I have a spacecruiser F reg 2ltr auto. Have a problem where if I drive the car until engine is hot leave the card between 20 to 30 mins and try restarting it, car restarts but once you start driving it power goes and car stalls, It is then impossible to restart. Leave it a couple of hours and it restarts. Starts first time from cold in the morning but sluggish once moving. This seems like the auto choke. could it also be the choke causing the stalling problem when engine warm? - (#1337) Steve Reynolds, 1 Nov 01

Steve
Sounds like a carb fuel mixture problem. After a run (not sat idling) remove spark plugs and look at the colour of the nose. If black and sooty then a rich mixture, worse if also wet as the engine is being flooded with excess fuel. Exhaust tailpipe will probably also be black and sooty if rich. What is the idle rpm after the run is it normal or high? The latter suggesting that the problem is with the autochoke.
HTH
Ian - (#1339) Ian Dunse, 2 Nov 01

Thank you I'll check the spark plugs. When car is running normal tick over is 800rpm and car runs very smoothly. When it stalled today(same thing had been driving it went in parents for 25 mins) came out started engine, car ticked over for about 3min quite nicely then stalled. Dad said when I tried restarting it white smoke came out of the exhaust. Could this be the head gasket. Did have the head gasket changed last year and the head skimmed! - (#1346) Steve Reynolds, 2 Nov 01

Hmm could be. First things first. Check the fuel mixture first. Are you getting any cooling system problems? Loss of coolant, overheating? - (#1352) Ian Dunse, 3 Nov 01

Is it necessary to replace the filters around the carb (excluding the fuel filter which i change regulary), at any set time including what looks like a type of filter between the carb and distrib'advance. Would they give any running prob's if not changed/cleaned?. - (#2138) Bernie, 6 Feb 02

Not aware of any more filters other than standard air and fuel filters Bernie. Certainly not standard serviceable ones. There is a filter in the shape of a metal gauze ring in the carb itself but nothing external. There wouldn't be much point in having a filter between the carb and distributor advance would there, it would restrict the vacuum. In terms of preventative maintenance I think you already have it covered by regularly replacing the air and fuel filters. Every 24k miles or 2 years for both according to Toyota.
HTH
Ian - (#2141) Ian Dunse, 7 Feb 02