Whoo Hooo! '97 Tercel
YAY I have returned with a new (to me) '97 tercel to mod the hell out of!
I'm eagerly awaiting mods to see what I can eke out of this baby! |
Congrats on the Tercel. They're great cars. It has the same engine as my Paseo (along with many other parts). With no mods and good driving (P&G) technique I was able to hit 59 mpg. After I started modding my best tank has been 70 mpg.
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I've got my car de-teened after a few weeks of cleaning, new brakes, and new rear wheel bearings. I test drove it to work today and also realized the struts are gone, sounds like ball joints too. But what bothers me is the front (diff?) is making a loud hollow noise. Since the kids were so kind as to loose the owners manual I have to wing it on many things.... such as;
where do I check the Diff fluid? Is there anywhere to get info on inspecting/changing front wheel bearings? The motor smokes like a hooker after a trick until it warms up! Valve job? Is it worth it? |
Congrats on the new ride. One of my friends over here has a tercel and despite the fact that I am about 6 inches too tall to sit up in the back seat, it's a sweet ride.
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First it's off to get the anti-eco project done; putting a lift kit and headers on the GMC. |
Change of plans for me. It's off to stop the oil burning instead! Going in for the valve seals!
Got the terc on stands and I have torn into the top cover. http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...ineexposed.jpg I am now at the point of timing belts, tensioner and removing cams. very lost here. How does one remove the timing belt and Pull the cams? I have the gears clearly marked already, waiting for guidance on this.... (I'm making a log with pics on this for posting as a how to for doing 1.5 valves and guides) |
If you want to get away with the minimum amount of work, just pop the cam timing pulley off and remove the caps on the cam journals.
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Thanks for the help. I'll try that. I wasn't sure if there was a tensioner that needed loosening.
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It shouldn't be on that tight.
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