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by Ridlbox
Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:06 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: alternator or voltage regulator?
Replies: 21
Views: 6247

Re: alternator or voltage regulator?

If the problem is in the wiring look for a broken wire or really fragile wires a broken wire would possibly be touching something and shorting it out fragile wires break inside leaving gaps causing low voltage to go through or no voltage at times depending on where the pinch is in the wiring also ma...
by Ridlbox
Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Death Valley road trip
Replies: 14
Views: 5677

Death Valley road trip

So my dad this last couple of weeks decided he was just going to take a road trip in his Tercel he left from Sacramento went up through Reno and then all the way down to death Valley apparently he had an awesome trip he came back with a smile on his face no problems with the car at all other than th...
by Ridlbox
Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:58 am
Forum: General
Topic: Valve cover removal
Replies: 3
Views: 1040

Re: Valve cover removal

After redoing my head gasket about two years ago I redid the valve cover gasket and noticed that it always loosens back up tends to be a normal thing with these cars
by Ridlbox
Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Successful move cross country
Replies: 15
Views: 5322

Re: Successful move cross country

Sweet ,check your car out soon it gets expensive if you don't hurry and fix a grinding sound
by Ridlbox
Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: So sad
Replies: 3
Views: 1113

Re: So sad

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Here is a picture of the same car about a year before . I have seen it before the missing drivers side window tipped me off
by Ridlbox
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:01 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Wanted:Emissions parts
Replies: 27
Views: 5791

Re: Wanted:Emissions parts

Thank you for sending those photos that you did with the carb air cleaner off the you're missing a great deal of vacuum lines that go all the way around the carburetor
by Ridlbox
Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:17 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Wanted:Emissions parts
Replies: 27
Views: 5791

Re: Wanted:Emissions parts

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by Ridlbox
Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Wanted:Emissions parts
Replies: 27
Views: 5791

Re: Wanted:Emissions parts

Please do me a favor and take a photo with the air cleaner off it doesn't look like you have very many vacuum lines on yours and ours all have a cluster of vacuum lines
by Ridlbox
Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:55 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: alternator or voltage regulator?
Replies: 21
Views: 6247

Re: alternator or voltage regulator?

You also may have a short somewhere causing the system to burn up your alternator really fast
by Ridlbox
Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:52 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: alternator or voltage regulator?
Replies: 21
Views: 6247

Re: alternator or voltage regulator?

I myself am running just over 2500 W of power for my sound system alone I have the external voltage regulator on my vehicle if yours has the external voltage regulator you may want to get that checked
by Ridlbox
Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:25 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Electrical/Alternator glitch?
Replies: 6
Views: 1612

Re: Electrical/Alternator glitch?

The next time you go under the hood to check stuff out remove your ground wires and check that all of your wires are not corroded at both contact points the block the battery the engine firewall You also must check and make sure that your wires are not loose in anyway dirt and watercauses corrosion ...
by Ridlbox
Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:23 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: Pulling to the left
Replies: 7
Views: 2335

Re: Pulling to the left

I think the smartest man in the world but if the frame was bent the body would be twisted or mangled in some way shape or form because the unibody construction on these vehicles
by Ridlbox
Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:25 am
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: 87 DLX Manual, $400, Boise, ID
Replies: 1
Views: 868

Re: 87 DLX Manual, $400, Boise, ID

Based on what they say it sounds like it just needs a new clutch and a key and a lot of TLC
by Ridlbox
Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:51 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: Inclinometer $220 (CAD) Vancouver-area
Replies: 3
Views: 1148

Re: Inclinometer $220 (CAD) Vancouver-area

I'm glad my car came with a working one