JohnS

Both of my cars have and are running just fine right now using stock 2002tii parts (I think Bosch or Beru) and an Igniter I for years.  Was going to "upgrade" to a rebuilt distributor using an Igniter II.  If it ain't broke don't fix it?  That's why I've been putting off this "upgrade" for over a year now...  The voice of reason is calling me... Don't f with it right now.  😊

I looked at both rotors with magnifying glass and don't see any indication of a resistance number cast into any of rotors I have Beru or Bosch.  I can see part numbers, production date circle...  What does the resistance code look like? 

Sounds like I don't need no stink'in  rev-limiting rotor.  I'll never hit those revs... 🙈

3 minutes ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

 

Plus, around thirty zip ties and a little tube of dielectric grease.  

The rubber covers over the back of the harness headlight plugs are nice too.

Lifetime supply of large zip ties. 😶 I actually used a little dab of the grease on my original female plugs as instructed by my trusty Toyota instruction manual.  The plugs on the Hella H4s that I had installed back in the 80's were hard to remove.  Sort of fused.

I even cleaned up my '74 4-prong relays and added a small amount (small) of the grease on those for future easier release.  I'll be customizing my other Toyota harness to use on my '73, but that will take a little time and thought before I tear into it.  Those rubber plug covers do look nice...

Sorry going a little off topic on the rotor questions.  I went digging in my crap to see if I had any of the e21 rotors.  None found.  Lots of the standard rotors with the 12111354503 part number.  The bonus was that I found a couple of the original tii rev-limiting rotors.  I wonder what the resistance is on those bad boys?  Any real reason to use a rev-limiting rotor on a stock tii driven by an old fart like myself?  Here's what I plan to install soon on my '74tii.  Rebuilt 002 distributor (from Advanced Distributors), Igniter II, and rev-limiting rotor.  Thoughts?  ...

6 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

Unfortunately, you'll find that only the NGK resistor plugs are available now.  They discontinued non-resistor plugs.  You can switch brands, or switch rotors, to offset the added resistance. 

 

The resistor plugs add 5K ohms of resistance and the stock rotor has 5K ohms, but the e21 rotors only have 1K ohms of resistance.

 

I'm using BPR5ES plugs now with the e21 rotor.  I may switch to Champion plugs and put the other rotor in when I am due for new plugs, but I also like the wider tip on the e21 rotor, since I'm using a vacuum advance distributor.  Not necessary, but nice, anyway.

I always thought that the older style stock wires with the Bakelite resister boots were an issue when using the newer BPR NGK plugs.  I never considered the rotor?  Do you have the part number handy for the e21 1K rotor?  Are you using resistor boot old school style wires with it?  I always thought that I could switch to using the BPR NGK plugs by just replacing the older style wires and using the same rotor.  I suspect that most likely all combinations would work just fine on a well tuned car and you really wouldn't notice any difference.  I'm always wanting to learn though...

13 hours ago, John76 said:

If your engine has not been refreshed (valves, guides, rings) and is burning more oil than normal, you might try BP5 instead of BP6 plugs. These are a bit hotter and kept my plugs cleaner (in the self-cleaning temp range) longer.  

Same here.  My '73 burns a little oil and has always liked the BP5ES (hotter) and my '74 prefers the BP6ES (colder).

I was in the process of redoing the power wire for my Pertronix and was going to go and buy some wire and also some plastic sheathing.  Then 💡I looked at that beautiful harness that I didn't use on my '74.  I harvested a nice piece of the high quality red wire and some of the plastic sheathing and was able to complete my wiring project without having to buy anything.  There must be at least 10 feet of wire of various colors in that harness and all the plastic sheathing.  It's the gift that keeps on giving.  Love it,

John

Another little tidbit that I recall is that the older style tii masters that used the smaller grommets had washers floating beneath each grommet.  Whereas the tii master that uses the larger grommets doesn't have the washers.  I could be wrong, but that's what I remember.  Can anyone confirm the washers or not on the large grommet version?

