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Hi Tercel4Wdrules,

I went through this same procedure last month. Chris mentions cleaning out the head bolt holes in the block. A Q-tip, tap, and compressed air went a long way towards this for me. I got a lot of gunk out with a tap:
http://files.photojerk.com/edetting/HeadAndCarb045.jpg

I first ...

So the blow-by gasses are pulled from the crankcase rather than pushed ? I didn't realize that. When the PCV hose is disconnected, it does blow some gasses out the valve so there has to be some pressure in the crankcase.

Oh well, there's still got to be lower pressure in the air filter where the ...

Thanks guys,

It still needs a little tweaking. When I drive it warm it revs high (~2000 RPM) when I come to a stop. "bliping" the throttle causes it to drop down to the correct RPM. I think I overtightened the throttle linkage.

ARCHINSTL: I think what you see as leading into a new hole in the ...

ARCHINSTL: 1) No special reason. I was just using the existing nuts and since they didn't have lock washers on the stock EGR I didn't use them on the block-off.
2) There are two breathers on the top of the valve-cover. In a stock setup, the back one runs into the air filter and the front one, with ...

I take it you do not have to worry about even lip service to emissions testing?
Not currently. In my state it depends on where you live. Heavily populated regions have emmissions requirements. If worst came to worst, I suppose I could reinstall the old carb before testing. There were very few ...

Well, it took awhile, but it's finished now.

Here's the before:
http://files.photojerk.com/edetting/HeadAndCarb002.jpg

The after:
http://files.photojerk.com/edetting/HeadAndCarb070.jpg

And the cause of the zero compression:
http://files.photojerk.com/edetting/HeadAndCarb038.jpg

I've got a ...

Joe: I have a house in Twisp, Wa - that's 100 or so mi south of you. I'm an Okanogan neighbor. :D

Twisp is the town just south of Winthrop (or Winthorp on the osoyoos.ca map)

Lots of snow now, but it is plenty hot in the summer.

Bought the Tercel 4WD for my girlfriend to get over the pass from ...

Canada != Australia. I'm not sure you understand hot, JOE.
That's for sure. It's like comparing winter in Australia to a Canadian winter. I took a surf trip to Australia in Dec & Jan a couple of years back and managed to kill two different cars due to overheating.

If you're changing all your ...

Hey GTSSportCoupe,

Do you know if that fuel inlet can be switched so it points to the passenger-side firewall instead of towards the head? It looks like the inlet's interchangeable with the plug, but I can't find any concrete information.

I mounted my pressure regulator on the firewall and the ...

Another advantage to a dual-purpose bike:

If you drop your street bike, you devalue it. If you drop your dual-purpose bike, you prove that you use it

I should probably say "when you drop your bike" because it'll happen.

Hey King,

If you're 6'3, you won't like the Rebel. I'm 6' even and my knees came above the gas tank on the Rebel I took my motorcycle test on (way back around '87).

I'm partial to Yamahas (had 6 so far), but I've long thought the Honda Nighthawks from the mid-80s were the best used bikes. They had ...

Oh bummer, I just went there yesterday or the day before.

I should have made a copy of the site - I could tell this was going to happen. And there was some good info there.

Great pics.

What plans do you have for this engine? Will you be porting the head and manifold?

Nice looking, I'll use the pics as reference when I put my carb in. Did you find the manual worth purchasing?

T-bone:

I got my Weber kit from these guys: http://webercarbsdirect.com/

Here's the actual kit for our cars: http://webercarbsdirect.com/inc/pdetail?v=1&pid=471

It arrived last week. I ...

I did a bunch of browsing, searching for info on regulators, etc.

This article was written for Rotary Mazdas but had some good info:
http://www.yawpower.com/fueldel.html

The regulator I liked best is called the "Filter King". It includes a filter and regulator in a single unit (and looks cool ...