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I've done this a few times on several cars. Half the time it was the starter brushes. They get worn down over time and the spring behind them can no longer push them out far enough to make reliable contact. I paid about $2 each for new ones. To replace them, you need a soldering iron to remove the o...

The cheapest price I got bearings in Perth Australia is at $118 the others were charging $190, thats ridiculous. I'd change both sides if it was cheaper. Did that include the hub? I bought mine (bearing only) for about $60 (in Canada even), but I hear you guys have passed us in the race for the mos...

I've never had problems with any of my bearings until I drove through a deep section of flooded highway during a rainstorm. The puddle wasn't up to the axles, but the pushing motion of the car would have forced quite a bit up in that area. About 2 weeks later I heard the slight grinding noise from t...

how old are your spark plug wires? old ones that are breaking down will give false timing light readings, which it sounds like you're getting. usually the light will only flash intermittently and irregularly when this is the case. what does the vac diagram under your hood say? it should say if it's...

i'm confused because if you were at 5* and and then 10* btdc, the only way the timing could jump up so high (it had to have been up near 30 * btdc if it retarded to 15* after unplugging the outermost advance diaphragm) Oops. I meant "advanced" (when I pulled the bottom distributor hose, t...

Well, while there was still an hour or so of daylight. I tried it again. I again removed the upper timing belt cover and verified that the arrow lined up in the small hole in the upper pulley when #1 Piston was a TDC. The lower (crankshaft) pulley was reading "zero" on the lower cover timi...

So I've spent the last few hours trying to set the timing and so far, no luck. I moved the pulley to TDC (verified by removing #1 spark plug). I then removed the distributor and made sure that the pin and the mark on the shafts were aligned I replaced the distributor and made sure that the rotor was...

I only put it in drive because that's what the manual (Hanes? Chiltons?) said to do for an automatic. I assume it's because of the reduced rpm. This afternoon I'm going to start by checking the timing belt upper pulley mark to see if it matches the timing marks on the lower timing cover at TDC.

I just found a guide in the "repair guides" section of this forum. I'll try to adjust the timing from scratch tomorrow.

I'll start a new thread rather than continuing to clog up the starter bolt thread. So I removed my distributor (after marking the body and rotor positions) to change the o-ring. After replacing it (lined up where it used to be), I checked the timing. I disconnected and plugged the vacuum hose shown ...

This thread has gone off-topic, but re: advancing the timing, would the increased cylinder pressures possibly negatively affect the head gasket lifespan? -Especially if it's old to begin with. My fear is that if the head gasket is barely holding on, the increased pressures could be the last straw. -...

Thanks for the info. I was thinking of doing this job this evening if it's not raining too much. That's good info about the helical gear drive. I didn't realise that and wouldn't have taken that into account. I did buy an old timing light and I'll check the timing after since I've never checked it s...

I was actually considering replacing it to get rid of one of the drips on my driveway. I have a spare distributor so I'll probably take the o-ring off of it and use it to compare with available generic o-ring sizes. I assume there's nothing special with it's composition and a regular o-ring will wor...

You could try replacing your distributor o-ring with an old, flattened one like mine. The resultant steady oil leak saturates the starter area with a continuous flow of oil, which ensures that the bolts are always easy to take off. I've tried submitting this idea to a few car manufacturers and I'm w...

Hey! I haul hay in my Tercel...of course they're just 1/2 bales. -And only one at a time.