'85 FJ60 Stalling endlessly, please help.
Hi there, I have an 85 FJ60 and a big problem. Every time I slow down (like getting off the freeway, coming to a stop sign, etc) my engine stalls and is near impossible to restart for about a minute, almost as if it's getting vapor locked. I really don't know much about engine mechanics and I'm dead broke so I can't pay a mechanic to deal with it for me. I'm stuck. I had the impression that the problem was related to a possible hole in one of the vaccum lines so I tested as best I could using starter fluid with my son idling the engine around 1200 rpm and found nothing. I've replaced the air and fuel filters and it has more or less recently had an oil change (but this has been happening for several months now). The engine still stalls with the carb/air cleaner lid removed.
I'm sure it's related but this aspect has only recently come up. I've also been losing power and end up climbing most hills (on the freeway) at somewhere between 25 and 40 depending on what I have in the back, slower on roads where I can't get a running start. I live at almost 6000 feet but I work at sea level and commute back and forth. It was never a speed demon, but I was able to climb the hill up to my house in 2nd or 3rd gear (2h) with no problems. Now it will run out of power in 1st and stall requiring me to go up the hill in first or second gear using 4low. I would really appreciate any suggestions you could make because I can't afford to get rid of it or have someone else fix it. I am a very mechanical person though I know practically nothing about engines so I am capable of fixing it with a little guidance if only I could figure out what the problem is being caused by.
Thank you ahead of time,
Ian Macfarlane
Hi there, I have an 85 FJ60 and a big problem. Every time I slow down (like getting off the freeway, coming to a stop sign, etc) my engine stalls and is near impossible to restart for about a minute, almost as if it's getting vapor locked. I really don't know much about engine mechanics and I'm dead broke so I can't pay a mechanic to deal with it for me. I'm stuck. I had the impression that the problem was related to a possible hole in one of the vaccum lines so I tested as best I could using starter fluid with my son idling the engine around 1200 rpm and found nothing. I've replaced the air and fuel filters and it has more or less recently had an oil change (but this has been happening for several months now). The engine still stalls with the carb/air cleaner lid removed.
I'm sure it's related but this aspect has only recently come up. I've also been losing power and end up climbing most hills (on the freeway) at somewhere between 25 and 40 depending on what I have in the back, slower on roads where I can't get a running start. I live at almost 6000 feet but I work at sea level and commute back and forth. It was never a speed demon, but I was able to climb the hill up to my house in 2nd or 3rd gear (2h) with no problems. Now it will run out of power in 1st and stall requiring me to go up the hill in first or second gear using 4low. I would really appreciate any suggestions you could make because I can't afford to get rid of it or have someone else fix it. I am a very mechanical person though I know practically nothing about engines so I am capable of fixing it with a little guidance if only I could figure out what the problem is being caused by.
Thank you ahead of time,
Ian Macfarlane
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