oxygenvsmetal Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Hello all! First post here. Later this week, I am going to receive a 1978 Corolla 2-door hatchback (not liftback) from a friend who no longer needs it. Actual price, $0. It runs good and other than excessive cancer around the rear fenders, it doesn't look too bad. It doesn't always hold it's idle, sometimes it idles down to a stall. But it doesn't all the time, so I'm thinking it's a problem with the butterfly valve in the carb. My stepdad is out of town but he's a carb mechanic, and when he gets back I should have the car by then. So I'll have him check it out. However, the brake master cylinder is in bad shape and I will need one soon. Sometimes the car doesn't stop too good and the brake problem indicator light is always on. Do common shops like O'reilleys and autozone and advance carry parts for cars this old that are foreign? Any knowledge, advice, and even guesses are appreciated. I will have to get this car roadworthy FAST as I will be taking it out of state in a few weeks or months. Thanks and have a great day all! :) :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgits Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 thats a tricky one... your best bet, is get the part number, try autozone, toyota, idependant retailers... Toyota are well known for part re-use, so you should be okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighcm Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hello all! First post here. Later this week, I am going to receive a 1978 Corolla 2-door hatchback (not liftback) from a friend who no longer needs it. Actual price, $0. It runs good and other than excessive cancer around the rear fenders, it doesn't look too bad. It doesn't always hold it's idle, sometimes it idles down to a stall. But it doesn't all the time, so I'm thinking it's a problem with the butterfly valve in the carb. My stepdad is out of town but he's a carb mechanic, and when he gets back I should have the car by then. So I'll have him check it out. However, the brake master cylinder is in bad shape and I will need one soon. Sometimes the car doesn't stop too good and the brake problem indicator light is always on. Do common shops like O'reilleys and autozone and advance carry parts for cars this old that are foreign? Any knowledge, advice, and even guesses are appreciated. I will have to get this car roadworthy FAST as I will be taking it out of state in a few weeks or months. Thanks and have a great day all! :) :) :) Congrats on the free car! The good news is that there have been more Corollas built in the world than any other car, so you have a good chance of finding parts. It looks like it's about $80 on this site: http://www.car-stuff.com/toyotaparts.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelaw Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Welcome to the board. If your stepdad is a carb rebuilder...then he has a vacum gauge somewhere in his tool kit. Did you run a vacum test to see how many inches it is pulling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygenvsmetal Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Congrats on the free car! The good news is that there have been more Corollas built in the world than any other car, so you have a good chance of finding parts. It looks like it's about $80 on this site: http://www.car-stuff.com/toyotaparts.htm No, I haven't got to get him to look at it yet. He is out of state right now. However, my brother-in-law is "kind-of" a mechanic (cycles mostly) and he may have a vacuum guage. Good idea, being as I didn't even know such a thing existed... I hopefully will pick up the car tomorrow. Turns out I can order the power booster, if needed, through autozone for $80, and they have the master cylinder in stock. New question - anyone know what the bolt pattern and offset for the 78 coupe is? Not the sports coupe, just the plain-old two-door hatchback. I'd love to put rims on it one day, after I de-rust it and slap a coat of white on it. Well, thanks for the help. My dad used to drive a 1981 Corolla Tercel hatchback, very cool car in good shape but it ate carburators like an italian eats meatballs (nothing personal you italians out there). It was factory colored Metallic Orange. Well, Peace out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygenvsmetal Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 Okay so the master cylinder has been replaced. The brake system is doing very good. My mechanic (brother-in-law) said my rotors are grooved up but okay for the time being. The motor uses or leaks oil BADLY. The oil was changed 2000 miles ago and it was BONE DRY this morning. Gotta figure that one out. It is dying some, seems to be a fuel problem, may still need a carb rebuild. It doesn't keep its idle always. Oh well, it was free. If anyone has had a similar problem fixed let me know please. Thanks alot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighcm Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Okay so the master cylinder has been replaced. The brake system is doing very good. My mechanic (brother-in-law) said my rotors are grooved up but okay for the time being. The motor uses or leaks oil BADLY. The oil was changed 2000 miles ago and it was BONE DRY this morning. Gotta figure that one out. It is dying some, seems to be a fuel problem, may still need a carb rebuild. It doesn't keep its idle always. Oh well, it was free. If anyone has had a similar problem fixed let me know please. Thanks alot! Good luck!! A possible simple thing (although it may be short term if the fuel pump is on the way out) is to try and replace the fuel filter if you think there's a fuel problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexus Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 good luck with your project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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