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Re: I finally got a Celica

Posted By:	Will Berninger
Posted On:	April 13, 2004 at 10:23 am GMST

Cory wrote:

> Some of you may remember me, I
> posted on here in about Janua
> ry talking about how the Celic
> a I was supposed to buy turned
> out to be a Tercel. Well I fo
> und a 1987 Toyota Celica ST wi
> th only 104,000 miles on it an
> d in perfect working condition
> . It is a 5spd manual with ver
> y little horsepower. I am post
> ing here again today to ask al
> l you Celica pros for a few ti
> ps. First off there are some p
> roblems with the car. First of
> f, when I push down the left b
> linker it makes this buzzing s
> ound, but if I hold it, not al
> l the way, it still works. I w
> as wondering if any of you kne
> w what was causing that? Also
> this 87 version only haa 88 ho
> rsepower, it goes pretty fast
> considering it does have 16 va
> lves. But I was wondering if t
> here were and cheap, simple wa
> ys to get more horse power. If
> any of you guys know some tip
> s, just let me know, I left my
> e-mail address in case you wa
> nt to get in touch with me, an
> d Joe, thanks for the offer, I
> probably would have bought th
> at car if it weren't for the c
> rappy ass computers that I own
> .
Congrats on the car purchase, hopefully you like it as much as we like ours.
The turn signal sounds like a switch problem in the steering column. You will have to take the cover off and investigate it. The turn signal is designed to operate if you hold the lever in partially on so it does not lock into place. This is for lane changes and such since you won't be turning back the other way to unlock it. It also when a little farther locks into place for making sharper turns such as a street change at a stop sign. This is so you don't have to hold it in place while waiting for traffic to clear. When you turn the wheel back it unlocks it and releases the lever to neutral.
Yours sounds like the flasher itself works and the circuits work but the operational switch itself has a problem.
Will Berninger

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Message:	Will Berninger wrote: > > > Cory wrote: > > > Some of you may remember me, > I > > posted on here in about Janu > a > > ry talking about how the Cel > ic > > a I was supposed to buy turn > ed > > out to be a Tercel. Well I f > o > > und a 1987 Toyota Celica ST > wi > > th only 104,000 miles on it > an > > d in perfect working conditi > on > > . It is a 5spd manual with v > er > > y little horsepower. I am po > st > > ing here again today to ask > al > > l you Celica pros for a few > ti > > ps. First off there are some > p > > roblems with the car. First > of > > f, when I push down the left > b > > linker it makes this buzzing > s > > ound, but if I hold it, not > al > > l the way, it still works. I > w > > as wondering if any of you k > ne > > w what was causing that? Als > o > > this 87 version only haa 88 > ho > > rsepower, it goes pretty fas > t > > considering it does have 16 > va > > lves. But I was wondering if > t > > here were and cheap, simple > wa > > ys to get more horse power. > If > > any of you guys know some ti > p > > s, just let me know, I left > my > > e-mail address in case you w > a > > nt to get in touch with me, > an > > d Joe, thanks for the offer, > I > > probably would have bought t > h > > at car if it weren't for the > c > > rappy ass computers that I o > wn > > . > Congrats on the car purchase, > hopefully you like it as much > as we like ours. > The turn signal sounds like a > switch problem in the steering > column. You will have to tak > e the cover off and investigat > e it. The turn signal is desi > gned to operate if you hold th > e lever in partially on so it > does not lock into place. Thi > s is for lane changes and such > since you won't be turning ba > ck the other way to unlock it. > It also when a little farthe > r locks into place for making > sharper turns such as a street > change at a stop sign. This > is so you don't have to hold i > t in place while waiting for t > raffic to clear. When you tur > n the wheel back it unlocks it > and releases the lever to neu > tral. > Yours sounds like the flasher > itself works and the circuits > work but the operational switc > h itself has a problem. > Will Berninger
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