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Nice turbo ... I'm wondering if I can afford the "rarity premium" ...=D ... How much are you asking and what kind of shape is it in?
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Engine overheating ... Head gasket? (video link)
AlbertaBeef replied to AlbertaBeef's topic in 4E-FTE Engine Discussions
Just to let folks know - it appears it was all due to a faulty rad cap. I've replaced with a newer 1.1 and it's working great. Using an infrared thermometer the temps on the rad hoses and thermostat housing after hard drive about 185-190F when I also have the A/C running. I can live with that. -
Engine overheating ... Head gasket? (video link)
AlbertaBeef replied to AlbertaBeef's topic in 4E-FTE Engine Discussions
It's hard to tell if the heater is blowing hot because it's unseasonably (30C or more) warm lately. But it *seems* to blow warm. I'm hoping it's just the rad cap. I went for a short trip again last night with no issues... here's hoping there was no damage with the previous days' overheating ... I don't plan to build/forge this thing until next year, so don't want to do a headgasket before then. -
4E-FTE swap , engine stop after start
AlbertaBeef replied to damdrifting's topic in 4E-FTE Engine Discussions
If it stalls due to a very low idle, and the code is a dirty idle control valve, I'd definitely clean the idle control valve. =D also, there's an idle speed adjustment screw on the intake, right side on the back-side (nearest the vehicle firewall) under a little round rubber cover about 1cm round. You may have to play with that to get your best idle. -
Engine overheating ... Head gasket? (video link)
AlbertaBeef replied to AlbertaBeef's topic in 4E-FTE Engine Discussions
Hey there, oil is shown in the video link above ... I'm thinking it's just dirtier than I'm used to after looking at both the dipstick and the oil cap. -
So yesterday my car decided to overheat ... during city stop/go driving on a 32C day while driving somewhat agressively. There was bubbling/boiling coolant in my overflow tank, and a loss (from overflow) of coolant in my system - about 2L in total that I had to refill once it cooled. Trying to diagnose the issue ... The lower rad hose starts to get fluid moving when my temp reads about 85C ... so I don't think it's the thermostat (which was replaced last summer, about 6,000km ago). The radiator fan seems to be engaging where/when you expect it to ... If I have the engine off but turn
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Anyone selling a ct9 hybrid and willing to ship? I'm considering buying new from TD ... but wouldn't mind a used one as the missus is getting annoyed at the money going into my 4E-FTE lately ... Currently running stock EP82 4E-FTE with WEPR manifold/downpipe and stock tired CT9.
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My 4EFTE-powered Tercel in the mountains ...
AlbertaBeef replied to AlbertaBeef's topic in Photography Gallery
Thanks. It was an amazing drive! -
Took a short drive today and decided to take a few pictures ... This is my 1991 Toyota Tercel with an EP82 4E-FTE in it. Great engine for higher-altitude driving! Pics taken about an hour from my house:
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Hi from across the pond! I'm the proud long-term owner of a 1991 Toyota Tercel that now has a working 4E-FTE swapped into it. I've found through various Google searches that ukstarletowners seems to be one of the top sources of information as I've needed support, and so I figured it might be time to register and join up! I trust it's OK that I'm not in the UK - I'm at least in the Commonwealth, haha. Here's what it currently looks like: It's pretty clean with a rust-free tercel chassis from the southwestern USA. I painted it Toyota 8P1 (Speedway Blue): The engine fi