General Mechanical

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I'm driving home today in the Camry, and I suddenly notice it's getting pretty hard to change gears. Then I notice that the clutch pedal doesn't come back up anymore. That's strange. Hey look, even with the clutch pedal in the clutch is still engaged. Umm... Anyway, left it in 3rd and just managed to get home, slip the car back into neutral (can't get it into any other gear), cut engine. Had a look underneath, no clutch fluid. Hmm. Popped the bonnet, looked around, can't really see any leaks. Looked in the clutch reservoir, it's a bit low. Topped it up. Pulled the clutch pedal back up and pressed it again, hey it still doesn't come back up? Had a look at…

so whats the better of the 4AGE motors the silver top black top black and white zebra top :laff: or is there any difference at all????????? who know (well not me)

niggling things here and there, but the main one that's pissing me off is it's stalling on me when i put it into reverse. it's a real bitch when i'm having to do those 10 point turns in these ʇ~~ɔy little streets around where i live while working. i've checked the timing, it seems to be alright.. it is tending to idle roughly atm but i don't know what could be causing it. i'm no efi wizard etc so i'm stuck with what it could be.. cheers, matt :D

Hey guys, names dylan, i just joined as I'm a corolla freak. Just drove to Brisbane from newcastle to buy a ke70 and drove it 800kms to get it home. She's immaculate with only 90,000 ks. I have twin 40mm solexs and was wondering if they fit onto "redlines" twin webber manifold. they look very similar. I'm keen to buy it and hook up. thanks for any help.

Hi, I have recently picked up a set of twin solex 40s for the ke20 which are in good condition although quite dirty and grimey. My question is, how to clean them up and what products/tools etc to use to get them looking something like this? As they will be mounted on a cermaic coated manifold with ceramic coated extractors, alot of polishing and braid line about. Thanks in advance.

just about got my engine started yesterday and realised the carbs arnt getting any fuel into them. pump is working and it has pressure. it doesnt have a choke so could it be that the fuels not going in cos there cold? any help would be great

G'day guys, I'm a bit stuck, Wondering if anyone knows this. So i have a D dish 5k block and will be running the head off that. Now the cam chosen for my engine can only be done in solid lifter. Now, I have chev/ datsun combo that was going to be used for the turbo build which i scrapped but due to head heights etc.. So, Does anyone know what pushrod and lifter combination can be used to run the 5kc D dish head on the D dish block? Cheers, Jono

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Hey guys, this dickhead i have bought a twinky off recently has lied to me about so much its not funny. Long story cut short, the dipstick in the engine wasnt an original, and I'm assuming a different length. Can some loving, caring fellow enthusiast please measure the length from tip to the plastic plug? Greatly appreciated, Luke. :P

Had to explain the finer points of carby turbos to the owner. Can anybody see why he has no boost!? :y: Engine is an A12.

hi guys, I'm about to start wiring up my engine with stand alone ecu, the ecu i got only came with small amount of loom to work with and i don't want to spend the 330 dollars to get a new full length loom now i obviously need quite a few different wires, so the average 8 solid colours that you get from the local auto store wont be enough any one know where i can buy wires with the second tracer stripe, ie yellow with blue stripe, black with white stripe and so on? paul

ok i have the rock solid sound deaderning crap in my ke70.how do you get it off. i searched and couldnt find anything that helpes me or i missed it.any help is appretiated. cheers des

Does anybody happen to know the spare wheel tyre size for a ke70 wagon to be placed under the fuel tank?? I can't remember what size mine was before I chucked it out. I've tried a 165/75 r13 but it's too big

well finnaly found somewhere i can get spark plug tube orings, repco, and autopro were unable to get them!! so i tried a toyota genuine parts dealer, coming in from melbourne, not $11.95 as i found on ebay, but $8.95 for the whole set! ;)

Hi, Well after not having enough cash to go out on the town tonight and being tired I decided to experiment at home :fuzz: I made this: I decided to get some acid and clean some alloy rolla parts. After this I got more acid and anodized them at home :bash: The one on the left is made darker on purpose the one on the right is 100% all over anodized but I made that one a light pink so it was more of a tint than anything. I just think they look awesome and was just letting everyone know if they want they can be successfully anodized at home on the cheap. You can also do all other parts of the motor that are alloy. Fuel pump, spark plug tubes, cooling compo…

G'Day Peoples, Just wondering what type of spark plugs you guys use and how often you change them? Also.....do you think (say that you prefer NGK spark plugs) that their Iridium spark plugs are any more effecient in a 3K/4K/5K engine than standard spark plugs? Your views please.

Ok last 2 nights same thing has happened. last night i drove my car around abit in the day, went to a mates at night, stayed there for a few hours and went to leave at about 2am my car woudlnt start, so i first checked if i was getting spark (by getting the dizzy end of the main lead and holding it close to the body of the car while turning the car over, it was only sparking about once a second, when it should have been doing about 4 a second i got a lift home and went back today at around midday with another coil and a few different leads, tried different lead and coil combinations and still the same thing, then after doing this for a while got my mate to call the…

Hay guys just wanted to know if anyone has put any speakers into there Ke70 wagon?? Cause there really isnt really were that i can find to put them!! The door trims have them plastic little pockets on the bottem of them an i also tryed to put them in the tail gate but the dam windscreen wiper motor is in the way! :P The speakers that iv got to fit are 6/9's an 7 inch splits any help would be great thanks Steve

Hi all, does anyone know of a link or have some information of the speedo variation from actual speed to the speed shown on the speedometre when upgrading your rim size? i currently have 17'' rims on my 91 corolla and would like to know approximately how much the speedo is out by? i think i speak for us all when i say, i do not want to be done by a speed camera. any help would be great! thanks in advance