Not Tropical

Another tidbit of differences when shopping for the center section piece.  Not all of them have the little pipe which connects to the gas tank vent hose on US cars.  I ran into this when I restored an airbox.  Not having the pipe I assume is from a Euro car?  Or an early tii?  Not sure.  Differences, Details...

My '73 and '74 US cars both have the little pipe.  Do early US cars 72s have it?

This is what I'm talking about.  From my favorite hose source BelMetric.  BMW Black vs. Continental Blue.

I remember going through the same thing on one of my cars.  The earlier production tii masters from Ate used the smaller grommet.  The later production ones switched to the larger grommet.  The good news is that with the larger grommet it's easier to punch in the new plastic elbows.  Lube with a little brake fluid and punch them in after the rubber grommet is in the master.  Those elbows do get brittle over time.  Also, the blue braided brake fluid hose can be hard to get on the elbow too.  Hose on elbow first with brake fluid lube.  Then punch into master.  The black colored brake fluid hose from BMW is easier to get on than the blue kind in my experience.  Works the same just doesn't look as cool.  I've broken new plastic elbows trying to get the blue hose onto the elbow before, black brake fluid hose (BMW) much easier.  My .02,

John

The front air horn on the 74tii US has a little dent in the front.  I believe that the rear air horns were the same for all tii years.  It's hard to tell from your picture if the front has the '74 dent or not.  

Here's the pics from my '74

2 hours ago, yeewiz said:

FYI, you guys did it!  You bought them all out.  Just got off the line with Toyota Parts Overstock.  The lights are now backordered with no ETA.  Nice job guys! 👏👏👏

 

If you need a set and are coming to the Swap and Show at the Brisbane marina in May or the Cars and Coffee in Los Gatos on 4/20, let me know.

John

PM sent.

Not driving here today.  Yet another slip-out on Highway 1 north of Big Sur at Rocky Creek.  Everyone's favorite driving road.  The Big Sur community has had to deal with so many slides and closures for a long time.  It sucks.

That cardboard engine is amazing.  Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to the 2002 Swap and Shows at Brisbane marina when you displayed it there.  Please, please, please tell me you're going to display it at Brisbane this year.  What a great video and loved the music too.  Thanks,

John

I love that bee.  Is it a tribute bee?  Just kidding.  Love your work

I lucked out and was home before my wife came home today so I didn't have to explain...

I ❤️you Toyota!  Toyota of Lakeland, FL...

Fixed that for you ... 😁

I laughed.  I just went to Safeway and was behind a Prius that had a sticker on the rear "Prius = Not Cool"

Of course I was in my totally cool 2018 "completely plastic" Honda Pilot.  😕

EDIT:  What's sad is that most common cars today are indeed considered an appliance.  That's the way I think about the three Hondas that my family owns.  I service them regularly, etc.  But do I really care about them, nope.  Do I care about the 2002s, yep.

I admit that I'm ignorant about the latest electric cars.  What happens to the batteries when they give up the ghost?  They don't last forever do they?  How much does it cost to replace the batteries?  Is it like rebuilding an engine in terms of cost?  Can they be recycled?

Rip Curl Bells Beach in ON.  For my .02 surfing buddies... 1st priority surfing, 2nd, .02...

I may not be on the EV car thing yet, but I'm all over these for camping "glamping" in the 2002.  

You've got to keep dem coldies cold.  That's important... and the food...

I see a rear seat delete in my future   My camping buddy of 40+ years just bought one of these for his Toyota Tundra and now I want one...

I scrolled through all the photos expecting to see the all important photo of the beautiful engine, but none?  😑

12 hours ago, Zak said:

 

That looks like an Irish themed 02 T-shirt.

Shamrock Rally that happened on St. Patrick's day.  I must have had a few too many Guinness' yesterday when I posted that 🙂