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by allencr
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Injector firing
Replies: 10
Views: 1758

Re: Injector firing

My apologies to Mr Bradshaw who is in no way extinct, only his website which continues to live at web.archive, an invaluable resource & treasure.

Also, EFI #3
http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h22.pdf
by allencr
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Injector firing
Replies: 10
Views: 1758

Re: Injector firing

totta crolla wrote:What a great 'find' that diagram is for me!
Takes a little thought to get your head around the timings but it is invaluable, thank you.

Where's it from??
Thanks jondee86, can count on you to always deliver such great diagrams & pics, besides all them words!
by allencr
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:14 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Wanting to replace Kelford 193-C Camshafts
Replies: 13
Views: 15909

Re: Wanting to replace Kelforf 193-C Camshafts

yabaiani wrote:...cold start, hot start, smooth idle?


Still got stocks around?
I wouldn't consider any cold and/or hot start problem much of a cam problem.
Other then that is it OK?
Have any other idiosyncrasies that you've accepted but maybe might not wanna live with?
by allencr
Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:50 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Front brake calliper slider pin cap
Replies: 4
Views: 2621

Re: Front brake calliper slider pin cap

Anything will work, glop of RTV, cut a piece of tin/aluminum can, slightly oversize & tap it in, whatever..., hardly a necessary piece, Toyota hadda nicely machined piece with dust boots IIRC, while a lotta other stuff had their sliding stuff open & totally exposed, needing TLC every other y...
by allencr
Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:00 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Question on machining costs
Replies: 13
Views: 8261

Re: Question on machining costs

WAG's Havent been in a machine shop in a LONG time, except for cutting disks and even that was a real PITA. Good luck. Also Sorry but from what I read, cost & quality are often not related! Steel shot blast block 40-75 Align hone mains, set girdle side clearance 150-300 Hone block 40-80 bore to ...
by allencr
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: Fun Talk
Topic: Shoichiro Toyoda, Who Helped Make Toyota a Global Force, Dies at 97
Replies: 0
Views: 17825

Shoichiro Toyoda, Who Helped Make Toyota a Global Force, Dies at 97

"He pushed the company into North America and beyond, setting it on its path to becoming one of the world’s most powerful automakers."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/busi ... Obituaries

RIP
by allencr
Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:20 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Budget build cheats.
Replies: 28
Views: 12650

Re: Budget build cheats.

Less weight & move the engine back. If you've got a min. weight, add it back under the seats. // Also, was thinking a NO2 bottle, a small one under the dash or gutted heater/AC box, like the bottle for paint ball guns. Elec switch/valve & run thin nylon/teflon tubing inside the heater hose. ...
by allencr
Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:54 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Engine mounts
Replies: 2
Views: 4253

Re: Engine mounts

Assuming they're stiffer, higher durometer, I'd mount'm, engine/vise/frame and then twist/move/whatever the other end with an adjustable wrench or drift punch in a hole and just go by their feel.
by allencr
Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:46 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Silvertop A/C Compressor
Replies: 3
Views: 5247

Re: Silvertop A/C Compressor

Checkout YouTube for AC compressor shaft seal replacement/leak/fix.
Some are easy, some ain't, some special tools, some not.
Keep it CLEAN, no surface problems, scratches, nicks, whatever, on the 2 flat smooth surfaces that push against each other, and the shaft & housing.
by allencr
Sun May 01, 2022 2:16 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Head cc volume on 3 rib bluetop MAP setup
Replies: 3
Views: 7939

Re: Head cc volume on 3 rib bluetop MAP setup

What's the specific question?
oldeskewltoy has had A LOT of threads about heads & checking volume on this site, and at least 1 gotta be about that head and if he hasn't answered it, it's not a good question.
by allencr
Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: the never ending story...
Replies: 240
Views: 218958

Re: the never ending story...

Thanks.
Beautiful.
by allencr
Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:32 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Silvertop loosing power while driving..
Replies: 14
Views: 12135

Re: Silvertop loosing power while driving..

... I have to try several times to crank it, at times it cranks but with a very low RPMs making a noise as if it getting limited fuel. Can it wind out 2nd & 3rd gear, 5-6K rpm without any problem, before the problem starts? If so, there is no fuel problem. There may be a not really a fuel probl...
by allencr
Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:23 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: E10 pump fuel
Replies: 10
Views: 7512

Re: E10 pump fuel

Around here there isn't a specific number, just a sticker on the pumps "May contain up to 10% Ethanol'.
I think most all decay stuff has been BS, but it doesn't age very well at all & really turns really nasty.
by allencr
Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:13 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: HIGH comp Big port carby build with MANY questions
Replies: 45
Views: 30503

Re: HIGH comp Big port carby build with MANY questions

nyberrg wrote: My guess is due to the ring gap being too tight, maybe?


