Well after nearly a full summer i guess I could do a little update on this..
I love it! haha being the first timing driving a modified corolla I'm so impressed with how the near 30 year old chassis handles.
Here's some pretty pictures:
But of course everything couldn't be all perfect...
At the beginning of August my head gasket decided to give up on me, and I had a huge scare when I went to the dealership and they told me head gaskets were discontinued..
But after talking to someone who actually kinda knew something, and after getting him to look up the same part for the AW11 we figured out that the last guy was looking under a 4A-C
So got that back together in exactly 1 week including waiting for parts. After doing the HG the engine felt amazing, honestly felt like I had gained at least 5% more power.
All was good.. for now.
YAY! I was driving again!
And then this happened:
Uber scary seeing coolant pissing out again right after doing the HG, I thought foresure it went again, but thank god it didn't.
No big deal right? Toss on a new O-ring and go.. or so you'd think..
In this great metric country.. I dare you to find a metric O-ring.. IMPOSSIBLE! lol
Ended up buying an o-ring making kit and using that, which worked.. for about a week.
That freeze plug block heater would blow out 3 more times before I took it into work to 'modify' it to never come out again. Yes it probably would have worked better had I just put a factory freeze plug back in.
But I got a free (and first) tow truck ride out of it!
Got it back it for the last time and I haven't had a problem since.. with the block heater that is..
About 2 weeks ago and noticed the car running very very rich at low rpm and low throttle. It got so bad that eventually it just wouldn't idle. I had to always have my foot on the gas to keep revs up.
Not fun to drive in Edmonton traffic like that, so I parked it to try and figure things out. In the first week the engine didn't get any worse, but my clutch master died.. I still haven't replaced that yet though, mostly because at the end of last week the car would not start at all. No amount of throttle would help anymore.
And that's where I am now, still with no car and with summer coming to a quick close.
It's currently driving me nuts. I just can't figure it out. I have fuel and I have spark and definitely have air. Plugs are completely black though from running so rich and the spark seems quite weak.
That's all for now! If anyone has any other ideas, input is always much appreciated!
