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by danieldialtone
Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:41 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Extreamly LOUD uper engine noise.
Replies: 15
Views: 3672

Extreamly LOUD uper engine noise.

I am looking at an 86 Terrel 4wd and it has a very loud clacking in the back of the head around cyl 4/ fuel pump area. almost a defining clack almost like an old Detroit diesel injector noise. bad valve? bad valve spring? the valves don't seem to be out of adjustment. Its not a piston rod. its defin...
by danieldialtone
Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Anyone done any towing?
Replies: 2
Views: 1856

Anyone done any towing?

Just curious about what it takes when towing something with the Tercel. Would U-haul install a hitch? Im interested in towing a small camper trailer
or a pop-up tent trailer.
by danieldialtone
Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Prospective T4WD owner in Montana...
Replies: 13
Views: 3203

Re: Prospective T4WD owner in Montana...

Hey Im from Helena!
by danieldialtone
Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:50 am
Forum: Forum Talk
Topic: I got all the bells and whistles (literally)
Replies: 2
Views: 8775

Re: I got all the bells and whistles (literally)

Yeah I have no intention of using the siren on any roadway. That's only for off road show off stuff. Its not worth risking getting a ticket over. I'm even careful using the railroad bell.
by danieldialtone
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:45 pm
Forum: Forum Talk
Topic: I got all the bells and whistles (literally)
Replies: 2
Views: 8775

I got all the bells and whistles (literally)

So a friend of mine a while back gave me an old box (probably from the 80s) that came out of a firetruck. So it has a siren, a PA system and an electronic air horn on it.. So I installed it. Next thing I found browsing through a thrift store in Tennessee while I was on my trip down there, I found a ...
by danieldialtone
Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many miles do you average per tank?
Replies: 35
Views: 9721

Re: How many miles do you average per tank?

I have never figured out how many miles I can get once the light comes on but I do remember one time the light came on and I was at around 290 or 300 miles and that was driving mixed highway and in town while babying the gas pedal. Now on the other hand, running 75+ MPH over mountain passes in Monta...
by danieldialtone
Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:02 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: When should the timing belt be replaced?
Replies: 7
Views: 2856

When should the timing belt be replaced?

I think mine has been replaced once and I have 191,000 miles on my car. When I went to replace my water pump I noticed that the timing belt had cracks on the outside. But the inside of it looks fine. I will be replacing it soon but just curious on how often they should be replaced. And is the 3ac an...
by danieldialtone
Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many miles do you average per tank?
Replies: 35
Views: 9721

How many miles do you average per tank?

I fill mine up when it gets to about 1/4 and that's usually about 210 or so. Just curious the maximum amount of miles you would get out of one whole tank
by danieldialtone
Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:29 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Anyone have these kinda of rims?
Replies: 2
Views: 1088

Re: Anyone have these kinda of rims?

Man those look real nice! I like those so much better then the white ones with the small plastic hubcap in the middle.
by danieldialtone
Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:43 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Anyone have these kinda of rims?
Replies: 2
Views: 1088

Anyone have these kinda of rims?

Anyone have them for sale or trade? I am in Tennessee and make trips to Pennsylvania often so if there is anyone around this area with these rims for sale or trade let me know. heres the link to the photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=619&tbm=isch&am...
by danieldialtone
Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:21 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: misc. parts for '84 T4WD SR5, near Seattle, WA
Replies: 3
Views: 1769

Re: misc. parts for '84 T4WD SR5, near Seattle, WA

Does the tape deck work? Mine broke and I want to keep the originality of my Tercel. Most of my tunes are on cassette tape. I have no intention of upgrading to a cd or ipod
by danieldialtone
Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:08 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: tercel wagon having lack of power and hesitating.
Replies: 3
Views: 1503

Re: tercel wagon having lack of power and hesitating.

dlb. what i mean by the cherry bomb glasspacks is when i press on the gas sometimes it get really loud but when i let off it sounds normal again. it does not allways do that. i know there is a leak before the catalytic converter and i was thinking that may have something to do with that. but the noi...
by danieldialtone
Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:16 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: tercel wagon having lack of power and hesitating.
Replies: 3
Views: 1503

tercel wagon having lack of power and hesitating.

My 1985 tercel wagon has been kinda sluggish and has been hesitant when you hit the gas and does not seem like it has had the power that it should have. also when you accelerate it sometimes sounds like its got one of those cherry bomb glasspacks on it and i want to fix that too. maybe its a muffler...
by danieldialtone
Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:48 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Is there a link between running rough and being low on oil?
Replies: 1
Views: 914

Is there a link between running rough and being low on oil?

My car was running real rough and then i checked the oil and it was real low so i put more in and it was running alot better. I also found a vacuum leak and put that hose back on and it was running better then ever. was it the vacuum leak or the low oil or both? the vacuum line went to the dist. and...