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Thanks all went to do a bit more investigation and started it up (choke out), did its normal thing with the Choke all the way out and idle'd (high rev) and then after a bit it started to idle down even with the choke fully out but a faster idle than say its normal running idle, but again a bit...

would a faulty Fuel cut solenoid have the potential to cause misfires @ low idle as well?

Well I thought I was out of the wood shed unitl >>>>>> before >>>Well I started thinking here and check the fuel bowl glass and noticed zero fuel in it so this had happend before so I put a little carborator cleaner in the Venturi brass bowl vents and let it set and she fired up and a bit rough...

Answerd my own question on the Igniter >>> Long gone. Used is the only option - sorry about that question.

Can one still find an igniter??

Thanks for your reply @John Smith

yeah that was what I was thinking as well. It cranked up and was on Choke and was running just fine then I backed off the choke a bit to idle it down and was going to let it warm up and then that is when I noticed it like misfiring or seemed like it was running on less and less cylinders so my...

Well hadn’t driven my 85’ in a few weeks so went to start up and got her running like I normally do with the choke on and she finally cranked up and got going. Sounded normal as always then I noticed it sounded like it started running on 5 cylinders (misfiring) then proceeded to get worse like...

Well I have her back up and running! @ToyotaMatt you trick worked like a champ! Little tap on the Air Horn, then some carb cleaner, wait 5 Min and the start. Started up an ran for a bit till I tried to give it a bit of gas then stalled out. Repeated gain and this time boom up and running and...

I suppose you're worried about some guy going in on with a hammer and cracking the case of the carburetor while tapping away hence using the back in of a plastic screwdriver??

Ok ToyotaMatt > maybe I answered my own question regarding the Air horn that you referring to (see pic attached). So if I hear ya correctly your saying give some nice firm taps on top of the Air Horn part on the carb. See diagram attached. I believe that is what you meant :) and if that...

@ToyotaMatt - I am gonna need a little help here in understanding this air horn step as I'm not quite following ya. ""air horn right above the site glass , i use this SKUNK-WORKS trick many times on stuck needles and seats to un-stick them after prolonged dormant periods ......"" Care to...

She Has Gas in the fuel tank, as I never let her get to empty, and yup the Fuel Gauge in the Cluster registers 3/4 of a tank. >Checked the Fuel Filter and it seemed to be ok but went ahead and ordered a new one (OEM) from Toyota and will pick it up tomorrow. >Took the AirCleaner off so I...

Yeah I'm starting to think I am not getting Fuel to the Carb. I just went back down and looked at the Fuel Window on the carb and to me she looks pretty dry (see pic) but I would assume one would see fluid in there :). Gas is not that old at all as I was driving it frequently prior to it sitting...

So I went out to take the 85 FJ60 for a spin and unfortunately for me, I have been out of town for a while and my truck hasn't been started in a while, prob like 2 months. Ran like a top when I last drove it and parked in the garage. So go out to start it and it cranks over just fine but no...