High Hydrocarbons / deq and idle issues!!

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Petros
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My tercel:: '84 Tercel4wd w/extensive mods
Location: Arlington WA USA

Re: High Hydrocarbons / deq and idle issues!!

Post by Petros »

I have found the only way to get them quiet is to do the valve adjustment when it is as hot as you can tolerate working on it. they have slightly different clearance for hot adjustment. but it seems to work better.
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duster97
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My tercel:: 1985 tercel 2wd

Re: High Hydrocarbons / deq and idle issues!!

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Ran it through deq Toda and passed with flying colors. Thank you everyone for all the help and advice and working through this with me
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Ridlbox
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My tercel:: 1984 Toyota Tercel SR 5 custom aluminum rims 4 a motor custom rims Bluetooth stereo system
Location: Plymouth CA

Re: High Hydrocarbons / deq and idle issues!!

Post by Ridlbox »

Glad to hear it pass smog I was wondering about that this morning,
i will find a tercel in a music video
That's my new goal 8)
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