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- Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:30 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
- Replies: 88
- Views: 27101
Re: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
Correct, wasted spark can be done from the cam OR the crank, coil on plug requires both.
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:28 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Non A Family Engine Swaps
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4067
Re: Non A Family Engine Swaps
The biggest hurdle with going to a non A engine is the interface to the Tercel bellhousing along with clearing the front diff. Then you run into the whole transaxle strength problem, especially with the torquey engines. Can it be done? Sure, but the stock transaxle is a serious limit when you start ...
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
- Replies: 88
- Views: 27101
Re: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
The beauty of coil on plug is that you can cheat and run wasted spark by pairing the trigger wires of 1-4 and 2-3 on your ignition signal from the ecu . This gets you the main benefit of COP without having to have a cam signal, it'll all run off the crank.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
- Replies: 88
- Views: 27101
Re: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
The crank wheel was from DIY Auto Tune, coil packs from a Ford Escort, all controlled by a Megasquirt. One thing to watch out for on the remote mount distributor is that the bearing is designed to be bathed in engine oil. It also only has one bearing, so the tension from the belt will ruin it very q...
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:34 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
- Replies: 88
- Views: 27101
Re: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
Hmmm, only thing I'd watch for is making sure you protect the clutch cable from heat. I ended up wrapping mine with header wrap and still had issues with melting the inner lining when it was resting on the header. I was able to make it have an air gap with a zip tie on the brake master cylinder, lol...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:36 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
- Topic: Anybody? Rain leaking in on drivers side
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1425
Re: Anybody? Rain leaking in on drivers side
I had to fix this on mine recently using flowable silicone. I carefully pried the bottom trim up just enough to fill the gap with goo, that seems to have solved my issue.
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
- Replies: 88
- Views: 27101
Re: 2nd Gen 4A-FE Swap
Oh memories. Mine is still running, although all of the parts are much less clean. I ended up building a different header that clears an AC compressor (Texas is hot yo).
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:22 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Keep "popping" strut mount / strut tops when offroading, need heavy duty strut top recommendation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2305
Re: Keep "popping" strut mount / strut tops when offroading, need heavy duty strut top recommendation
Bump stops probably won't help much if the strut mounts are really being torn up. Longer travel suspension to allow those bumps to be fully absorbed in the dampers is the real answer. In any case, I used a pair of FX16 strut mounts on my AW11 because the bolt pattern was super close and they were si...
- Sun May 24, 2020 7:05 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Never had this happen before
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1092
Re: Never had this happen before
I usually find that weird problems like this come down to dirty or loose connections. My dad had a Talon that alternated between eating alternators and eating batteries, turned out the ground between the battery and and the chassis was just loose enough to cause an intermittent connection. First ste...
- Thu May 14, 2020 9:24 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Corolla knock.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10272
Re: Corolla knock.
There's not much to be done with an engine with compression numbers that low. 1zz's are a dime a dozen, I recommend finding a decent engine from a yard and doing a swap.
- Wed May 06, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Switching from convential oil to synthetic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2974
Re: Switching from convential oil to synthetic
On a low strung, low engine like ours there isn't much reason to go synthetic. Synthetic does handle high temperatures better than conventional, but that's really only necessary when towing or other high heat activities.
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Oil Pump Gasket
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4872
Re: Oil Pump Gasket
Nope, in order to get the pump off you have to remove the oil pan and the pickup.
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:17 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Stuck valve!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6349
Re: Stuck valve!
Only comment is Damn!
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:13 pm
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Middle fork shift shaft doesnt move.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3087
Re: Middle fork shift shaft doesnt move.
There's a stack of pins and balls in the main bearing plate where the shift shafts are housed, you likely have one of the pins still holding the shaft in place. There is a plug on the bottom of the bearing plate that let's you drop a of those pins out. Be very careful to not lose anything. Do you ha...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:36 am
- Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
- Topic: Arc or Gas welding suitable for chassis repair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5011
Re: Arc or Gas welding suitable for chassis repair
Either can work, choose the one that you are more comfortable with. If you are making welds to hold panels on you will want to make a series of small welds with an arc welder. This will prevent panel warp. If you are making structural welds for suspension mounts and such you will need to make contin...