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  1. jetjock

    help stumble 7mgte!!!

    Operation of the FPU vsv is covered in the service manual. In a nutshell it operates only when the coolant is hot and then only for appx 2 minutes max after starting. It raises fuel pressure by *disconnecting* vacuum to the FPR and venting it to atmospheric pressure. Not that this has anything...
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    loud fan

    ^ This. The two halves should never be locked together. There isn't any mechanical device inside that's designed to let that happen even when the thing is working.
  3. jetjock

    Engine light during acceleration only

    Well, why don't you check the code? You can't have an MIL and not have code....
  4. jetjock

    7MGTE fan clutch

    Crack me up. How 'bout testing it the way professionals do? How 'bout using the greatest source of information the world has ever known to find that method? It's more than a global pornography network you know...
  5. jetjock

    Clear courtesy door lenses

    Dunno how I missed this but one word: illegal. Not that anyone cares...
  6. jetjock

    Powersteering Pump belt

    That logic appears infallible...
  7. jetjock

    Aftermarket water temp gauge

    Not to be pointless but that's one of the longest sentences I've ever seen...
  8. jetjock

    Need help with a 7mgte-MK2 Swap

    It's going to be near impossible for us to help with something like that from afar. On the other hand each of those issues are easy to individually resolve locally using the TEWD even if the harness isn't stock. Either wire the car to match or troubleshoot against what's shown in the schematics...
  9. jetjock

    White Smoke

    White almost black smoke and because the cel is on you think there's no codes. Sure that's not peyotecoyote?
  10. jetjock

    Jscspeed?

    "The 7MGTE is notorious for blowing head gaskets. The cause for this is inferior quality OEM cylinder head bolts. The factory Toyota bolts do not provide enough clamping force to keep the cylinder head tightly clamped against the block so, over time, the bolts stretch and the head gasket blows...
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    Aftermarket water temp gauge

    I know. I just found it incredulous you would try...
  12. jetjock

    Aftermarket water temp gauge

    So a new sensor came with it but wasn't used?
  13. jetjock

    Removing cruise control

    That makes way too much sense. Myself, I like having stuff work because I paid for it. Lmao. Well done padawan...
  14. jetjock

    92 MKIII Power Steering

    Reminds me of that old story where a truck gets stuck under a bridge and nobody could figure out how to free it until a local simpleton suggested letting air out of the tires...
  15. jetjock

    loud fan

    Actually it's supposed to do exactly that. Not for more than a few seconds though.
  16. jetjock

    92 MKIII Power Steering

    ^ Can't. Makes way too much sense....
  17. jetjock

    rafamk3supra90 MK3 HELP PLEASE

    Since those are all simple problems to repair you should buy a new engine.
  18. jetjock

    help plz

    Meaning glass houses, stones, that kind of thing...
  19. jetjock

    help plz

    Makes one wonder why anyone would deal with people stupid as hell.
  20. jetjock

    The Small Questions Thread

    Pretty good for a wah. Or you could just unplug the thing and then close the circuit.