Warm start Issues, FJ62

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OK, I'm new to this whole cruiser thing, and I recently purchased a 1988 FJ62 as a daily driver. My question has to do with it's warm start performance. When the abient temp is above 40 or so, or if i driven it and parked it for an hour or so, the Cruiser is very reluctant to start and idle properly. It takes a lot of throttle and revving to get the motor to idle consisently. Also low speed performance (under 2000 rpm) is really poor in these conditions.

If the temp is under 40 it starts like a champ and has no problems running. If the vehicle is hot, it also starts right up.

When i purhcased the vehicle, i did a full tune up (new plugs, wires, rotor, cap, air/fuel filter) I have also done a valve adjustment, an oil flush, replaced the PCV valve and hoses.

So where should i turn my attention to? I've removed and cleaned the cold start injector, run several cans of injector cleaner through it, and generally have tried get it tuned.

So what is the most likely culprit? Sticky EGR? Bad/poorly adjusted ISC? TPS? Dirty intake? Something I'm missing completely? Any suggestions, advice, or similar experiences will be greatly appreciated.
 
Ahhh, sounds like the fuel pressure regulator. I had similar problems, and changing the FPR solved it. Expensive little part, but easy to fix.
 
Hmmm ok i've heard about that being a possible cause... were is this little beast? Looking quickly at the SOR site, it seems to be located near the fuel rail? Just curious - i'll check the FSM when i get home.
 
I had similar problems and it turned out to be the EFI relay. Just something to check.
 
Not to be too dorky, but what exactly is the EFI relay? is it part of the EFI computer? Is it under the hood? Just curious...
 
Um thanks - i kinda knew that ;) But i looked up the EFI relay in the FSM and it seems that there's a number of things i should test...
 
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