He's not wearing a seat belt!
Bad example for teens.
Oh, yeah - being a meth dealer, too...
Tom M.
Hello all
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ARCHINSTL
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- My tercel:: Goldie is a 1986 SR5 attualmente con Weber/also owned the first T4WD in STL in late '82
- Location: Kirkwood, a 'burb of St. Louis
Re: Hello all
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
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drege
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- My tercel:: Hadatercel
- Location: Oakland, ca
Re: Hello all
Hello david 
It takes more fossil fuel resources to produce new vehicles than it would take to maintain and fuel any 70's or 80's vehicle for a million miles.
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drege
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- My tercel:: Hadatercel
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Re: Hello all
Damn radiator sprung a leak, dumps about a gallon per mile, heats right up - never red zoned it, seems to be coming from the top portion of the radiator.
Got it out now inspecting for cause.
Got it out now inspecting for cause.
It takes more fossil fuel resources to produce new vehicles than it would take to maintain and fuel any 70's or 80's vehicle for a million miles.
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drege
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Re: Hello all
Seems its where the top end cap is jointed with the flit reservoir of the radiator, looks like the seam was bonded with some kind of lead or some kind of soft metal, it has deteriorated and coolant seeps from it relentlessly, I'm attempting to seal it with epoxy and avoid replacing it with one of those plastic POS.
It takes more fossil fuel resources to produce new vehicles than it would take to maintain and fuel any 70's or 80's vehicle for a million miles.
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Gottolovem
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- My tercel:: 1985 SR5 with snow plow,1987 auto 1984 parts car,1987 FX-16 GTS
- Location: Reno
Re: Hello all
Replace it 120 autozone
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drege
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Re: Hello all
Yea but I need it running today, I'll have to wait 12 - 48 hours for a replacement it'll have plastic top and bottom caps - plus I don't have that kind of scratch.
Epoxy should take 5 hours till temp/water proof cure.
Epoxy should take 5 hours till temp/water proof cure.
It takes more fossil fuel resources to produce new vehicles than it would take to maintain and fuel any 70's or 80's vehicle for a million miles.
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irowiki
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- Location: Farmington, NM
Re: Hello all
The plastic radiators aren't that bad really :p
and they're as low as $80 on amazon or ebay
and they're as low as $80 on amazon or ebay
Former Tercel Enthusiast (not a practical family car anymore but they still have a place in my heart)
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87 Corolla FX16, 105k
94 Jamboree RV (Ford E-350), 90k
95 Camry Wagon, 197k
05 Avalon, 199k
Site administrator, if something is broken, PM me!
87 Corolla FX16, 105k
94 Jamboree RV (Ford E-350), 90k
95 Camry Wagon, 197k
05 Avalon, 199k
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drege
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- My tercel:: Hadatercel
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Re: Hello all
Yea not that bad till they crack - witch they do in 10,000 - 15,000 miles, I've done this song and dance before.
My epoxy softened up and leaked before it was even at operating temp.
I ought to just scrape that shit out and torch some rosin core into that seam.
My epoxy softened up and leaked before it was even at operating temp.
I ought to just scrape that shit out and torch some rosin core into that seam.
It takes more fossil fuel resources to produce new vehicles than it would take to maintain and fuel any 70's or 80's vehicle for a million miles.
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irowiki
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Re: Hello all
Several of my tercels have OEM plastic radiators that are still going!
Former Tercel Enthusiast (not a practical family car anymore but they still have a place in my heart)
Site administrator, if something is broken, PM me!
87 Corolla FX16, 105k
94 Jamboree RV (Ford E-350), 90k
95 Camry Wagon, 197k
05 Avalon, 199k
Site administrator, if something is broken, PM me!
87 Corolla FX16, 105k
94 Jamboree RV (Ford E-350), 90k
95 Camry Wagon, 197k
05 Avalon, 199k
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drege
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- My tercel:: Hadatercel
- Location: Oakland, ca
Re: Hello all
Good to have it back, plastic radiator is holding up, through 1500 miles of winter driving, still have the old metal one - might be moving to the north bay, I'll re-solder the cap to the passages - boss has a industrial soldering iron that will be perfect so I don't have to risk melting the rails with a LPG torch.
It takes more fossil fuel resources to produce new vehicles than it would take to maintain and fuel any 70's or 80's vehicle for a million miles.