I'm just gonna mention this, because when reading the other comments, it seems that no one else said it: Check your brake light switch, it's probably stuck. 😀

I love little Sarah! I'm and ex- Air Force guy and I appreciate her service and commitment.

One of the best channels on KZread. Keep up the great work

Such incredible personality. Just like the term. Just because you are a Character, doesn't mean you have Character.

Sweetie you're not weird, you're awesome! Keep up the good work!

From a french guy ..I Just saw your last video of your mr2..can not sleep until that one..lol..so I want to tell you...you are amazing..you work so hard to make all clean.. wow..it's incredible ..what you did....NOT ONLY MECHANIC..MAKE VIDEO MUST TAKE SO MUCH TIME ..as we say in french.." BRAVO "..and thank you to share your work and your happiness ..we need more people like you ..for info..when the mr2 went on the market I really fall in love of this car..the design is so beautifull. .hurry to see other video of your work..I send you good energy from france..to finish you mr2 project and others

Well I'm watching the Mr. Dos Playlist and so far I'm not disappointed. A lot of work into this USDM/JDM Hybrid :) Wish she had done this 8 years ago lol.

Nice use of time-lapse on the approaching storm. Sky time lapses used to be one of my signature shots when I was producing TV shows. My videographers knew that if they didn't get me at least one good time-lapse shot, there would be hell to pay!

I didn't know little Sarah was still active duty!!! Very cool that you both serve/served. I'm not military, so hats off to both of you badass chicks. So rad to see.

Sarah I just recently found your videos about a couple months ago. 1st off as a fellow veteran thank you for your service. 2nd of all I love your videos. 3rd thank you for providing the laughs and fun of being a grease monkey. I love seeing females in a man's world. Get it girl. Love your videos keep em coming

So glad you got the hydraulic flare tool. It was one of the best investments that I ever made. Good Choice. Keep up the good work Sarah.

You’re not weird ,you’re full of total awesomeness 😱🍕

@BryceChristopherHodge

6 жыл бұрын

Timboslice can’t it be both?

@mzondi1970

6 жыл бұрын

Bryce Hodge agreed she is weird but in a good way got to love her tenacity

The folks that been along with you for the ride can't wait for you to get this running your persistence is fantastic

lol, probably my favorite intro to a video...think that should be the standard for anyone when meeting and greeting new folks, stating something odd or out of the blue. "Hey, I'm Anthony...I'm into ankles (awkward pause)...anywho, how are you?" lol. Glad to see the progress slowly coming along on Mr. Dos! Also, didn't know lil Sara ( can't remember if her name is spelled like yours or differently) was still in! Hope she had a great air force weekend

I’ve been with you for quite sometime now. I’m in my 50’s and have gone through some weird emotions a few months ago when I found out something I didn’t know. Since then, I’ve done some education I have to say I am not only a huge fan but I have a ton of respect for you and what you are doing. You’ve changed me and I will continue to support you going foreword. Thank you for being here and sharing your life with us.

@thewoman2blame706

6 жыл бұрын

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SOOO CLOSE! You are making great progress Sarah.

That Mastercool flaring tool is incredible! I've had mine a few months now and it's the best $330 bucks I've spent. Saved my bacon when it made a GM o-ring fuel line perfectly! Saved a lot of cobbling to make it work.

Great video! The Storm time lapse was really cool! Deffo something to do again!

You work hard to make great content and I have to say your videos are very easy to watch. They move along nicely. And yes, saving up for a lift is well is worth doing. Thank you both for your service.

Sarah You’re Ms. Uno!!! Videos are so entertaining!! love Mr. Dos.

I miss watching those storms roll over the Catalinas. And progress! Nothing ever seems to work right the first time for me either.

Its awesome seeing this finally come together. A pleasure as always, great video

you're getting there ... keep at her ... no rush ... we'll be happy when you are ... best wishes, Sarah !!!

Great progress - getting really close now. The MR2 looks awesome on camera and is a reflection of all your hard work. Good job Sarah.

Woo Hoo...just found out you hit 80K subscribers on Saturday. Congratulations. 100K is just around the corner. You'll reach that goal by year end, for sure. There's nowhere for you to go...but UP!

