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by oldfaithful
Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:21 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anyone ever owned or operated a Subaru Justy?
Replies: 23
Views: 6968

Re: Anyone ever owned or operated a Subaru Justy?

We Tercel guys don’t have to worry about all that sensors stuff and ATF. :lol:
by oldfaithful
Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:37 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: coolest engine I've never heard of
Replies: 2
Views: 1590

Re: coolest engine I've never heard of

You can swap anything into whatever your determination desires.
by oldfaithful
Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:26 am
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Replies: 48
Views: 17204

Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA

That fender has definitely been replaced, body lines don’t line up and it wouldn’t have came that way from the factory. Only ‘83-‘84’s had the antenna on the drivers side all ‘85-‘88’s had it on the passenger side.
by oldfaithful
Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:23 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anyone ever owned or operated a Subaru Justy?
Replies: 23
Views: 6968

Re: Anyone ever owned or operated a Subaru Justy?

They are still junk. My brother had a few of them from 2002-2014 the 02 Impreza was good, then he had an ‘04 turbo Forester,trans. problems, ‘06 turbo Forester good, ‘09 turbo Forester good, ‘11 Outback 3.6 6cyl. real good car, and then he bought a ‘14 turbo Forester it was charcoal grey in colour, ...
by oldfaithful
Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: 13 or 14 wheels
Replies: 13
Views: 3144

Re: 13 or 14 wheels

I use 15” Mazda Miata 5 spoke alloys with 185-55-15 same overall height as 175-70-13 original wheels and have no rubbing issues and the car handles and rides so much better.
by oldfaithful
Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: Dumb mistake
Replies: 4
Views: 1301

Re: Dumb mistake

If your brake light is on and your charge light is on but not bright it means the brake fluid is low in your master cylinder reservoir, all the Toyotas I have ever owned have done that.
by oldfaithful
Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:40 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: What's this?
Replies: 3
Views: 1240

Re: What's this?

It must be installed for US emissions, the Canadian models don’t have it, my mint Texas Tercel has it and I bought one from North Dakota for parts and it has it also, you guys also have a much bigger converter than ours do, which makes the intermediate exhaust pipe have to be longer because our conv...
by oldfaithful
Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:30 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: WTB: Passenger Side Mirror '84 SR5
Replies: 2
Views: 883

Re: WTB: Passenger Side Mirror '84 SR5

‘83-‘84 mirrors are the same except the ‘83’s do not have the convexed glass ( objects in mirror are closer than they appear) in them, which is no big deal.
by oldfaithful
Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:22 am
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: 1983 Toyota Tercel 4WD SR5 : Life in Pictures / Lost & Found: RESTORATION DOCUMENTED!
Replies: 232
Views: 161916

Re: 1983 Toyota Tercel 4WD SR5 : Life in Pictures / Lost & Found: RESTORATION DOCUMENTED!

They’re are the only car that ever became family members. JUST AWESOME LITTLE VEHICLES.
by oldfaithful
Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: Snowplow...CHECK!
Replies: 10
Views: 4834

Re: Snowplow...CHECK!

Our member jimcrazy is the king of tercel snowplow inventer.
by oldfaithful
Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:32 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Urgently Needed:: 1983-86 Reverse lamp
Replies: 11
Views: 2413

Re: Urgently Needed:: 1983-86 Reverse lamp

83-86 are identical, 87-88 are longer and thinner
by oldfaithful
Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: T4WD t-shirts on eBay
Replies: 3
Views: 1243

Re: T4WD t-shirts on eBay

Too many Christmas Treats Jim. :lol:
by oldfaithful
Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:17 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Cardone Reman Distributor $24
Replies: 23
Views: 5481

Re: Cardone Reman Distributor $24

You don’t need the vacuum advance if you take the vacuum lines off and plug them and set your timing to 10 degrees BTDC, (there are articles on this forum from other members) they work so much better than having them set at 5 degrees with the vacuum lines connected. I also use high test gas, better ...
by oldfaithful
Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Variable Speed Intermittent Wiper Control
Replies: 13
Views: 4352

Re: Variable Speed Intermittent Wiper Control

Hey if it works, go for it. Variety is the spice of life, it’s like anything in life, ya don’t know until you try it. In this neck of the woods there are still quite a few old 4 Runners around. Good luck.