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- Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:24 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Number 3 piston from my old engine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1410
Just after I bought my Tercel (in the process of being sold, btw) it cracked a piston. When we removed all 4, we found cracking in precisely the same spot. One had cracked all the way through, causing a bit of damage to the block. The other three were cracks on the order of 1/2 to 3/4 inch long. Thi...
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:14 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: DFAV/DGV/DGAV/DGEV?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1964
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:28 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: engine rattle?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2595
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:17 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Electric water pumps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10754
The other thing was the variability of the pump flow that interested me. For instance, when you're sitting at idle at the lights and the engine is getting hot, this pump would be running a lot faster than our belt-driven pumps. And when we're at full throttle at 100kph down the highway and the radia...
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:24 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Electric water pumps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10754
Interestingly enough, Shogun, the website listed reckons these pumps don't draw all that much current. To the point where you can run them after the engine has stopped to cool the block down quicker without draining the battery. My point was that they apparently give a horsepower gain and are better...
- Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:41 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Electric water pumps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10754
Electric water pumps
I was reading a little bit of info regarding my brother-in-law's car. Apparently, you can get an electric water pump that bypasses the whole water pump/thermostat thing. It uses a temperature probe to regulate the movement of the coolant through the block and radiator such that it keeps the temperat...
- Wed May 03, 2006 8:59 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Pulling out rear window...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 952
Pulling out rear window...
I've been plagued by rust in underneath the weather strip on the rear window. Every time I think I've got it sorted, the new panelbeating pops out and rust shows. So, I'm going to pull out the window, fix the damn rust once and for all and put it back in. Has anyone pulled out the rear window and ho...
- Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:09 pm
- Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
- Topic: Body Work Has Begun!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13779
Leave off, it looks great. It's what I'm thinking about doing to mine in the not-too-distant future, i.e. once I get the air comressor, spraygun and shed to do it all in. I did a bodyworks course through Adult Ed here in Tasmania not too long ago, which has given me the skills to fix all the little ...
- Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:01 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Ugh........
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2411
You're having the same sorts of problems I am. It all costs, and you're wondering whether or not it's worth it. These are old cars. Parts are getting scarce. They're not what you'd normally call a collector's car. So, you either stick with it because you love it or sell it on. I think I'll sell the ...
- Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:25 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Tercel Theme Music; the nurishment of cruising
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3524
- Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Other Toyotas....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1481
- Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:06 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Other Toyotas....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1481
Other Toyotas....
Here's the deal. Being mechanically minded, I was asked to do a head gasket on a 1983 Corolla. No problems, I thought. Simple, 4K-C engine, no overhead cams, no real worries. However, I'd like a little more detail when I put the thing back together. I know some of us here are members on other toyota...
- Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:04 pm
- Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
- Topic: 3AS Swap, Tercel 86 4WD AT
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9900
- Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:02 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Question about blower motor...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1816
- Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:15 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: BWA-HAHAHAHA Bass is here!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3415
Bugger me, you found it :) The other one I was thinking of had a young bloke sent by a builder to get topsoil, a couple of planks and a load of bricks. He then forgets to put the handbrake on and careens down a hill, through a fence, etc, etc, etc, ending up back at the site with the bricks, the top...