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Hello, and YES! it was the fuel filter (suggested by irowiki. dlb, petros, Mark and others...) or at least after changing out the filter (thanks for instructions dlb!) it is charging up the hills of I-90 at 70 mph where before it was certain to sputter and die. Now I can get the 300k out of "Stealth ...

Very much obliged for this reply... George is going to hit that first thing tomorrow a.m. He said he's going to feel very stupid (not exactly his words) if that is the solution... and a very simple fix, at that.
...to be continued!

Hello and thank you for the advice!!! In my first message I forgot to say that George (mechanic hubby) had changed the spark plugs and checked the wires with his nifty ohm meter. He replaced the distributor cap with one from a parts car (I know, we should just get a new one from Napa next time we ...

i read #6 and it doesn't cover this problem: my '85 tercel starts and runs great in the a.m. going to work, around town, etc. but on the way home it will sputter, chug, and DIE! I've never had a tercel do this, and I've been driving them since '89! We've checked the vacuum lines, replaced the fuel ...

Thanks for the suggestion... we're also working on getting slightly used studded tires on it, now that it has finally snowed in w. MT. I'll see what the mounts look like...

Thanks for the links, and suggestions dlb... I'll spend some time researching these leads in the morning...

Re: shifting into 4wd and steering problems
Sent: Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:44 am
by CraZ4Tercels

Your suggestions are much appreciated--the gear ratio test sounds like something I can do! I'll need to have a real mechanic look at the suspension.

Okay, I'll read some more and learn how to get to the main ...