my tercel was hard to start if it sat for two days or more. i assumed it was flooding. eventually it would start but it seemed to take a while to warm up. by that i mean it felt like it was cutting out much more than usual before running normal. i switch carbs which made it easier to start but it still has the warming up problem.
the choke works fine.
i replaced the distributor cap, roter, wires and plugs. that helped quite a bit but did not totally fix the problem. i pulled the plugs and all of them are heavily blackend. not the oil kind of black but a running very rich kind of black.
what is going on here?
running poorly
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xirdneh
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running poorly
Love those Tercell 4x4 wagons but they sure suffer from road noise.
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Mickey_D
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Sounds like a failed thermostat. Although they normally fail in the closed position causing overheating, they CAN fail in the open position causing your car to run cold longer.....
1986 Tercel Wagon 4X4 SR5 (sold to splatterdog).
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