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by Marc
Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:26 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: WTB: Canadian model Sr5 instrumentation cluster
Replies: 10
Views: 2555

Re: WTB: Canadian model Sr5 instrumentation cluster

I have a tercel in parting out. Bra vancouver BC. I have a good gauge cluster if interested.
by Marc
Mon Apr 09, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Cylinder compression
Replies: 9
Views: 3989

Re: Cylinder compression

Spark is strong and hot. Distributor, plugs and wires are all new. I checked the timing as well. It's set at 5 degrees which is what it says under the hood that it should be. I also checked the distributor was pointing at the right plug at the right time. It's not 180 out or anything like that. Timi...
by Marc
Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:00 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Cylinder compression
Replies: 9
Views: 3989

Re: Cylinder compression

I tried squirting gas into the both the primary and secondary on the carb and it made no difference. The only time it did anything other than crank is when I wetted the plugs. It popped a few times and dried the plugs but didn't start. I'm also getting a significant amount of blowback through the ca...
by Marc
Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Cylinder compression
Replies: 9
Views: 3989

Cylinder compression

Hi all, new to the forums here. I recently bought two 86 tercel 4wd wagons. One was the previous owners daily until it quit starting on him about 3 months ago. The other is a running parts car. Only paid $600 for the pair. Anyway, I was working in the old daily today trying to get it to run. It has ...