I've been troubleshooting a ventilation problem in my Tercel with some garages (one being my regular mechanic, and one being an authorized Toyota dealer). They can't find anything wrong, so I'm experimenting with different things myself e.g. hosing down the intake vents beneath the wipers. I'm tossing around the idea of taking apart the dash to get a look at the heater core and the fan. I need to look at a diagram for dummies. I have a Haynes manual for '87-'94 models, but I don't find the diagrams basic enough. It's hard to make out the
3D view from a line drawing. The diagrams do not have nice shading to show the 3D, so they are hard to decipher. For a newbie like myself, it's mostly just faith and guesswork, which is somewhat troubling. Also, there are diagrams that show details about something but not the context, so I'm not sure where that detail is located. Furthermore, there are no manuals from Haynes (or Chilton) beyond the 1994 model. The Toyota dealer has a Toyota manual for 1997, but $140 (too much for me at this time). As well, I have such a manual for my former 1989 car; while the diagrams are much better than Haynes, it doesn't cover the ventilation for the passenger compartment.Are there online sources of such information, at a more instructional level than (or at the same level as) in the $140 service manual? I tried to find the service manual at the municipal library, but they don't even have Haynes manuals beyond the one I have. And the reasons why I have the 87-94 manual is because I couldn't find one for 97 when I looked, years ago. I also phoned Toyota Canada, but they don't deal in such things.
Tercel Owner