Keep up the great content, your approach rocks. I dig your determination to see this project through, it's a fighter!

This has been such a great series with this Mr Dos. I'm really excited to start my own MR2 project soon. You have done an amazing job! Thank you!

This is a great video Sarah. Keep up the awesome work!

I fixed my leaking coolant pipe by running coolant hoses underneath the fuel tank and attach at frunk and engine bay ends. It's a squeeze but doable if you don't want to drop fuel tank. Had no leaks or overheating problems in the last year since doing it.

I feel emotionally invested in this car and it’s not even mine

Great Job Sarah. I can not wait to hear this thing run. I haven't missed an episode since I subscribed 4 months ago. Glad to see you getting this project buttoned up. Hopefully you can get it running in the next episode! Awesome time Lapse also.

You are going to love driving this car. They are so much fun.

Great channel! I really like how the daily struggles of working on a vehicle are shown.

Car is so close! It has come along way since the beginning. I started watching your channel when you got it and I’m impressed. Now I need to get me a project car

Folded her pizza like a boss. You may live on the West Coast, but you're an East Coast badass Sarah

6:43 that is so nice and clean i mean the car

Sarah I had a thought about the no crank condition, IIRC manual transmissions had a safety feature in that the car wouldn't start without the clutch pushed down. It might be a place to start.

awesome video as always. have a great day sara

Good on you Sarah.. The you show more moxie (yeah I'm old) than most people when facing unexpected problems now a days. Before you spend too much money on that brake light issue, look under the dash for the brake light switch on the brake pedal assembly. Many Toyos have a switch that clicks off (switch acts like an interrupter) when you let go of the pedal. The switch presses back against a little rubber pad, on old cars that pad breaks off, and the brake light does not go off any more. You can pay for a new rubber pad or you can replace it with a nut and bolt in the hole where the pad goes. A quick test is to just press on the switch when the pedal is in the resting position. Good luck.

Call me weird, but I've always liked the MR2, especially the turbo model. I can't wait for you to work the bugs out and get Mr. Dos on the road. Also call me weird, but I find you adorably refreshing to watch as you work on the cars and test them out. Keep it up and I may just have to come to AZ for a visit! Great work!!!

Nicely done!

WOW! That's awesome time lapse photography of the storm! Also great job on the Mr Dos! : )

That storm footage was WAY cool! Thanks for another great video!

Gotta love the Sarah show

Sarah, another great chapter in the rebirth of Mr. Dos. I was delighted to see you making use of the flaring tool I sent you to finish off that clutch line. You got that tool mastered in no time! And...it makes perfect flares every single time. From here on in...you've got hard lines covered. Keep up the great work, girl!

Just a shoutout 2 your roommate Sarah, I wanted to wish her luck with your mid exam results!

Totally rooting for you, you seem a little down at the end! We believe in you, it will run!

I can’t wait to hear mr. dos run, I’ve loved these mr2s since I worked at a Toyota dealership 20 years ago

Simplest test for the brake lights, put your toe under the peddle and pull it up if the lights go out you have found the problem and most likely need to bleed the brakes to get a little more peddle

Roommate sarah: thank you for your service! And Sarah I'm stoked for mr dos! Really like that Lil guy and love your content!

Quality vlogging. You're working hard and you're funny!

Love your channel. That tail lamp issue is probably the rubber pad on the brake pedal. Not the one you step on, but rather the one that contacts the brake lamp switch. The rubber pad disintegrated like the one on my 1988 Corolla FX. If Toyota doesn't have one, go to Lowes and use one of their rubber plugs. Again, love your channel. Keep up the good work!

@ussgear

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Galindo yes, I would agree! Happened to me on my 96 civic

Impressive. Good luck!

I love watching ur videos keep up the good work

Fingers crossed Sarah, for some ZOOM ZOOM. you have earned it!

All the best . Hope it works out .

Sara, take a look at the MaxJax mid lift. If you have 8 or 9 foot ceilings (clear of lights, garage door opener, etc.), the mid lift will allow you to roll around under the car on a stool, making things much easier. Plus the lift can be removed when not in use.

