Hoping you guys can point me in the right direction here..
I was driving my 86' HJ61 to work the other morning (short drive) and as I started going up a hill near the end of the drive my Landcruiser started to slowly lose power as I went up, even after giving a little more throttle. It died near the top and I coasted over the crest of the hill. I stopped there, restarted the truck and went down a hill and arrived at work. 8 hours later I drove home with no issues.
The next morning it started stuttering as I was in a drive-thru line (had only driven about 5 minutes). I gave it some throttle in park and it seemed to correct itself. 5 minutes later I am on my way home, and it dies as I am slowing down to pull in to a parking lot. At that point I couldn't get it started without it dying within a few seconds usually. Extra throttle just makes it run even more rough before it dies. It is very stuttery.
I gave it a few hours, came back and got it to start and idle right away, but as soon as I drove about 80 feet it stuttered, then hit a very small incline and it died again and i coasted to the flat. It wouldn't start without throttle and it would instantly putter out and die.
I am no mechanic, but can turn wrenches and do basic repairs etc. This is outside my wheelhouse and I'm not sure if there's anything I can/should check before taking it to a mechanic? I towed it home so I can do some basic inspection etc, but don't have a shop so am limited to the driveway.
Looking for some guidance on where to start, or if I should just call a shop.
Cheers!
I was driving my 86' HJ61 to work the other morning (short drive) and as I started going up a hill near the end of the drive my Landcruiser started to slowly lose power as I went up, even after giving a little more throttle. It died near the top and I coasted over the crest of the hill. I stopped there, restarted the truck and went down a hill and arrived at work. 8 hours later I drove home with no issues.
The next morning it started stuttering as I was in a drive-thru line (had only driven about 5 minutes). I gave it some throttle in park and it seemed to correct itself. 5 minutes later I am on my way home, and it dies as I am slowing down to pull in to a parking lot. At that point I couldn't get it started without it dying within a few seconds usually. Extra throttle just makes it run even more rough before it dies. It is very stuttery.
I gave it a few hours, came back and got it to start and idle right away, but as soon as I drove about 80 feet it stuttered, then hit a very small incline and it died again and i coasted to the flat. It wouldn't start without throttle and it would instantly putter out and die.
I am no mechanic, but can turn wrenches and do basic repairs etc. This is outside my wheelhouse and I'm not sure if there's anything I can/should check before taking it to a mechanic? I towed it home so I can do some basic inspection etc, but don't have a shop so am limited to the driveway.
Looking for some guidance on where to start, or if I should just call a shop.
Cheers!