Toyota Tercel 1981 troubleshooting

My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it just
died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of those. I
don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i don't really
need. Please help!

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Ray Okigawa
TriStar Associates L.L.C.
Phone: 847-690-0910 Extension 17
Fax: 847-690-0916
[email]rokigawa@tristarassociates.com[/email]

"drgfly" <sewell0727@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it
> just
> died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of those. I
> don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i don't really
> need. Please help!
>[/color]

"drgfly" <sewell0727@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e93dc797433cec5a353c7ca883629a7c@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=blue]
> My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it
> just
> died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of those. I
> don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i don't really
> need. Please help!
>[/color]

An engine needs 3 things to work properly:

Air (check your air filter to make sure it is not clogged)
Fuel (check the sight glass in the side of the carburetor to see if there is
fuel there)
Spark - pull a spark plug and see if you are getting spark. If #1 spark
plug does not spark, pull the other ones. If there is not spark from any of
the 4 plugs, check the igniter.
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Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:42:21 -0400, drgfly wrote:
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> My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it just
> died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of those. I
> don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i don't really
> need. Please help![/color]


OK, how about a little help? Does it crank but not start? Does it try to
start but coughs out?

And when was the last time you changed the Timing Belt...?

"drgfly" <sewell0727@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it just
>died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of those. I
>don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i don't really
>need. Please help![/color]

Gee...you're sure full of info aren't you...
will it crank?, does it just click?, does it make no sound when
you attempt to start it?, are there any lights on?...will the
horn blow?...
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

Gord Beaman <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in
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> "drgfly" <sewell0727@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it
>>just died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of
>>those. I don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i
>>don't really need. Please help![/color]
>
> Gee...you're sure full of info aren't you...
> will it crank?, does it just click?, does it make no sound when
> you attempt to start it?, are there any lights on?...will the
> horn blow?...[/color]


Maybe he needs to start using the crank instead. Remember: NEVER wrap your
thumb over the crank!


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TeGGeR®

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
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>Gord Beaman <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in
>news:92b6k19rd0no9rodln1j7bapdm8rkq0f23@4ax.com:
>[color=green]
>> "drgfly" <sewell0727@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>My car was running fine and i was sitting in it and all of a sudden it
>>>just died, checked the battery, checked the gas, its not either one of
>>>those. I don't have a clue and i don't want to start buying things i
>>>don't really need. Please help![/color]
>>
>> Gee...you're sure full of info aren't you...
>> will it crank?, does it just click?, does it make no sound when
>> you attempt to start it?, are there any lights on?...will the
>> horn blow?...[/color]
>
>
>Maybe he needs to start using the crank instead. Remember: NEVER wrap your
>thumb over the crank![/color]

Christ yes!...you;re *from* that era aren't you?!!...nobody
*ever* forgot that lesson once they learned it the hard way...
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)