I'm glad this helped
I know is puzzled me to no end when it happened to me originally, it's an odd system the way it works, I'm just glad this helped someone. I love this generation of Corolla, especially the carbed 4-AF engine. It's simple AND reliable, but the only problem is there isn't much diagnostic info on the 88 & 89 models that have the carb system. It's a very good system when it works correctly and can yield 28mpg city and 33 on the highway with 220k and a 3-speed auto. Let me know if I can be of any other help.
Cheers
-Tim