I guess the street-sweeper got my old thread.....well I had to put the old Toyota back on the road this past week. So a little Toyota praise, even though they don't need it around here.
My f-150 I've been daily driving, started running really bad and I figured my Toyota would run better(even after sitting up for 2 years).
So my dad(its been parked at his shop) charged the battery, started it, got it inspected, and drove it around a little bit last week. It ran great except, trying to cruise on the Hwy in 5th, it would sputter/pop and bog down. and it wouldn't have enough power to maintain speed. We changed the fuel filter, cleaned the air filter(K&N), and checked everything else. It got a little better after running it on the hwy a couple time, about 1 hour of hwy time total, it would at least maintain 70 in 5th on flat road. I decided that it prolly just needed to work out the old gunk built up in the injectors and such.
So, I left Franklin Sunday morning headed back home to Shreveport. I topped the gas(premium) off in NI, and added some more injector cleaner(as I had the last time I topped it off). After getting pass Lafayette she seemed to run a little better. Stopped just north of Alex to top it off again, added little more cleaner. And she ran great the rest of the way home. No more popping or bogging down, and I can pickup speed going up overpasses in 5th. She runs like she's supposed to.
And with the hood open, at idle, its still quieter than my wife's 2007 4 CYL Nissan Versa.
So anyway, I'm proud of my old Toyota. She's came to my rescue when I desperately needed a vehicle.