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I keep a very close eye on temps. I know the healthy area for this car.

What is the "healthy" temp range for the tercel? I put in a 185F thermostat to get better heat in winter. The temp gauge sits around the top of the thermometer symbol. Does that seem ok?

Alloy radiator was on Rockauto. It cost a bit extra but I simply could not resist. No issues so far.

Professor Yes, I'm now a fan of making the subframe/trans mount/driveshaft carrier bearing mount spacers a part of my lift. I think it's ironic that now I've fixed this and relaxed the CV angle and it's giving me problems. It does make sense though and I've ordered new cv axles and will swap them in...

I just checked my notes and I already replaced both front wheel bearings about 20K miles ago.
Is that possible that they are done already?

Also, has anyone else noticed the issue with CV axles when you complete a lift and there's some noise coming from them when they run at a new angle?

Yeah, that thick undercoating they put on there does catch fire. I used a grinder with wire brush attachment to clean off a bunch of it, but there were some small flames starting up here and there. It's easy to unbolt the seat and then fold back the carpet. I put some pieces of sheet metal around th...

After 13 months up on blocks in the garage, I'm finally driving it again! Last winter got busy then parenting in the pandemic took up all my extra time (not complaining though). I started working on it in my spare time in August (did I mention that I have a 3yr old so not a ton of spare time. Main r...

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It's a rebuilt engine with about 50k miles on it. So I'll be checking that PCV valve! If that's ok then I guess I should check the compression. I have not driven it in a year now but I don't think it was burning oil.

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The pcv on the terc has a rubber hose that goes to the base of the carb. There's another rubber hose that comes off the valve cover right behind the pcv and goes to the air cleaner. Wondering why 2 hoses? And I'm thinking of just blocking up the non-pcv valve hose since that one tends to put oily bl...

I am about to install a vac gauge. Anyone know if there's a spot on the manifold to tap into? Otherwise, best option seems to be T into PCV hose.

I already have a block heater. I live in the great white north. aka Canada. I have not had much interior heat. I've done coolant system clean outs & flushes and little improvement. I recently installed a hotter thermostat (180 or 185, I think, can't remember exactly). The main reason I added the...

Ok, thanks for that. I just swapped out the power steering for manual and will have to fabricate the extended steering column mount. T4WD member Xirdneh has made a useful video explaining this. So I can sort that out after making cross member and trans mount spacers. Based on what I'm seeing in your...

By spacing down the upper front suspension mounts ALONG with the engine/transmission crossmembers, you provide additional clearance for larger tires while also preserving the OEM CV angles. Big like on this comment. Although I am generally a keep-it-stock kind of guy, if you're gonna lift, this mak...

Ok, so I had it backwards. Thanks for the info and the explanation!
Kinda makes sense that the control valve is on the pipe coming from the back of the head.
This should actually make the in-line heater install a bit easier.

I'm wanting to know if the coolant flow from the water pump to the heater core goes through the metal pipe that runs under the exhaust manifold then into the heater core, back out to the heater control valve and then back into the block. This seems like the logical pathway to me but I'm not 100% sur...

Thanks, that's a good tip. The main problem is that when it's -25 the key just won't unlock the door. It seems to be getting better as the locks wear in (you'd think a 25 year old vehicle would not have this issue!). I have just discovered that the problem with the sliding door is that the door rele...