my son's 88 toyota forerunner is chugging when it hits about 55 mph. Why?

Asked by teamparis Feb 22, 2013 at 06:04 PM about the 1988 Toyota 4Runner

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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7jimmy7 answered 3 months ago

air flow maby/? cats. clogged? two of many

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tenspeed answered 3 months ago

Could be anything... start with plugs and a air filter

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Manning76 answered 3 months ago

many reasons here but most likely air flow, ive seen it on a bunch of 4 runners

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judge_roy answered 3 months ago

bad u-joint

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Manning76 answered 3 months ago

ouch! thats life or death, did you get it fixed in time?

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7jimmy7 answered 3 months ago

no!

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my son's 88 toyota forerunner is chugging when it hits about 55 mph. Why?

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