No.
And I'll say that is not a guess, and I'll say that the amazing jondee86 & oldskewltoy would never guess that also.
Water corrosion, sure, but never seen one localized like that unless the engine was leaning over.
by allencr
Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:52 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: HIGH comp Big port carby build with MANY questions
Replies: 45
Views: 30503

Re: HIGH comp Big port carby build with MANY questions

I wish I knew what that pic is.
by allencr
Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: TRD Gasket, Stock 4age
Replies: 17
Views: 20573

Re: TRD Gasket, Stock 4age

New bolts won't be as smooth, thread & head, as old so you might actually be tightening it less then before.
Yes, thin gasket will retard the timing, head cut even more. How much? IDK.
Good luck.
by allencr
Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:01 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Odd heater behaviour
Replies: 9
Views: 7889

Re: Odd heater behaviour

IIRC, I could give the heater a quick feel while driving, but you're RHD. Just a one time confirm the heater's venting is open & what's blowing is what's happening in the core. The heater's outlet goes right to the thermostat and cools it down, slowing the flow. That's as much as I'm able to gue...
by allencr
Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Re doing my tired 7ag motor
Replies: 3
Views: 4557

Re: Re doing my tired 7ag motor

Maybe somewhere in the below...
by allencr
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:26 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: OEM Upgrade Horn for AE86?
Replies: 6
Views: 6032

Re: OEM Upgrade Horn for AE86?

All the above. Yours might only need some tuning. clean its terminals, clean ground if it's 1-wire, clean its relay terminals & contacts, adjust it. That adjustment screw on it, self tapping or threaded& locknut, will change it quite a bit until there's no sound at all at either end of its r...
by allencr
Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:48 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: OST-068: Smok'n
Replies: 9
Views: 9054

Re: OST-068: Smok'n

OK.
I'd think that big aluminum ridge around the seat would do more then a bit, but I've got 0 flowbench experience and can only go by what looks aerodynamically pretty to my eye.
Thanks.
by allencr
Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:13 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Big port overheat problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11058

Re: Big port overheat problem

Water pump failure is extremely rare, I've never seen one but I've heard of Many water pumps being replaced for reasons only slightly related to it. Not that water pumps don't fail, they leak & their bearing goes bad, but failing to actually pump is almost unheard of, a few have broken impellers...
by allencr
Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: OST-068: Smok'n
Replies: 9
Views: 9054

Re: OST-068: Smok'n

Thanks, looks nice & clean,
Looking at those 3 valves through the intake is always a neat thrill!
Were the other cyls clean & dry & smegma free?

Is there going to be any more finishing/grinding the comb chamber, all the area after the 45, on the 60 to 90 and the ridge around the seat?
by allencr
Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: AE86 starter motor options
Replies: 12
Views: 12768

Re: AE86 starter motor options

cincybranr wrote:... a starter......AGAIN......

...comes very close to the yoke during rotation.


Heatshield?
Contact after abuse counts, like a little kiss to the dirt & coating, or like it's been hammered on?
Rebuilds not inspected and/or disassembled are iffy, otherwise great & can last a long time.
by allencr
Sun May 17, 2020 12:40 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: OST-064: Breathing on a 3 rib
Replies: 17
Views: 15622

Re: OST-064: Breathing on a 3 rib

Big chamfer, still need a ring compressor? ;)
Thanks, beautiful work & pics.
by allencr
Sun May 17, 2020 12:39 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: OST-064: Breathing on a 3 rib
Replies: 17
Views: 15622

Re: OST-064: Breathing on a 3 rib

Big chamfer, still need a ring compressor? ;)
Thanks, beautiful pics.
by allencr
Sun May 17, 2020 12:07 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: OST-068: Smok'n
Replies: 9
Views: 9054

Re: OST-068: Smok'n

Wow, that's a new one!
If the guide's top isn't normally submerged, extra seal or no seal shouldn't oil it up that much, besides it's only 1 exhaust & isn't going to affect the other or the chamber.
Burr on.
by allencr
Sun May 17, 2020 12:05 am
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: OST-068: Smok'n
Replies: 9
Views: 9054

Re: OST-068: Smok'n

Wow, that's a new one!
If the guide's top isn't normally submerged, extra seal or no seal shouldn't oil it up that much, besides it's only 1 exhaust & isn't going to affect the com. chamber.
Burr on.
by allencr
Sat May 16, 2020 11:45 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: 7k rpms on idle , black top 4age , need help
Replies: 3
Views: 3932

Re: 7k rpms on idle , black top 4age , need help

Any air leak enough for 7K oughta be loud enough to hear 10 feet away, with the hood closed.

My guess
ae86@661 wrote:
[ Tweaked wire harness
SQ Dizzy relocation kit

Good luck.
by allencr
Sat May 16, 2020 11:40 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: MRP Flywheel Bolt Options
Replies: 5
Views: 4552

Re: MRP Flywheel Bolt Options

Are you talking about shorter - length -, or a shorter shoulder, that un-threaded portion under the bolts head that is a close tolerance fit into the flywheel? Too long will bottom out & not clamp, its gotta be right! Automatic flex-plates must have a shorter bolt. A hacksaw should take care of ...