BarryDalHerbert

I have a 1976 Toyota Corona model RT104 with a 2 litre four cylinder 18R engine. It has an Asian carburettor with a tag telling me that it is a model 34301. It is missing the vital accelerator pump spring, which makes the car very hard to start because no enrichment happens when you depress the throttle, and when you are driving the car and try to accelerate, it stumbles and coughs and splutters before gaining speed. Asking for just the spring might be a bit optimistic ( ! ) - does anybody have a whole carby? Anybody wrecking anything with a suitable carby? I got no takers on my posting where I floated the idea putting EFI on this engine - is that too nutty an idea to even get people scoffing at me? BdH Canberra

I have recently bought a '76 Corona with the 18R engine and an Aisan carburettor that is damn nearly seized solid. I could buy another carbie, but they are not exactly what you would call common, and might just be buying another dud... In the lateral thinking department I am considering putting EFI on it instead - presumably a throttle body and all the associated bits and pieces from a later Corona would be a good candidate? The engine and everything else are OK, so a complete swap of a later engine would be a major overkill - maybe putting EFI on is too! All suggestions gratefully received, but remember this is a '76 Corona - I am not interested in more power, I just want it to run reliably! Many thanks BdH Canberra