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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...

Okay so in effect I could go with the 83' 22R engine block since everything would be direct-bolt-on. As long as the double row timing gear isn't too wide to fit on the 83' crank(as long as they didn't make the crank stick out only just enough for the single row). If there's no...

Holy old thread (sorta). Would be nice if it could be calibrated, but hardly worth the effort IMO. Coming up with the numbers hasn't been too difficult. I had to do it when using another temporary speedo...and to make adjustment to the odo (due to slightly oversize tires) when I still had the...

Everything's still running good. Fairly recently on a whim I took a peek under the intake manifold to see if I might glimpse where my oil leaks were coming from. One would think it hard to do when its all that oily dirty crust under there...but wasn't it turns out. Up until then after running...

Yes it is the same one. Its the very reason why the current speedo/odo reads off: the 1980 head replacement (identical to the one that originally came with the truck) is meant to work with a 4sp...or at the very least a 4sp of the very early 80s. A quick check locally has turned up squat...alot...

4sp dying...a good thing so to speak... Haven't yet had the chance to look into that other truck's speedo...I know where the guy lives...but since I have to drive onto a large piece of private property first to get there I'd just as soon wait till I see him again. Going back for that...