Recent content by RuralTowner

You must be a Necromancer...bringing "dead" posts back from the grave. For one half of your post...I am aware of the existence of the speedometer cable. To get it to connect to the 5sp I had to bring the cable inside the cab...and knock a hole in the right side of the tunnel and feed it down so...

The only thing holding up the Corolla now is a set of shoes. Had a couple 195/70/14s that had 90% tread that I had on the truck for a short time...found some 14s that would fit the back although gonna need 1/4in spacer to shim a bit more clearance since those 195s are awefully close to the...

Yes. The truck's transmission issues are long taken care of. Just a couple minor things to deal with now. & The Corolla's rather spectacular fit has been as well...although it took a day and a half to track down WHY #3 cylinder was acting dead after reassembly. Turned out was a whistling vac...

Not sure what transmission I have...though I suspect its a Celica at this point and was mounted behind an engine where the starter was high on the left side whereas the outwardly (appearance) identical 4sp that I KNOW came from a truck//22R had the starter mounting in the proper place...

Well. Paying attention to the speedo would be wise if its anything like the setup I have now resulted in where 45mph is actually 60. The only way around this would be to find a mid-80s instrument panel since the speedo-only is out of the question since by then they were PART OF the panel. Now if...

I did. Was my coil. Though as of this post I have a overheating issue that cropped up on the way home from work. Temp should reach steady temp of about 160 +/- (this is my norm operating temp) in 5th...but kept climbing and reached 210 before I finally had to get towed the remaining 8 miles...

Ah and now don't I have one helluva story how that Corolla just gave me not 1 but 2 (T W O) bent intake push rods! :P As if having just 1 at some point in time wasn't rare enough...and this is my first time having such a thing happen...EVER!

OOOO....it's been a learning experience that's for sure. Seeing this thread go active again makes me nostalgic even more for those 30+ mpgs. Yes the transmission issue has long been solved. At this time I think my current issue is my timing being off 1 tooth on the cam gear...a result of a long...

Had a 79 Chrysler Cordoba that did that once. Took me a few days to realized that the E brake pedal was partially depressed (easy to hit when getting in considering its placement)...so what should have taken 1/8 tank took more like 1/4. Definitely not the brakes though on the truck though. I...

That's a bummer. The first 2 carbs (original to truck...and the 2nd one that I think might have come from a mid-80s) I put a kit in while making LIBERAL use of carb cleaner...to no effect it would seem. This 3rd one had a couple shot diaphragms (suck test kept sucking) so I swapped out those...

The truck I got is an 81 model with manufacture date of May 1980...literally one of very first 22R's produced. Now onto my problem. Back in Nov 11' my clutch took a dump and SOMEHOW took the excellent average 32-33mpgs with it after the old 4sp took a dump and I found a 5sp. For the last year...

The truck is alive! & NO I will not not buy a new one to replace it. Never said I'd buy another. :P T'was Antonio's suggestion. Besides, the issue of not getting spark has no 'maintenance' factor. You can have 100% new parts and they might fail 5minutes after running them...5 miles down...

I thought Dead Post resurrection was only allowd by the original poster? Dead post. By now that no-fire issue has long been fixed. Turned out to mainly be the coil...was REALLY hoping it wasn't the ignition module (even though that thing would have been cheaper than a modern truck brain)...

No. I'm looking for an engine block (at the bare minimum) that would be perfectly compatible with first-series components. I just need to do some followup on 1 possible source...and if that doesn't work out its on to a pick-a-part place about 120mi away. I would certainly hope the 83 block's...

The plate was installed AFTER the oil issue, to stop the oil loss (since a rear seal replacement didnt do the trick) I traced it up through the EGR valve which oddly...since the guy I talked to about that said that shouldn't have been happening. My oil pressure was good up until that day I had...