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  1. twan

    ticky valves!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    yeah i have the same problem. is there a forum with valve - camshaft gap specs?
  2. twan

    possible a bhg will leak out of block?

    i hope its a leaky hose. but how do i get back there? i can barley see back there never mind putting my hand back there
  3. twan

    possible a bhg will leak out of block?

    since i had my mkiii from September its been slowly leaking antifreeze. i just kept topping up the overflow but now its leaking really fast. i can see it leak from somewhere between the firewall and engine block closest to piston 6. its dark and cramped so im pushing it off till later. but now i...
  4. twan

    Guy shocks himself with 5million volts

    oh wow that is soo fake. ur telling me that tiny little black box with a couple double A batteries can output 5 million volts? your insane just believing it! lol
  5. twan

    flooding driving me insane

    41. ops i guess it is the tps. is there a way to repair it or should i just replace it?
  6. twan

    flooding driving me insane

    nope. the alternator and brake light come on when the rpm reaches a really low rpm then it jumps back up to 1000rpm and back down
  7. twan

    flooding driving me insane

    its possible but that doenst make sense. i tried to make a vid but of course it didnt do it this time. but im hoping its a sensor with a weak signal. it'll be so much easier to change than something mechanical
  8. twan

    flooding driving me insane

    umm is that throttle position sensor?
  9. twan

    flooding driving me insane

    okay so my 1988 na floods randomly. it only happens when i turn it off after it is running at normal operating temp. i go into the store and come back out, it starts no problem then it idels really rough. up and down the tach between 1200 and 0 rpm until it stalls. i have to floor it to remove...
  10. twan

    xtd clutch explosion.

    oh shoot that sucks man. but where u when it exploded on u? u must have shit urself when it happened. like did u first think the engine seized or something?
  11. twan

    nelson bc?

    why nelson? i know a girl there. its the only person i know who lives in bc. so its kinda just like a starting point. she can how me around and introduce me to people and stuff. im into construction and mechanics though so maybe i can get into something. but whats in surrey bc?
  12. twan

    nelson bc?

    so im going to move from toronto ontario to nelson bc canada next spring and i"ll be taking my mkiii. its a 4000km trip and a 35 hour drive and im getting the car ready now. does anyone know people in nelson or area in the kootenay mountains that might be able to help me find work and board? or...
  13. twan

    Got rear ended yesterday in my dd.

    ahh shoot, that sucks. hope everything goes well. but u'll probably need to go to physiotherapy for a year. and im sure it wont be a problem getting that fixed, civic parts are easy to come by. well at least it is where im from.
  14. twan

    Supra won't start

    i did that when i just bought my supra but instead i soaked the spark plug valley and it ran like a old corvette with no power at low rpms and sounded really deep and raspy. changed spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor (na engine) and it ran mint. i guess it was all original at...
  15. twan

    The Boyfriend Store

    lol i love the note part!
  16. twan

    whining from rear of car

    okay, but i do not have lsd on my diff. when i lift the back end up i spin one wheel forward and the opposite spins the same direction. on a lsd it should turn the opposite direction, but my car has the targa top so its the sports version correct? this could mean the previous owner already...
  17. twan

    whining from rear of car

    i have a 1988 na. the diff i found for sale is $80 and the guy put the turbo diff on his 1989 na automatic. he hasnt responded yet but what do u mean by 3.73? is that 3.73:1 gear ratio?
  18. twan

    whining from rear of car

    oh and i found a diff for sale where i live. but its off a turbo mkiii. is there a difference? because i noticed that at 3000rpm i am doing around 60mp/h (105 km/h) in 5th gear and i find the fuel economy sucks!
  19. twan

    whining from rear of car

    okay thanks, ive always ment to check the oil since the mechanic filled it up but i need a 23mm socket and all my socket sets seem to skip 23:: angry :: (...18 19 20 21 24..) i find the noise sounding relativity the same and there is a little vibration but if any it is covered up by my loud...