So I bought a 1986.5 Supra, and I have a few problems.

[Grandavi]

Originally Posted by Ranma

Got my Supra as a fun ride, not for transportation. Have my 2009 Honda Civic EXL for basic transport. (no payments)
If you want a cheap ride, why don't you go out and buy a used Chev Cobalt? Get that great GM feeling!

Bah (off topic.. but...) You can go buy a Chevy Cobalt.. but to get the supercharged one (supercharger??? why the hell dont they turbo.. lol) your gonna have to shell out some coin.. and then in 10 years when you go to sell it... its gonna be worth as much as your Supra will be now.

Better to get the car you want and put whatever it takes (within reason) to get it driving well enough that you smile and hear the birdies sing when you daydream about it...

To each his own of course.. I simply prefer my MKIII to the vast amount of vehicles I have owned to date. Sure.. the brand new Accord was fun.. but didn't have the feel of this car.

[Ranma]

Originally Posted by Grandavi

Bah (off topic.. but...) You can go buy a Chevy Cobalt.. but to get the supercharged one (supercharger??? why the hell dont they turbo.. lol) your gonna have to shell out some coin.. and then in 10 years when you go to sell it... its gonna be worth as much as your Supra will be now.

Better to get the car you want and put whatever it takes (within reason) to get it driving well enough that you smile and hear the birdies sing when you daydream about it...

To each his own of course.. I simply prefer my MKIII to the vast amount of vehicles I have owned to date. Sure.. the brand new Accord was fun.. but didn't have the feel of this car.

He was complaining about cost like an apex customer. Gee if you want something nice it is going to cost.

[Grandavi]

Originally Posted by Ranma

He was complaining about cost like an apex customer. Gee if you want something nice it is going to cost.

Cost is like this over the next 10 years.. (for those that are worried about having the MKIII over some newer car...)

Buy the Cobalt (get the one for about 28,000.00)
Pay it off (add another few thousand for interest)
Pay the insurance (add a few more thousand for insurance)

note: I pay 11.00 per month to insure my TWO supras fully as collectibles.. just cant drive over 5000 km per year.. and I dont.
The 88 is insured for 6000, the 90 for 4500

Sell the car. At the end of 10 years (not including maintenance in this) you have a car that may be worth 5000-10,000 (although I doubt it will be more than 5k)

Or... Buy a Supra for 1500, soak 20,000 in it over a 3 year period.. and have a car worth about 8000 in 10 years providing you dont bag it too much...

Those are all made up numbers, but its the theory I run with everytime I explain why I spend money on my car to my wife...

[Travis89Turbo]

Originally Posted by Reverb

Well, the biggest is is that I'm about stupid when it comes to cars.

But other than that, let me start this off by saying I bought an '86.5 MKIII for $500. I figured it was a good enough deal, so I got it.

So on to the problem. It didn't have a battery, so it was replaced. Then came the fuses. And now it will not start, not even turn over. But the horn will (barely) honk and the lights will come on and go up and down.

I'm expecting it to be something so simple it's crazy, but could anyone possibly help?

Okay. Where to start. First check the voltage at the battery with a volt meter. That would be the first thing I would suspect.. then check the fuses on the deivers side kick panel.. and of course the ones under the hood... I kno u said u did this but do it again. Its real easy to miss one.. get back with me

[supra_star818]

i have a problem with my 1991 supra as well. i juss recently ran into this problem too. every time i turn on my car and rev it the check engine light comes on and the car wont boost the way it should. it hapens everytime i turn on the car. any idea wat it could be???

[zby67]

Originally Posted by supra_star818

i have a problem with my 1991 supra as well. i juss recently ran into this problem too. every time i turn on my car and rev it the check engine light comes on and the car wont boost the way it should. it hapens everytime i turn on the car. any idea wat it could be???

ok first is dont post questions of your own on someone else thread. (but i would start with the throttle body then make sure ur getting fuel)

[Reverb]

So here's an update.

I got all my electronics working. The problem was a wire with two paddles on the ends were used in place of a fuse, and the wire was broken. As long as it is pressed firmly down, it works perfectly.

Which brings me to the problems, I know my starter is locked up. But it also appears as if the fuel pump is messed too.

So yeah, money money money.

[Grandavi]

Originally Posted by Reverb

So here's an update.

I got all my electronics working. The problem was a wire with two paddles on the ends were used in place of a fuse, and the wire was broken. As long as it is pressed firmly down, it works perfectly.

Which brings me to the problems, I know my starter is locked up. But it also appears as if the fuel pump is messed too.

So yeah, money money money.

Yes.. but at least you know a couple warts are being taken care of. thats how I approach all my car fixes.. hehe.

[zby67]

Originally Posted by Reverb

So here's an update.

I got all my electronics working. The problem was a wire with two paddles on the ends were used in place of a fuse, and the wire was broken. As long as it is pressed firmly down, it works perfectly.

Which brings me to the problems, I know my starter is locked up. But it also appears as if the fuel pump is messed too.

So yeah, money money money.

at least its bringing you closer to fixing it! and trust me well worth the money when she's finished! specaly kicking the shit out of a 95 V6 camaro lol or a 92 corvette

[Metaphysico]

Wow this whole thread got so off topic and the OP did not get much of help.

Anyways, first off if the wire you are talking about is in the fuse panel under the hood that is how it is, they put a fuseable link wire in instead of a fuse, I don't know why seems like a bad idea. Anyways, the horn flashing and the horn going off is the alarm activating, on these cars they have a immobilizer alarm system built in. So if the alarm is activated, even if it turns off after the 2 mins of being on, it will shut off most of the systems of the car including the fuel pump and the starter. Sometimes when a battery is disconnected for a long time the alarm gets tripped hooking up power again.

Now with all that said your problem is the alarm is going off, you need to reset the alarm. To do this close the hood, hatch and both doors, lock the passenger door then the driver door with the key. The red light on the dash should come on solid. Wait for 20 seconds till the light starts to flash. Once its flashing unlock the driver door with the key. This will turn the alarm off which will allow the circuit opening relay to start working and give power to all the systems in the car. Now if you unlock the door with the key and the alarm turns back on or if the alarm does not go out when you lock the doors with the key that means you have a bad door lock sense switch which is attached to the back of the lock cyl in the door. It is a round thing with 2 wires coming out of it.

One problem you have is if the fuseable link wire was blown that probably means someone hooked up the battery backwards. So you may have other fuses blown, check the efi fuse in the driver kick panel that is one that usually goes when someone puts a battery in backwards along with some others.

GL on getting it working. I will be around now and then to hopefully help you fix it all if you have not all ready.