GuySmiley

Have a 86 pickup that sat for many years. In recently bringing back to life, PO (among other things) went after the stock carb with a rebuild kit, but "left some bits out and lost them." So, not knowing what bits he left out, I need to determine my course of action. Truck starts a little rough but does start and idle, runs ok down the road but bogs down at more than half throttle. I'm new to Toyotas of this era. In this situation, would you attempt to rebuild the existing stock carb instead of replacing, or would that be too hard to figure out with the mystery missing "bits" situation? Thanks for your expertise!

L5wolvesf

My 84 sat for a while before I got it and needed carb work. I rebuilt it and it has been fine since then (2010).

GuySmiley

Thanks for quick reply, L5. If your carb, like mine, had some mystery bits "missing", would you say a moderately competent DIYer could figure it out with a shop manual and rebuild kit? My concern is I'll get in there and not be able to figure out what the PO left out / screwed up. Thanks again.

L5wolvesf

If the truck starts and runs you're probably not missing much if anything. I would forget what the PO said or might have missed. Some carb kits do have extra pieces because the kit might cover a couple variations on the base carb. I have a small container of extra carb rebuild pieces from a lot of rebuilds. A good kit will have a diagram of the carb, but I would find one via this site if there is one - search.

If you do get hung up post here - WITH PICS (before and after). The guys here are quite helpful.

Cowen88

I just brought back to life an '86 DLX Xtra-cab 4x4 22r. All stock. A Factory Service Manual is $140 at the cheapest. Kits are very affordable. Around $35. If you have the time and patience to DIY, I would strongly recommend getting the correct FSM. You can also get free file of the FSM online but you won't find an '86 series. The best way and one that I would recommend is to buy a remanufactured carburetor from reputable place. Check out National Carburetor. Replace the old with the new and either get $ for the core or keep it (I would keep) and rebuild the old one at your own pace with no pressure to get it done so you can drive. Do it right the first time.

GuySmiley

Thanks for the replies and guidance. For those who've installed a reman carb, was it pretty much "bolt and go", or did you need to mess a fair amount with timing, tuning, etc.?
Thanks again.