There is a rubber button that plugs onto your brake pedal. It sits between the brake pedal and the brake switch. If it is missing your pedal won't press the switch to turn off the brake lights.

I had a similar problem with my brake lights staying on in my MR-2 Spyder. It's just the brake light switch mounted above the brake pedal. Simple fix. I just wanted to say that it makes me happy to see someone keeping the MR-2 name alive. I am a true Midship Runabout enthusiast.. First, second, and third generation.. I love em all, especially my Spyder. Anyway, I hope that helped a little. This is the first comment I've ever made on anyone's videos, so please don't judge me too much..

Hi Sarah. It's always great watching your content! :) Keep up the good work

Darn, I really wanted to hear that MR2 come to life. I'm sure you'll have him purring in no time. You really have done a great job on both Mr. Dos and Tater Tot.

Haha I was just in the middle of binging some of your older videos and heres a new one! You have quickly become one of my biggest youtube inspirations and I cant wait to save some money and get my own project car to film but for now car reviews and little jobs on my daily are gonna have to do!

You have inspired me to start a KZread channel. Thank you for awesome content.

Great step by step video making and editing great job..

measure the aluminum line. get a corresponding diameter heater hose to fit over it. ie 5/8 - 1/2 - 3/4 ... cut the aluminum line at the leak. slip the hose over the line and tighten a stainless clamp on each end of it. the brake lights issue look at the pedal . there is generally a physical switch that gets depressed with the metal of the brake pedal. I have fixed that issue with a bungee cord in the past

I was going to be so excited for you if it fired right up. It's prob something easy, like the clutch pedal sensor.

the intercooler pipes are just fine

More than likely your brake light switch isn't bad, it is probably a missing/broken brake pedal pad ( little rubber pad on the brake pedal assembly that contacts with the switch). It was one of the first things I had to replace on my 93 MR2. I thought it was the switch but my pedal pad had literally disintegrated, replaced it with a fresh one and haven't had any problems since and I am up to 255K on the chassis.

@michaelgill2782

6 жыл бұрын

There's one on the clutch pedal too. I bet both are shot.

@stephenmoxley5188

6 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem with my Nissan pickup. The pad falls apart and the brake lights stay on. New pads...problem solved.

@phoenixmistertwo8815

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Trust, Yup, duct tape and a penny worked pretty well for me. Haven't thought about it until now though so time to upgrade my quick fix.

@negativeindustrial

6 жыл бұрын

Phoenix Mister Two I used a penny once too! I got so much nonsense from the dealer back ordering the rubber bit that I never ended up fixing it right. I drove that car for at least 5 years after with no issue

@airtec87

6 жыл бұрын

LOL funny how you're right. The rubber piece broke on mine but I did a quick fix with some gorilla glue and a nickel. Actually any car from this era will have this same problem and a quick fix is the same. My turbo has 235k miles when it broke. The fix at the stealership required me to buy the brakelight switch with the plastic piece for 90 dollars. Fuck that.

nice work with the tube bender , iv'e never seen that done. thank you.

Brake pedal switch look down by the brake pedal where it meets the linkage in the footwell there is a switch for the brake lights

@orbitalair2103

6 жыл бұрын

Previous owner probably used the wrong kind of switch. I was following a car to work one day, wondering why they were riding their brakes as the lights were hi. Til we came to a stoplight and the lights went out. Once we started again, they came right back on, they had it wired backwards (using the wrong switch). I've seen other cars where the backup lights were wired to the brakes. WTF do people do that?

@chadharmon5716

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Trust right every car is different sometimes it is the switch itself

@hamishr

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Trust yup, Toyota’s of this era and age suffer from perished rubber switch stops, the little rubber/plastic push in insulator stopper pad that sits at the top of the brake pedal pivot point. They perish and fall out and the switch then think the pedal is partially depressed. Easy fix a few bucks from a Toyota dealer.

@chrissnyder4459

6 жыл бұрын

Little plastic silencer button on the tip of the plunger disintegrates. When mine fell off I just adjusted the switch closer to the pedal.

