac lines...I'd have to assume you've got ...
by badmechanic
Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:20 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb
Replies: 14
Views: 4024

wow thanks peter, that must have taken quite some time to write up, so thank you for that. i had a dream lastnight. was strange but to the point, the dream was about a bad valve guide. i'd still get good compression with a bad guide right? and smoke? possibly gas smellin due to the extra oil in the ...
by badmechanic
Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:36 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb
Replies: 14
Views: 4024

I've gotten as far as the vacuum diagrams go, yesterday when i made the change, part of it was looping 2 vacs to skip a switch for?? either way none of the vac switches are hooked up on the car, so i believe even the computer if it has one is out of the equasion. as for vac diagram, like i said, non...
by badmechanic
Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:01 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb
Replies: 14
Views: 4024

Its me again, Margret---fixin this carb

Hellos and Salutations! From your favorite bad mechanic, a new and lustrous ordeal has commenced! Ok so if you remember my poor lil' toyota, its an 83 6 spd, *replaced engine* Right on! ok cool so works pretty well, but started smoking and has foul exhaust smell. I have looked and looked for a vacuu...
by badmechanic
Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:59 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: i think its vacuum related but.....
Replies: 18
Views: 6293

more so

ok so neonsport said to take it to the guys at toyota (he/she lives near where i reside atm) and i took it to the end of my driveway (bout 200 ft) and back to the parking spot i went! so now i can only think, pictures, and maybe video. where oh where can i upload my files, regualdless of size. i hav...
by badmechanic
Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:38 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: i think its vacuum related but.....
Replies: 18
Views: 6293

I also

I also noticed that on my (i replaced the current engine in the car, i have one on the ground.) other engine, that TDC and the cam being lined up properly, that the pully again points to way after tdc i'm gonna look at this more
by badmechanic
Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:00 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: i think its vacuum related but.....
Replies: 18
Views: 6293

maybe?

is it possible the pickup coil( i'm hearing from my neighbor the pickup coil is under the plate in the distributer) is causing the fully problem, and would it cause the balancer to break along they key way? I have had a similar problem, but with a ford, the whole sleeve broke on the balancer then, a...
by badmechanic
Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: i think its vacuum related but.....
Replies: 18
Views: 6293

timing

I checked the timing belt in this order: I took off necessary items (ex. water pump pulley, belt, etc..) When i took off the Balancer, I noticed it had cracked along the key way, but I have another. With the timing cover off, I the balancer on and used it to turn the engine with my hands (both slide...
by badmechanic
Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:55 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: i think its vacuum related but.....
Replies: 18
Views: 6293

Whats this???

OK new things happening for my Tercel, today i was checking the timing belt(its new and in good position) and i happened to notice that the sleeve on the balancer was cracked, I think it broke because of the engine running so bad. I also noticed that when the engine is at TDC, the timing pointer is ...
by badmechanic
Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:10 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: How's your bushings?
Replies: 37
Views: 11345

Dem Bushings

Ok so i have looked and looked and looked for those bushings, what are their name, and where can i get them at? i have looked at every parts store, had the guys look and bring the wrong parts to me every time...so please help! And yer bushings are still there? 83 tercel sr5 wagon and yeah 6 spd Plea...
by badmechanic
Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:30 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: i think its vacuum related but.....
Replies: 18
Views: 6293

...

ok i've tested and done everything everyone has suggested, is it time for 12-guage?