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by jimcrazy
Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:45 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Fuel Pump Check
Replies: 18
Views: 6757

Re: Fuel Pump Check

take the top off the air breather and have a look down in the carb while giving gas cable a couple of pumps to see if there is a stream of fuel going in, do this with the motor not running, the little pump on the carb may be bad
by jimcrazy
Thu Nov 27, 2014 2:03 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues
Replies: 47
Views: 9235

Re: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues

my manual says to fill it from the right side, but I have always used the left side plug
by jimcrazy
Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:57 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Replacing front section of handbrake cable
Replies: 28
Views: 5322

Re: Replacing front section of handbrake cable

I was trying to remember and I think it is like the rav4 handle, you only have to take the 2 bolts out, front one on the drivers side and back one on the passenger side. if you were going to drill them out start with a 3/16 drill down through the head of the bolt then go to 3/8 drill after drilling ...
by jimcrazy
Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:45 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: my 83 tr4 thermostat replace
Replies: 22
Views: 6066

Re: my 83 tr4 thermostat replace

used a garden hose hooked to my shop hot water heater, just put a piece of 3/4 copper pipe in the hose to the heater return and connected a another piece of hose to it to put in a bucket, had a garden hose adapter to put in the heater core inlet hose and screwed it on to the garden hose, they were c...
by jimcrazy
Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:24 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: my 83 tr4 thermostat replace
Replies: 22
Views: 6066

Re: my 83 tr4 thermostat replace

just a update, put new foam on both top and bottom doors in heater box yesterday, when I started this the heat coming out of the vent above the heater controls was at about 95 degrees, putting new foam and adjusting the doors and new foam around the heat pipes and white box brought it up to about 12...
by jimcrazy
Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:53 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Very noticeable torque steer
Replies: 6
Views: 2129

Re: Very noticeable torque steer

check your sway bar bushings where they go through the lower control arm, wore out big time torque steer
by jimcrazy
Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:21 pm
Forum: Tercel Gallery and Projects
Topic: PETE...
Replies: 7
Views: 2498

Re: PETE...

it does make the back end look different
by jimcrazy
Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:30 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues
Replies: 47
Views: 9235

Re: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues

I knew I forgot something the 2 heater hoses to un hook
by jimcrazy
Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:25 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues
Replies: 47
Views: 9235

Re: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues

from my experience I can have the motor out in under 3 hrs, leavening the front end alone. I did one at home in my drive way the car was not towable, had my engine lift cart on my trailer backed up to it lifted it out and drove away, cart and motor hooked together, take rad out,unplug alt, 2 gas lin...
by jimcrazy
Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:12 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues
Replies: 47
Views: 9235

Re: Some odd Clutch/driveline issues

it is easer to pull the motor to put a clutch in. having done this many times doing motor swaps,
by jimcrazy
Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:40 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Replacing front section of handbrake cable
Replies: 28
Views: 5322

Re: Replacing front section of handbrake cable

like I said that handle is from a rav4 I could not find the tercel handle it may have 2 tabs
by jimcrazy
Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:29 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Replacing front section of handbrake cable
Replies: 28
Views: 5322

Re: Replacing front section of handbrake cable

here are a couple pics , this handle is out of a rav4 but it is the same set up, looks like it would bolt right in to tercel.the little tab is at the bottom keeping the treaded part from going through.
by jimcrazy
Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:53 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Replacing front section of handbrake cable
Replies: 28
Views: 5322

Re: Replacing front section of handbrake cable

nasty little tabs just looked in my basement stock pile for a handle but it is out in shop pile, but I did find another set of 87 head lights I for got I had, its been over 15 years they been packed away, think I am becoming a horder
by jimcrazy
Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:23 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Replacing front section of handbrake cable
Replies: 28
Views: 5322

Re: Replacing front section of handbrake cable

where the cable has to go through it is a round groove, then there are little tabs bent over to keep the cable in the groove. that was the problem I had the threaded rod would hit them and not go around the bend. I have a old handle out will post a pic of it tomorrow for you