@802Garage

6 жыл бұрын

Walter K Bauer Hahaha.

Ur best is perfect thats one thing iv realised even your short cuts are done properly/thoroughly

Wow almost 80 subs congrats 🤩

Seems like every time I start to wonder if Sarah has died from working herself to death on her awesome channel, she releases a new vid!

@jeremyanthony9300

6 жыл бұрын

she is #1.

@MrMit50101

6 жыл бұрын

The way she works under the cars with all her sudden movements its scary af

@802Garage

6 жыл бұрын

MrMit50101 Have an example?

good work with your clutch line. a bit of oil when you do flares is also not a bad idea for the flare to move into the line. from my 4AGE fun, if it cranks but doesn't go ; injectors are a thing - they may have gummed up. watch for that. the fuel pump priming is good ; it will have a circuit opening relay which is there to shut it off when it doesn't get STA sense from cranking but when running it will keep the relay open. your brake lights on will be the brake light switch on the brake pedal. with your heater line because they are like 14 billion miles long under there get it up on a hoist, pull it down then get it brazed mate. top work sarah keep up the awesome work mate!

Weirdly awesome !!

You're an amazing mechanic

Don't give up on the MR2, once its running, its a great car to drive around and you'll probably fall in love with her very quickly after 15 mins of correct mechanical functionality.. also love the Audi videos you've been posting. keep up the great editing and don't forget to drink more coffee.

I hope you get it all figured out! you did a great job

Nice progress. I really dislike trouble shooting wiring. U doin great

Just found ur u tube today. Very much enjoy it and ur humor.

LOOOOVE your channel. Just got a 91 MR2 NA and want to turbo that 5SFE!

Sarah you need to ground one of the contacts directly to the chassis on your starter realy. The green relay next to the ecu, in the trunk. A quick fix for not cranking. Many leave it this way as it only bypasses a ground later in your loom.

Love the Shock Value!

New video!!!!! Yes!!

Your friend looks so cool and fun

Sarah. My inspiration

So close. You'll get next time No doubt!

Cool video Mr doos will start soon

HAHA Shout out to Shock Value, Man that brought back some memories, matter of face I'm going to listen to it all day now!

Check your brake light switch. Since there was no click when you turn the key I would use a test light on the starter solenoid there is usually a small wire that activates The solenoid have someone turn the key to the start position well somebody checks for current current at the small wire. This will tell you if you have a starter problem or electrical problem

@paulwrighton5236

6 жыл бұрын

Yes the voltmeter would work I just set a test light because it’s a little easier and faster

I didn't get shit from that storm the other day, but yesterday we got slammed. I haven't seen that much lightning in a long time.

@13:17 brake lights are more than likely stuck on because the little rubber bushing that supposed to be on the brake pedal is probably missing it's what pushes the switch off for the brake lights when you take your foot off the pedal. When you put your foot on the pedal the little rubber stopper will disengage from the switch turning on the brake lights but if the rubber stopper is missing the switch will never be depressed when you take your foot off the brake so the lights will never turn off

Thank you!

OMG That Pizza made me so hungry! ;-) Love you Sarah, keep up the good work!

BRAVO! Great video Sara! Can't wait for the video where Little Red Riding Hood is SCREAMING down the road =) Hey, guys can name cars/trucks too you know =)

I have to laugh so much all of the time when I watch your jokes :D

Good to see the progress on Mr. Dos. So close... You'll get it started soon. This is the worst part of any build....almost ready, but not quite. If you still have access to the Auto Hobby Shop on base, you can get it on the lift there. Don't know if they'll allow filming or not. And a SSgt "Little Sara" appearance too. Neat!

Hi Sarah, wish You great time from Czech rep. ☺ Please stay wierd making Your funny jokes with sparkling eyes... We all love it I believe... 😉 Your channel is great inspiration and fun... James

Bye little Sarah be careful! With the brake lights I am sure a million comments on here are for the brake light switch. Also the rubber grommets rot and fall out. I just use a bolt, lock washer , and nut to permanently fix it.

Kept my fingers crossed the whole vid. Next time the Mr. will start!!