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   Help! 86 Toyota Truck Stalled on a hot d   
   27 Sep 10 11:18:34   
   
   From: kh6zv9@yahoo.com   
      
   My 1986 Toyota Truck  22r engine with a Carburator had a problem   
   yesterday and I would like you all to kick it around.   
      
   This truck has 180,000 miles on it.   
      
   Yesterday was a real hot day  110 degrees and  I had just driven 40   
   miles on the freeway  at 60 mph with  the a/c on.  When I got near my   
   destination I pulled in to a fast food restaurant where I got stuck in   
   line Idling my engine for 30 minutes with the A/C  on.    All of a   
   sudden the engine just stopped.  It would not start.  Cranked and   
   cranked but nothing.  My gas gauge was registering below a quarter of   
   a tank of gas.   
      
   I had to be towed home.  When I got the truck home I shot some carb   
   cleaner in the carb and the engine would start for a second and then   
   die.  I   then tapped the carburator with small tool   (thinking the   
   float may be stuck)  and shot a bunch of carb cleaner and  put in a   
   gallon of gas  got the truck started.   
      
   Should I be worried that this will happen again shortly or was this   
   likely caused by Idling, heat,  gas tank not full enough,   and maybe   
   a stuck float  etc.   
      
   Thanks for any input   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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