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Wow! Again interesting mod work. This info may come handy to all who want to use 4A-FE as a start point for their engine builds. Is 200mm flywheel possible to use also with Tercel 4wd? Or is it only suitable for your 1st gen Tercel gearbox? if anyone wants to do a 4afe swap, just use the tercel fly...

Had the turbo checked out at a shop. All the seals were there, and while he did mention the gap in the dynamic seal on the exhaust side was a bit big (the "seal" is just a tiny piston ring), he didnt recommend changing it. I think all my oil issues came from having a bad oil drain angle, a...

sr5's were manual only as well.

BL8R29 wrote: ↑Thu May 18, 2023 8:50 am
On startup definitely…

Sometimes randomly more than other times while driving

Green antifreeze

are you losing coolant?

Thanks! To clarify the strange smell and white smoke im smelling is from the exhaust.. Any idea the name of / brand of the nonthreaded compression test? does it smoke cold, warm, all the time, first start up...? are you running water or antifreeze? ive got this one. https://www.harborfreight.com/co...

I swear I smell water in my exhaust and I think I see it coming out of my oil cap when I open the oil cap with the motor running but I really do not have intrusion into my oil so it’s super trippy just trying to figure out the best way to diagnose.. I tested the coolant with the blue liquid stuff a...

i may pick one up as well. 20% off 125+, ship to home. if i dont use it on a 2nd gen, the turbo tercel may benefit from an all aluminum rad.

I'm not sure exactly what month the diff ratios change in 1985. Worth doing some research on here. yea I have heard about that before, i have this cart in rockauto now, any idea? seems to be the same part number but different description. https://tercel4wd.com/forums/download/file.php?mode=view&...

how did you set preload on the front wheel bearings? Aww yeah so, those things of course are like most toyota non sealed bearings, and fun to put together. I have an og print of the haynes manual that mentioned its similar to setting the preload on a rear-end, check preload and adjust the spacer as...

BL8R29 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:32 pm Cant figure out how to pull the pin..

pull the rubber out of the connector, then theres a tab you have to release to pull the pin.

i would pop the weather pack out, pull the spade terminal and repin it with a fresh spade terminal

how did you set preload on the front wheel bearings?

Finally spring 2023 is arriving. I have been doing some minor jobs like installing a center console and front window trims. Today I finished repainting a 1987 US/Canada/Japan grille and of course I wanted to test it right away. So I attached some pictures of these jobs. My another 1987 project will...

Started the static tune process with a buddy. Unfortunately the turbo needs a doctor. I had to combine two different turbos to make something work, and I ended up putting new bearings inside of it. However, I'm not sure if I forgot an oil seal or something on the exhaust side because it's dumping ra...

post them as an attachment