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[quote="Petros"]you do not have to pull the diff covers to determine the ring gear ratios. Jack the car up on jack stands so all the wheels are off the ground, with the car in 4wd and trans in neurtal (parking brake off) do the following: could i just jack up one side only. would that forc...

ok, im about to go out & buy a roll of 35% tint for my rear window (i want more visibility in the rear because i look out it alot) but i got a few problems: 1. i have about 3 stickers the previous owner left on the window for about 10 years :evil: how can i get this off? 2. the rear defroster h...

Finally bit the bullet and bought a new vacuum advance for the Tercel. Went to Pick N Pull and sucked on a dozen or so and all were as bad as mine. Even the wreckers had none. Luckily I can get one at cost, suggested list on them is $285.00, I paid $170.00. Anyone else have or had this problem, app...

quote="tercel4wdrules"]I just discovered that oil is blowing onto the top cover of the air cleaner. quote]


too much oil in the system will do this.

I use one of my 86 SR5 Wagons as a ranch truck. I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on it so I can pull a very light 2-wheel trailer around the place. Anyone ever done this? Should not be difficult to fabricate a bracket and bolt it to the two hooking loops under the rear bumper. Any ideas?...

About six years ago i bought an '83 tercel 4x4 wagon that suposedly had the wrong front differential. The guy had replaced the original blown diff/ tranny combo (i still have it) with what he said was an '87 tercel tranny (differential/tranny combo). He also stated that it had locked up while test d...

"I'm constantly amazed at people who always go for the most difficult solution to the simplest problems. " hey, i'm one of those people. even though i'm aware of it i still tend to go for the most difficult solution. i think i need therapy? i have dealt with a stuck (closed) thermostat on ...

The suspension components are unique to the Tercel 4WD. If you put FWD springs and shocks you would lower the car if I can recall correctly.[/quote] i salvaged shock and spring sets off a tercel sedan they were about 1 inch shorter than the tercel 4x4 wagon i used them anyway work fine i do not use ...

I will have to check all the possible causes, but i wanted to know if anyone thought they had a rod knock and turned out to me something else a worn timing belt can sound like a metallic knock. that happend on my first tercel. a cracked piston will knock when engine is warming up and quiet down some...

[quote="jammin1911"]I'm wondering what kind of mileage you guys see per tank in your SR5 wagons... my wife and i have three 4x4 wagons she drives the best one it gets 39 mpg on trips and averages 35 going back and forth to work 18 miles each way on country roads has a re-ringed engine (abo...

[ am i doing something wrong with the timing light? i can't even get the timing mark close to TDC by turning the dizzy. a quick check pull number one spark plug stuff toilet paper in spark plug hole rotate crank pully around (clockwise ) and line up timing mark at zero degrees the toilet paper will ...

[quote="joes mama"]Hello, I just bought a 1988 Toyota Tercel DX. i wonder if someone messed with the timing maybe they pulled the distributer and got it in wrong 1. you have enough compression to get it started 2. you tried starter fluid or a bit of gas in the carb to see if it caught and ...

i will take a look at the valve clearances, paying special attention to #3. is there anything I can do/see without removing the head that will clue me in as to the condition of the valves? but did you take a reading before adding oil to see if psi increased or not after adding oil? thats the only wa...

It does not start due to low compression, and the readings (with oil) are as follows: timing belt <- 210, 185, 90, 165 -> transmission i agree that it should start in spite of the low readings. these cars keep running squirt oil in that low cylinder and try compression test again compression should ...

I'll try and dig into mine today and give you the readings as to what they are supposed to be, then we can go from there to diagnose what's wrong. Get those readings first and list them here and I'll get mine and help you out.[/quote] will not get that done for a few days got to play (pickleball &am...