1982 supra troubles

tonster · 03-09-2005, 08:07 PM

i got a 1982 supra almost 2 yrs ago with a rebuilt engine that had been sitting for a while and for the most part ive gotten everything to work again (even the retractable headlights which would have been easier had i known about the lil module behind the instrument panel not in the chiltons book, but was in the toyota wiring book that i got from the prev own AFTER i fixed it, ha). anyway, there are a few problems i havent been able to figure out. one is that it idles high at about 1200 rpms and chiltons says i need a special service tool (09842-14010). do i really need this or can i get around it? also i cant seem to get the timing right, the closest i can get is 13 BDTC because it swings wildly as i turn the distributor and i cant fine tune it, but maybe that is because of the idle? the temp gauge also reads high. the biggest problem i have is that the car stalls sometimes and i think its some sort of fuel delivery problem because the only way for me to start it is to put more gas in the tank and spray starter fluid in the intake. now the tank is never near empty. usually the car acts a little rough at first and then the gas pedal stops responding and i have to pull over. it will idle for a bit and then die and won't restart unless i do the gas and starter fluid. if i try to pump the gas while its idling, the engine starts to fail until i let up and then it idles again. now the fuel pump, sock, and filter are all new and had a fuel injector cleaner service done. i checked for and didnt find any holes in the pick up line. it happens around a half a tank, but it used to happen around a quarter, but ive had the car running and siphoned the gas out to only a gallon or two and the car never stalled, but then i drove it a few miles and it did. i disconnected the fuel line after the pump assembly and silencer and shorted the check connector to see the flow and the gas came out intermitent, but i cant figure out why? what does the silencer do anyway? i changed the adjustment on it and that caused the change in the trouble position from the quarter tank to half tank mark. the cruise control and ac dont work either if anyone has any suggestions how to fix them, but i can live without those. another thing ive noticed is that the car doesnt have much pickup until 2000 rpms or so. any help would be greatly appreciated cause im trying to keep this car running til i finish with college.

03-09-2005, 08:07 PM	#1
tonster Stock Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 14	i got a 1982 supra almost 2 yrs ago with a rebuilt engine that had been sitting for a while and for the most part ive gotten everything to work again (even the retractable headlights which would have been easier had i known about the lil module behind the instrument panel not in the chiltons book, but was in the toyota wiring book that i got from the prev own AFTER i fixed it, ha). anyway, there are a few problems i havent been able to figure out. one is that it idles high at about 1200 rpms and chiltons says i need a special service tool (09842-14010). do i really need this or can i get around it? also i cant seem to get the timing right, the closest i can get is 13 BDTC because it swings wildly as i turn the distributor and i cant fine tune it, but maybe that is because of the idle? the temp gauge also reads high. the biggest problem i have is that the car stalls sometimes and i think its some sort of fuel delivery problem because the only way for me to start it is to put more gas in the tank and spray starter fluid in the intake. now the tank is never near empty. usually the car acts a little rough at first and then the gas pedal stops responding and i have to pull over. it will idle for a bit and then die and won't restart unless i do the gas and starter fluid. if i try to pump the gas while its idling, the engine starts to fail until i let up and then it idles again. now the fuel pump, sock, and filter are all new and had a fuel injector cleaner service done. i checked for and didnt find any holes in the pick up line. it happens around a half a tank, but it used to happen around a quarter, but ive had the car running and siphoned the gas out to only a gallon or two and the car never stalled, but then i drove it a few miles and it did. i disconnected the fuel line after the pump assembly and silencer and shorted the check connector to see the flow and the gas came out intermitent, but i cant figure out why? what does the silencer do anyway? i changed the adjustment on it and that caused the change in the trouble position from the quarter tank to half tank mark. the cruise control and ac dont work either if anyone has any suggestions how to fix them, but i can live without those. another thing ive noticed is that the car doesnt have much pickup until 2000 rpms or so. any help would be greatly appreciated cause im trying to keep this car running til i finish with college.