scottiriver

ok, if you fix all the engine earth points to the body correctly, that will only help the spark system and the starter motor opperate, the negetive battery line is supposed to be connected directly to the body! just found a wiring diagram for a 1974 corolla, traced all wires coming from the alternator and regulator... you should have a wire coming from the regulator to: -battery (+) -ground, earth (-) -n and f (communication between alt and regulator)(two wires) -(most probably your problem) dash warning light -to the ignition switch (so when the keys are not inserted, the engine cannot be started) so their is a separate wire that goes to the warning light, check where those wires are going to because you either have a short or the wire is connected to the wrong place :) hope this helps and good luck :) keep us posted!

have u considered a tachodash for a ke70, they just plug in and work :)

heyy all, i am looking at purchasing a Weber DCOE setup for my ke70 and i was wondering if extractors need to be installed? are they required or just reccomended? where is the best place in adelaide to purchase some? cheers Scott

yeah saw that but hes in vic :(

heyy all I'm looking at air conditioning for my ke70, and i know that there are two ways of doing it, 1. install after market, does anyone know of costs? 2. install a used system, does anyone know whats required and costs of these parts? cheers scotty

hey all, i walked into sprint carburettor and fuel injection service today and the guy told me that the weber 32/36 uses the same jets as the 2L cortina and escort, is this true? will it run well on a 4k? cheers Scott

heyy mate, mine did that when the battery was at about 11 volts charge, the previous owner had the starter and ignition wiring replaced and made no difference, so when I got the car, I put a relay in and the the relay basically switched the full battery load to both the starter and the solenoid, the car never has starter motor problems again :) very easy to wire up, just need a high amperage relay, high amperage cable and a high amperage fuse(normal amperage of battery needed for cabling and relay), 1. disconect the wire from the ignition side of the solenoid and plug into either pin 86 or 85 2. attach high amperage cable to + side of battery and attach fuse, 3. attach other end of fuse to pin 30 4. attach pin 87 to solenoid on the starter motor 5. mount relay and tape up all connections Note. DO NOT ignore the fuse, it could save your battery and all electrics in the car if something goes wrong :)

hmm yeah but the noise is from the top of the engine, it really sounds like a tappet but i checked them and made no difference

heyy all, my little 4k has developed a ticking noise and it starting to get on my nerves it occurs only when accelerating and i have tried adjusting the tappets and that made no difference any ideas? cheers scotty

id be looking at the tail shaft

I sure its not the clutch?

Heyy all, I have a quick question, when I let the clutch out in my ke70, it makes a groan. it is a high pitch noise. I've only heard it in first when taking off at 1500 revs. it is an exceedy heavy duty clutch on a 5speed k50 and stock 4k engine. is this noise normal or has somthing been broken? cheers Scott

btw, the origional gearbox is early model and the new gearbox is late model cheers scott

hello all, just finished upgrading my gearbox from a 4speed to a 5speed, the thrust bearing seems to be not in as good cond as i thought, is it possible to swap the clutch forks as i put a new bearing on that one recently? cheers scott

hello all, just finished upgrading my gearbox from a 4speed to a 5speed, the thrust bearing seems to be not in as good cond as i thought, is it possible to swap the clutch forks as i put a new bearing on that one recently? cheers scott