bentonh (03/25/83)
Re: Nancy's problem with stalling...
One summer I changed to an exhaust header on my
Toyota Land Cruiser. As the summer drew to a close and
the Oregon monsoon took over, I began having problems
with the LC going suddenly gutless as I hit the freeway
driving to school. No amount of throttle or choke would
make it do more then idle. The only cure seemed to be to
shut it down (after getting out of the fast lane) and
let it sit for 5 minutes.
I finally tracked the problem to a change I's made
in the intake setup, removing the breather bolted to
the engine block, going to straight fresh air.
Evidently the carb was icing up on those cold, wet
mornings, and only stopping to let the engine heat warm
the carb would help.
Anyway, whether that was the problem or not, setting
up the air intake so it drew warm air from around the
exhaust header made all the difference in the world.
Benton Holzwarth
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