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  1. jetjock

    Looking for advice after failing CA smog check

    Uh, reduction liberates O2. And the supposed lack of it must be why his HC is so low...
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    Replace Egr without moving engine?

    Because he doesn't live in Belgium and where he lives it does a lot more than take up space.
  3. jetjock

    7M Coolant flow

    You've never given it much thought? I find that very hard to believe :icon_razz
  4. jetjock

    RC550 Wiring Question

    Some solenoids, including automotive injectors, employ a counter emf/flyback diode for clamping. They're always marked or the wiring color indicates polarization. Even if hooked up backwards they'll still work. Not exactly good for the diode though. Anyway, that's not the case here.
  5. jetjock

    Looking for advice after failing CA smog check

    O2 sensor is working fine. Forget about it. Check EGR per TSRM.
  6. jetjock

    2 problems here

    1) A stock GTE uses Toyota's Type A fuel system. That means 36 psi, a value that falls between the 33-40 psi specified in the TSRM. That pressure is as good a place as any to start. 2) IDL-E2 must be low resistance for the idle speed system to work. Put another way it must be low volts...
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    Good things to look for when buying an MK3?

    Don't buy one that has been owned by anybody under 30...
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    RC550 Wiring Question

    They don't. And I'd seriously be asking for my tuition back...
  9. jetjock

    Car stalls after not being turned on for couple days

    Being hit with the ball stings don't it? :icon_razz
  10. jetjock

    timing wont set at 10btdc?

    Tweak that a little but well said. It ain't that hard at all...
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    Diagnostic box..don't work?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull-up_resistor Nothing more than that. Quite common with digital inputs on all sorts of electronics, not just cars.
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    is this how the cps is supposed to sit on head?

    X2. Least he fessed up. Gotta give him credit for that :) OP: Now you know why I made a gasket. Used the side of a beer carton iirc. Never leaked again...
  13. jetjock

    7mge quarks...

    It is not. In stock form it easily exceeds the NHTSA cooling requirements all autos must meet to be sold in the US. In over two decades of driving mine in some very adverse conditions it never overheated. Not once. Any car in stock form that does has something wrong with it. That said it's...
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    is this how the cps is supposed to sit on head?

    O ring goes in the groove on the left in the third illustration down: http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?S=IG&P=23 As for the gasket there isn't a factory one. If one is made be sure it doesn't result in bending loads on the bracket.
  15. jetjock

    Diagnostic box..don't work?

    Voltmeter or ECU safe test light on T. Because the test input is pulled high when inactive they'll be 5 volts on it and by referencing that measurement to E1 the integrity of both lines is verified with one step. Work smarter, not harder...
  16. jetjock

    is this how the cps is supposed to sit on head?

    You are correct about compression but wrong about the groove. That said I always used a gasket on my CPS in addition to the O ring because, at least in this application, gaskets have a much longer service life. Lastly, your O ring has either been stretched or is the wrong size.
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    Diagnostic box..don't work?

    He'd have to gain access to the ECU for that. If you think about it there's a much easier method that would verify both T and E1 in a single step from the diag block only.