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by tercle
Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: What fluid is best for Power Steering ?
Replies: 1
Views: 3584

What fluid is best for Power Steering ?

Is DEXRON VI recommended to use for power steering fluid on my 1985 Tercel?
by tercle
Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle
Replies: 9
Views: 1514

Re: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle

Thanks, MrWrench. I figured out it was a 30a maxifuse for the radiator fan and a relay for the ignition. Mattel: I like the idea of an immobilizer. Maybe a small explosive device under the dash to remove the lower legs of the next idiot. There are a lot of people in this state I would love to immobi...
by tercle
Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle
Replies: 9
Views: 1514

Re: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle

Good idea, but I was thinking of a bear trap, or...
snakes!

:twisted:
by tercle
Sun Oct 30, 2022 1:12 pm
Forum: General
Topic: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle
Replies: 9
Views: 1514

Re: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle

Looks like the only thing they took from the fuse box was the ignition relay and cover. I got a Echlin AR355 from NAPA and it fired right up! I am so lucky right now, I am going to buy a lottery ticket or something. I thing it looks like a Jack o'lantern on the flatbed. -------- cropped_20221028_195...
by tercle
Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle
Replies: 9
Views: 1514

FOUND my Favorite Tercel SR5 - Update on stolen vehicle

Two weeks later, they found it and I got it towed home to West Seattle The ignition relay is missing and maybe another one or two. They took the cover to the fuse box and the battery (it didn't fit right anyway) Is there a diagram showing the location of the relays and fuses in the 85 FSM? Or, can s...
by tercle
Fri Oct 21, 2022 11:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: Lost my favorite Tercel SR5 in Seattle
Replies: 5
Views: 766

Re: Lost my favorite Tercel SR5 in Seattle

If you buy a Tercel wagon someday and there's an idiot light next to the TEMP gauge that comes on at about 60 percent hot, that's my car.
by tercle
Sun Oct 16, 2022 8:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Lost my favorite Tercel SR5 in Seattle
Replies: 5
Views: 766

Re: Lost my favorite Tercel SR5 in Seattle

It's on its way on the back of a truck like Pee Wee's bike by now.
by tercle
Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Lost my favorite Tercel SR5 in Seattle
Replies: 5
Views: 766

Lost my favorite Tercel SR5 in Seattle

1985 Gold Tercel SR5 Wagon (with front seats from the Deluxe model)
Stolen around 8pm about a block from Seattle Central College.
It's likely gone forever, but please let me know if you see it.

APJ8213 WA License Plate
by tercle
Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: Tires for 13 inch wheels
Replies: 2
Views: 676

Re: Tires for 13 inch wheels

I didn't think of Amazon. Hmm.
by tercle
Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tires for 13 inch wheels
Replies: 2
Views: 676

Tires for 13 inch wheels

I used the 175/70R13 Altimax tires years ago and then switched to Altimax RT43 when they were discontinued. The Altimax RT43 in that size has been on back-order at Dontcount Tire for months and Tire Sack says "Special/Closeout, 2 in stock" Is General Tire discontinuing the Altimax RT43 in ...
by tercle
Fri Mar 22, 2019 4:59 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Cooling system purge on a 96 Corolla
Replies: 4
Views: 1579

Re: Cooling system purge on a 96 Corolla

Cool. Thanks.
by tercle
Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:01 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Cooling system purge on a 96 Corolla
Replies: 4
Views: 1579

Re: Cooling system purge on a 96 Corolla

I meant a way to purge air out of the cylinder head. On our cars, a good start is do that thing with removing the hose from the Upward-facing heater core tube and add coolant and let coolant and bubbles overflow from that tube (with the car parked so the top of the heater core tube is lower than the...
by tercle
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Cooling system purge on a 96 Corolla
Replies: 4
Views: 1579

Cooling system purge on a 96 Corolla

I am replacing the radiator on my brother's new 1996 Corolla DX. It has a 7AGE engine, but I have no experience on these modern transverse engine setups. I plan to replace the thermostat and coolant too. Is a 180 degree thermostat stock for a 1.8L with automatic transmission and Federal-Canada emiss...
by tercle
Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:18 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Removing inner tie rod
Replies: 5
Views: 2184

Re: Removing inner tie rod

ARCHINSTL wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:49 pm viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3171&hilit=tie+rod
Read ALL, but scroll down a bit.
Tom M.
It makes more sense now. Thanks.
Parts should arrive around the 30th, so I hope to do this (weather permitting) the first weekend of November.
by tercle
Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Removing inner tie rod
Replies: 5
Views: 2184

Removing inner tie rod

Do you just use one wrench to unscrew the inner tie rod end, or do you need to use a second wrench or some other tool to hold the steering rack while unscrewing it? I've seen a few things on the Internet that seem to show that you just unscrew it without the rack being supported and I can't find any...