20 Most Recent 1983 Toyota Pickup - Page 2 Questions & Answers

buy a carb rebuild kit (wow old car a near record here....) or convert auto choke to manual, done every carb car i owned. i hate auto chokes, all of them , water, stove, or electric, hate. on hot days, no choke, , no flooding. no washing oil off rings either. you learn quick just how much chock is best . finding carb kits are a bit hard , here is uSA. google for one, or ok rock has it http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?carcode=1277197&parttype=6004 and the full rebuild ket too. seems it the electric type. replace it and set it like the FSM states. varies by climate and altitude (higher is less chock set)

in the fuse box. one of the 2.

in the fuse box at ankle. login to alldata.com and read.

and old carb based engine if engine has good compression, and spark is good and timed. its a bad carb. carbs: 1:float level good? 2; jets clean 3:all air emulsion tubes inside clear.? 4: choke set right.?

Probably the timing chain has jumped a cog. Aim a timing light at the timing mark and ensure that it stays in one place when idling. If it jumps around erratically the timing chain has jumped. If not that it could be the fuel filter, plugs and or wires, etc.

I would check the old slave cylinder against the new, check they are both the same size and that the new one isn't shorter, failing that it would mean taking the box out again and checking the old units against the new, ie height of pressure plates, depth of release bearing etc. Regards Mike

hey not sure ther but just to try help u there wat abt fuel filter' cos u havnt sad abt it, depends if it the metal1 than it high preshia 1, and if it clogged, bingo there s yr problem, if it plastic, still worth checkimg it out. now wat i was gona sugest, cos had simular situations b4. it may completly be a totaly difernt frm fuel delivery as such. if it hapens very regular, just try 2 c when and after what it hapens even 4example it hapens after the rain, or if u fill up at same place or difrn evry time. staff like,just jote it down and u can ping point it, You c wher Iam coming from? Hope it helps, G/luck wi that.

Hi, try to clean your Idle control valve, maf sensor, fuel filter and most important1 clean throtle body, try that to start, c how you go.

It is either the headlight switch,or the dimmer switch.

YOU MIGHT HAVE THE WRONG WIEGHT OF OIL

if the choke is automatic find out if it runs on vaccum or if its electric. if vaccum make sure there is no broken vaccum lines if its electric check to see if it has power going to it.

did ya ever find an answer i have the same problem