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  1. 95celica
    well its time to say goodbye to our ST204, Mrs has decided that its time for a family car with more room. This is the 3rd celica that has been owned by the Mrs, st162,st184 and the st204, Has been a good car, only major problem was the dizzy, died twice, otherwise been very reliable, In the process of pulling out all the upgraded stuff, stereo, bluetooth,alarm etc. Will still be on the forum, help out when I can, has been a good source of info and leads for parts, Thanks guys
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    the sound you heard was probably the engine pinging from being too hot.When its too hot the engine will loose power. I would suspect you could have a faulty themostat of possibly a blocked radiator, hopefully it hasnt blown the headgasket. A easy check to do is when the engine is at operating temp check the top and bottom hoses, If 1 is hot and 1 is cold you have a thermosat/ radiator issue. Dont drive it until you get it sorted or you will do more damage
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    does it have a overdrive button on the t bar? If the overdrive is off, there will be a "OD off" light on the dash
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    4th, you mean overdrive?
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    if its not using too much oil, blowing smoke or making weird noises, dont touch it. Just keep it serviced, If it aint broke, dont fix it
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    good news on the towbar. With your spot lights, wire them up to work off hi beam. Get a feed from the headlight switch for hi beam, run it to 1 side of you switch, then from the other side of the switch, run it to the signal terminal on the relay. This way they will only work only when on hi beam but you can switch them on and off also. Legally that is the way they should be wired
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    bump, still available if anyone interested
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    sorry dude if you found my post offensive, Theres nothing wrong with your jack and stands. Yes your jack is rated fine for the weight of your car, It just lacks the height you need thats all. I used to have the same problem, I finally had enough and bought a bigger jack, But I do use it nearly every weekend being a mechanic myself so it payed for itself straight away. For you who uses it every once and a while yours is perfectly fine, and good for you trying to do it yourself. should be more of it.
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    unfortunatly those smaller jacks are only pretty good for small jobs like changing tyres and stuff. You can put a small piece of wood on the jack to get a bit more height but ifs not advisable. You should put your stands on the bottom of the sill panel. there should be a cut out or marking for where you would put your scissor jack. Thats a fairly strong point. Another easy way to get under the car is to drive 1 side up on the gutter and the other side on the road. that should give you enough room under the car. Hope this helps
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    just looked at your pics, its a flat tounge, looks like a aftermarket towbar too. Yeah your best bet is to go to a towbar place. Last time I bought a towbar tounge it was about $50. With your wiring plug just convert your car plug to 7 pin flat. 90% of trailers are flat plug now anyway, and cheaper than buying a adapter. Easy to wire too, will have instructions on the packet.
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    supercheap auto have that sort of stuff, or repco. does it have square tounge or flat?
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    these engines can be a bit tricky to bleed. when you replace the thermostat make sure you remove the dangly thing and put the hole facing the top. Also get your radiator checked, could be blocked. Make sure you get it sorted quick as you will blow the headgasket otherwise.
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    I would just change the globe, the filiment probably has a slight weak spot in it, If its is a T10 globe, this is very common. Seen it plenty of times with them.
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    If you level is low I would suggest you have a leak, How often do you have to top it up?
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    thats a good deal. hopefully you have no radiator support damage, You can drive round drift spec for a while until you get it painted :)
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    when I was last looking for panels for my celica they can be abit pricey now days, A front guard 2nd hand and needing work priced about 250-300. Its around the same price for a taiwaneze, but of cause they dont fit right. Bonnets around 300-350. I ended up getting from a wrecker in QLD through the forum. Its called Road and Track. Good luck
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    All car batteries are 12 volt,Its the cranking amps,CCA which varies. Bigger engine need more cranking amps.When jump starting the donor car must be running, when running the charging voltage will be approx 14 volts. let the car run for a couple of minutes so your battery can absorb some charge. Make sure you use surge protected jumper cables, If you dont and it spikes you could fry your ECM. If your car now cranks over and still doesnt start there could be more issues present
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    most aftermarket LPG systems are set up to start on petrol then switch to LPG after about 10 seconds or so. They usually dissable the injectors but the fuel pump will continually run, If you ran the fuel tank dry you could of burnt the fuel pump out, It should still start but will have a longer crank cycle. but if it doesnt crank at all maybe you have a starter issue aswell
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    yes. Once your engine has a few kms on it, its not a bad idea to start using a thicker engine oil. 20/50 is not a bad grade oil to use, definitly wouldnt be using a 5/30 or simmlar. There are thicker oil like 40/70 but I personnally only use it in engines which blow smoke or have nearly reached the end of there life
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    If im right the rear bars are different, one has No plate on bar, one has no plate on bootlid, but dont quote me on that
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    igniton switch or check your earths? any panel work done recently?
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    This is a common problem on corollas and camrys of this era. You will need the replace the plastic bushes in the shifter itself.
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    I would of thought a RB30 would of been too big of engine to fit in a corona? I reckon a nice 4 cylinder with a turbo/supercharger set up would be a better choice, 4AGZE to keep it toyota or a SR20DET, there are plenty of aftermarket goodies for these engines
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    yeah should be bolted in with a 10mm bolt on each side. Ive done one on a hilux before, was a bit of a mission. Hopefully a camry will be easier
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    my instructions say open drivers door and bonnet, start engine press square button on remote twice until LED flashes then press square button on new remote, when LED flashes remote is coded. But LED doesnt flash after first step. I tried to google instructions but didnt find anything useful. Starting engine doesnt see right to me.
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