pickup starts but wont idle.

1993 TOYOTA PICKUP
180,000 MILES
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JONES26
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93 toyota 4 cyclinder would start and wont run. it turns over but wont idle. is there any troubleshooting that i can do see what might cause the problem.
Aug 22, 2012 at 12:01 PM
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KHLOW2008
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If you can keep the engine running with a little throttle pressure, the idle speed is too low. Cleaning the throttle body and IAC would solve the problem.

If the MIL is indicting, you wuld need to retrieve the trouble code to find out if that is the cause of non idling.
Aug 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM
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