Hey guys
So I bought my third mr2 today
Hahah
So I'm back in an Na and I'm back in a red rev 2
It's a 1992 model
No power steering- that's what I like :D
And it has abs yay

But in all seriousness I picked it up for 5k
It needs a little work
Engine and box are ok body is good pain is good

Just needs some tlc will post up some before and afters tomorrow

So I have a few questions
The temp gauge dosnt rise much above a quarter? Is that normal

Also, my tacho only moves up to about 1000rpm lol?

My clutch pedal is biting about .5cm from pushing it in so wil be adjusting that

My main issue is it seems to have some slight vibration in the higher rpms any one have any ideas what this may be?

Also how can I adjust the timing of the ignition
I thinks it's a bit retarded,
Finally
Plans with this is to go
Coilovers, front sway bar, ball joints, full bush kit etc

Then later along the line either turbo swap it
Or I'm leaning more towards this
Buy a second third gen Na and build it with forged internals, a much higher comp rating
Balanced crank, valve springs, valves and 272 cams
An ecu and a tune so it's an absolute weapon and still maintains great reliability

Thoughts?

Hi Gatesy,
When I bought my SW20 NA had same thing with water temp.
Thermostat had fallen apart & was open all the time.
Need to replace thermostat.
Redtarga has written a procedure for doing it without fully draining coolant. Can send a copy if you want.
Send a pm with an E-Mail address.
 

That may explain why it's warming up fast..
Ill be getting work to flush and refill the system with toyota red anywho

Vibration issue may be the engine mounts being worn.

To advance the timing you need to rotate the distributor cap clockwise. But best to use a timing light other wise you could do a lot of damage.

It may have an over heating problem and someone has taken the thermostat out as a tempory fix. Has it ever over heated long distance?

Tacho may be the capacitators in the back of it.

And if your flushing the radiator replace the thermostat whilst the coolant is out.

Also where the hell are the photos?

Doooooooodd
You are one funny mofo LOL. One minute you sell it off the NA, buy a tubby. Need to buy house so then sells tubby. Buys NA...only one thing I can't work out is your financial stability??? lol. Now you have plans to work the motor. Sounds like a bit of history repeat if you ask me lol. Shoulda kept the old one bro :(
Whatever, another NA MTC contender :D
 
Funny, it warms up fast, yet it doesn't rise above 1/4 mark?? Whats the coolant condition?
 
+1 thermostat - if it's slow to rise. Seems to be 70% of the symptom/problem when I was buying mine, prev owner negligence...

Ah aha I know right,
I still have the tubby
And my finances are sweet ahahahahah

I know biggest regret selling that Na
I have to start all over again,

Ok guys,
My throttle dosnt open all te way when the foot is flat, the pedal has heaps of play in it also anyone
Tell me how to adjust both the cable and pedal? To save me stuffing around
It feels very slow aswell hence why I think the timing is out
My old Na felt like a Ferrari next to this,
But I've also discovered my sensor that plumbs into the air box is just hanging around in the engine bay?
Could this contribute to poor performance
And also sorry I meant it takes a while to heat up
Yeah ill have toyota replace the stat aswell

I have a tridon hi flow one around here somewhere
But I think ill just go with the standard one as we have a heap of them on the shelf
:)
Pictures will follow shortly, just need to get it in a respectable condition :)

But yeah I really am leaning to buying a second motor and working it rather then going tubby
So much cooler and funner tbh

From dead cold, temp gauge should start to move after about 2 minutes and should sit in the middle when hot, and then never move if the system is working properly.
 
When starting from cold, at idle the tacho should  sit on about 1250 and then slowly drop back 750 when totally hot (at idle) so long as the A/C is not switched on.
 
 
To set dist timing, first clean the crank pulley and use chalk to make the notch more visible.

Your loose throttle cable would definently reduce your power if its not opening up all the way. You should be able to tighten it at the end of it near the throttle body.

Is it pinging at all?

By pinging you mean tapping or something?

Not that I can hear
Very certain I have a huge vaccum leak somewhere as all I can hear is hissing noises but could be coming from the stupid pod filter