gilicious32
New member
So when I said new to the site, I actually signed up like a month or so ago but this is the first time Ive ever written anything. Anyways, Im Gilbert from the high desert in Cali. A friend of mine works at a towing yard and he called me when this white '93 4runner came up for sale. I was pretty stolked, it was clean, sounded good, and my wife liked it, which was a huge deal, lol. I bought it as is, and drove it home. about a block before i got home, I stopped at a stop light, the car let out a couple gurgle-like sputters and died. It started right back up, but as soon as I got to the next stop light it died again. got it home a friend of mine said to just turn up the idle so I did and it seemed to stop it from turning off. Now I am by no means a master mechanic. Im very handy and mechanically inclined, meaning if Im told what needs to be replaced, I can do it with no problem. When I went to get it smogged 2 weeks later, the guy told me that the timing was just off a bit and the idle was too high. after fixing this on the spot, it passed smog without issue, but then died again, like before, on the way home. I replaced the fuel filter as a precaution but no one can seem to give me any sort of answer as to why its doing this. It also seems to struggle a bit when going up certain hills. can anyone point me in the right direction on this? it also has an issue starting from a cold start at times, meaning it 'click clcks' then i try it again and it usually starts right up. lol, I know im really laying this out and there could be a mess or different possibilities...I just need someone that knows cars to sorta point me in the right direction, lol. I wont even go in problem of the electrical issues im having yet...thats another post. any advice or someone to sorta help me trouble shoot would greatly appreciated! Thanks, im really enjoying this site, it has lots of useful info all over. again, thanks!-Gilbert.
