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Ok, now I'm thinking i will whip up some blueberry pancakes in a moment! I have not driven my tercel much since July; the front end is ready to break apart.. need to replace the rack and tie rods... Anyway, I fired it up and double checked my idle speed. The speed only droped by about 50rpms when go...

I'm looking in my Chilton manuel and can't be sure, but is it called the Secondary Throttle Diaphragm?
john

Definitly put that thing in PARK. We do not want one of our most helpful members squished.

900 is the proper idle speed in park.

john

I had hydrocarbon readings that were among the worst the smog shop had seen. With the help of tercel4wd.com I was able to get the HC's down to almost nothing. I do not know how to make a link, but it was posted on this site: john » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:39 pm 2 normal spark plugs and 2 carbon fouled Lo...

Chad,
Thank you so much for your hard work on this site. I did not realize how hooked I was until it was gone.
2WD John

Hey Petros, DLB and "Archie"! You guys were right on target again. I was too brain fried after spending time in the calif sun this morning to think it through. I figured I had fried my car's electrics. I did as suggested and disconnected the battery and realized that although the battery w...

I was using my Tercel to jump start another car and screwed-up something. Here is the problem. With the cables in place; positive to positive and negative to negative, I went to start the tercel. Instead of cranking, the dashboard lights went out and the tercel is dead. Usually I start the tercel, t...

(I just found your second post; did not realize you struck out before I wrote the following) Good Morning Tagg, We are almost neighbors! Give them a call, but I probably got the last automatic they have. It was actually from a 2WD Tercel. When I got mine recently, they were in the process of being p...

Passed smog with the Honda Odyssey today! I had the head off in 4 hours. I followed your advice Petros and just went at it one part at a time. Lots of stuff to remove. Really do appreciate my tercel! The machine shop serviced the valves and replaced the burned ones and surfaced the head. I installed...

Petros, you nailed it. Pulled the head this morning. Two exhaust valves on #3 were burned and slightly cracked at the edge. I was actually happy to see the problem! No more mystery. Head is at the machine shop and will be ready to install this weekend. I actually had a beautiful 70 degree day to wor...

Amazing info! Thankyou very much!
john

Did the leak-down test today. 80% leakage on #3. I listened to the tailpipe, valve cover, dipstick holder, intake, and checked the radiator. At first I thought I was hearing air; I was listening through a piece of pvc sprinkler pipe. I then realized that I heard the same sound even when I pointed th...

Thank you both for your replies. I would like to have the valves serviced, except that when I opened up this engine last time, I was only able to raise the head about 2 inches. That was enough clearance for me to swap my head gasket. I'm hoping this time to have 3 inches of space so I can raise the ...

Could use some input. My other car, 1995 Honda Odyssey (I know, it's not a toyota, but an engine is an engine and the Honda forum stinks) with approx. 220,000 miles on a 2.2 liter 4 cyl engine. Failed smog; high HC and Nox. Good spark and fuel. Compression check: #1 145lbs #2 138 lbs #3 0 lbs #4 147...

Hello! I have experienced similar sounds in the past from my axels under the same circumstances. I have found that when I remove the axel, the damaged portion is always the part closest to the wheel. The outer CV joint near the wheel seems to be the weakest. Replacing the entire axel might cure your...