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by tooldudetool
Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:39 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: SOLD!!-86 Toyota Tercel 4wd wagon for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 1199

SOLD!!-86 Toyota Tercel 4wd wagon for sale

SOLD, SORRY! This car is located in Ferndale, WA just north of Bellingham. Manual Transmission, 6 speed (has an extra low gear in 4wd) 246,000 miles (odometer shows 307k, but it’s from a different car) I’m selling my Tercel 4x4 Wagon, it runs good, is clean inside and out, no rust (except for a ...
by tooldudetool
Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:20 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Looking for a luggage cover..I think thats what its called
Replies: 6
Views: 1923

Looking for a luggage cover..I think thats what its called

I'm looking for the retractable cover that fits in the back of the wagon between the two rear speakers. I think it's called a luggage cover. I need one in either blue or tan. Please let me know if you have one you would like to sell. Thanks!
by tooldudetool
Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:19 am
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Converting an auto trans to a stick shift - its possible!
Replies: 48
Views: 59219

2wagons, yeah, I had the front end up on jackstands, and the rear wheels up on ramps. It was kind of a tight squeeze once the tranny was down, but by rolling it on its side we could pull it out from underneath.
by tooldudetool
Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:04 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Converting an auto trans to a stick shift - its possible!
Replies: 48
Views: 59219

A gear oil pump? Brilliant!! Too bad I didn't know about it before.. Anyway, I appreciate all the positive feedback from everyone. Currently, I can't drive the tercel because one of the transaxle oil seals is leaking. So I would now add that to my list of things to replace while you've already got e...
by tooldudetool
Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:31 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: Converting an auto trans to a stick shift - its possible!
Replies: 48
Views: 59219

Converting an auto trans to a stick shift - its possible!

I posted my story about my horrible luck with my '83 tercel a few months ago...Long story short, I took the manual tranny out of my '83 and put it into my automatic '86. And it freakin worked! I knew it was supposed to be possible, but I am still blown away that I did it and nothing unfortunate happ...
by tooldudetool
Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:34 pm
Forum: Repair Guides
Topic: PDF Factory Manual
Replies: 15
Views: 10936

Okay, I figured out how to get the .pdf manual to download. I was having the same trouble that Lateer was having. I have a fast connection, but I couldn't get Acrobat to read the file. What I did was create my own html file with a link to www.tercel4wd.com/1985_Manual.pdf then opened it in IE and ri...
by tooldudetool
Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:59 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: I want a manual tercel body with no rust in WA!
Replies: 3
Views: 1751

Hooray, I found an '86 with a perfect rust free body, and a bad tranny. I bought it for $110. Score! Now I just have to swap the trannies...
by tooldudetool
Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Horrible luck with my 83 tercel wagon
Replies: 8
Views: 2911

Well I went ahead and bought the '86 automatic last week for $110! I think I got a great deal considering that the body is absolutely rust free. The engine has even compression in all the cylinders, and everything else seems to work fine too (there's a torn cv boot, but I'll probably have to pull th...
by tooldudetool
Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:46 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: I want a manual tercel body with no rust in WA!
Replies: 3
Views: 1751

Do you live in northwest Washington? Do you have a manual transmission tercel that doesn't run, but has a solid body? I want it! Preferably cheap! :D
I have an '83 that is rusted through, but still has a solid engine/tranny.
by tooldudetool
Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Has anyone converted an auto tranny to manual?
Replies: 3
Views: 1396

I'm curious to know if anyone has converted an automatic transmission to a manual one. The body on my manual '83 tercel has rusted through, but the engine is still good. I've found an auto '86 with a dead tranny that I was wondering if I could swap the engine and manual tranny into. Has anyone done ...
by tooldudetool
Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: Horrible luck with my 83 tercel wagon
Replies: 8
Views: 2911

I live in Bellingham, WA, and yes I know I messed up by not examining the car thoroughly enough. I found someone with an '86 Tercel with a bad tranny for sale cheap, but it's an automatic, and I assume that is a pain to convert (installing the clutch especially), so I'll keep looking for a stick shi...
by tooldudetool
Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Horrible luck with my 83 tercel wagon
Replies: 8
Views: 2911

I've been looking for an old Tercel 4WD wagon for awhile, and I finally found one three days ago. It's a 1983 6-speed manual 4WD wagon. It drove fine, was pretty clean and had many newer parts. There was some rust around the rear of the car because it originally came from the midwest where the roads...