Hey all I have a 1980 KE55 5-speed stocker. My speedo is out. When i'm doing 60 it reads 70, when i'm doing 100 it says i'm doing 110. It seems to be perpetually 10kmh over. Why is this? How do i fix this? Will I pass a roadworthy with this?

hey guys my speedo says i'm doin 50 but aparently (acording to other drivers) i'm only doing 40, it has the original size rims 12's ans tyres (i think) 'sr12 155's' does anyone know why this could be out? and how or where it can be fixed? thanks P.s its a 4 spt manual

Hey guys, i'm in the process of trying to get a rwc on my keto and was wondering if anyone would know what sort of cable the bigger one in the pic is? the smaller ones a standard i got off a mate, but i can't seem to find one that fits the box?... as you can see see the problem with the bigger one is that it simply doesn't have the cable in it.

hey guys just wondering if any one knows where i could get a new/second hand speedo drive form as mine is rooted cheers if any one has one i will buy it off u $$$$$ Regards Mike

My daughter's AE82 5speed has a noisy speedo and it fluctuates a lot. It has only occurred since it got cold. I assume the 1986 speedo cable needs greasing. The problem is I found it damn hard to undo the knurled nut behind the speedo as the space is tight. #@!!*** Can I undo speedo at gearbox and remove the inner from that end? -AND successfully feed it back into the speedo head.? I want some advice from someone who has done it - before spending ages upside down and perhaps breaking something? Ta, Brett

does anyone know a place that will recalibrate a mechanical speedometer? i'm wanting to go from 195/82/14 to 235/45/17 or 235/40/18 on my hilux, but i don't want the speedo to be out

hey all just returned from the parts store with all the goodies for an engine rebuild.....not as cheap as id originally thought!!!! i'm havin a fiddle with some bits and pieces and have just realised i have no idea how to remove the spigot bearing(which is siezed coz I'm lazy n left it in the rain)1 i was thinking of just prying it out with a screwdriver but i thought id betta come here n check if thats ok to do....I'm doin it in my backyard so limited resources....HELP! cheers all LUKE

Hi all, i'm converting my ae71 to manual and have to put the spigot bearing in. I've never done this before so is the bearing meant to be a tight fit in the back of the crank?. On the box for the bearing it says 38x14. I got it from a bearing joint so it should be the right one and i've cleaned the hole it has to go in, but i can't get it in short of belting it in with a hammer. Any ideas? Cheers, Eddie.

just saw this story and was thinking how many people use spigot locating rings? story

hi there ive just recently put a sports steering in my ae92 hatch,,,,,just wondering if anyone can tell me why it has play in it,,it wobbles a litlle the nut seems to be tight thou,,,thanks

hey.. i want to spray my head black is it as simple as removing the head painting it n putting it back on.. i know i need to use a certain type of paint etc.. removing the head - is it just taking out the two bolt on the top of the head at either end?? I'm very new to cars but I'm getting along.. :P cheers

Anyone have experience with spraying metallic paint and clear coat??? I have plenty of experience with ordinary colour acrylics and get good results, but a bit wary of these metallics - could be a disappointing mess I think if not done right. Any different technique in laying on base coats? Same viscosity? Any tips on how to handle overspray on roof and bonnet when you can't sand back? What viscosity for clear coat? How many coats? I searched Google but couldn't find anything really useful - anyone know of any good links?

Looking at upgrading my suspension in ke70, just checking what the go is. If i'm looking to do it in stages, ie springs first the shocks, is that a bad idea......i can't really see why it wouldn't, but just wanting to clarify Also if I'm upgrading to "low" springs, will the shocks i need to buy be different, such as short stroke, or does this apply for different purposes? Thanks

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On my Sprinter, With automatic box, as a red switch by the gear lever, that looks like it does not work because I do not see any ligth on the dash board going on and any diference on the car behavour, can sameone inform me about this and a solenoid that is on the ignition switch. The solenoid is disconnected, and if is connected the key does not came out. Any solutions?

On my Sprinter, there is a ligth on the instrument cluster that looks like an engine. That ligth goes off after the engine starts. Can someone tell me the use of that ligth.

My ke35 corolla has developed a unusual screeching/squeel noise, its running gear consists of a 4age smallport,and later model adm t50 gearbox. Went into a workshop to get rear main seal replaced due to oil leak, while there got the stock flywheel slightly lightened/balanced and new stock pbr clutch kit installed as my clutch was on its last legs. Pretty much from the get go 15 mins driving home i noticed a squeel when not in gear just idle, doesnt go away if i press clutch in or release.. however its seems to disapear be alot less when in gear moving...also when getting moving when put in first and release clutch to engage gear i can hear light clunk noise the…

hey guys. my ke70 is making a funny noise. it happeneds wen i go over bumpy road or like if the back bounces around a bit. its a squeeking noise, and i can tell it has to do with the suspension. its coming from the rear behind me wen i drive, so back right? i thought maybe a worn shock absorber? anyone else had the same problem before? and is there anyway to determine that this is the cause? cheers

Ok so sometimes, getting more often now, on startup and lower revs the engine makes that terrible fan belt "SQUEEEEEEEEE"... so I've tightened the fan belt, but it still does it. Also from 1000 to 1500 revs half the time it goes "sqik sqik sqik sqik" like a squeeky trolley wheel that needs WD40 or something, as well as fairly often doing the "SQUEEE" crap. Should I be replacing the fan belt? Chiars guys :)

For those that have done the swap, can you give me some advice to go about wiring up the thing? or guid me the right direction for some info. Ive done a lot of wiring before, buit i want to get some background info before i start it. FWIW, the motor is a S14 SR20DE (non turbo) going into a ke70. Will i be able to run the stock tacho? Any help would be much appreciated.