'86 pickup w/ rebuilt 22R engine from about a year ago. Trouble began recently.
It usually starts easily, but after 30 secs or so of warm-up, if I try to drive it the engine stutters and misses, and will die at a stop sign if I stop too quickly. The more load (uphill), the worse, and it...
It's a long-bed/extended cab '86 pickup with 290K miles and 22R (carb) engine and no AC. Symptoms of a blown head gasket (fluid in oil, overheating) caused me to take the truck to a well-respected non-dealer shop in my area. They took off the head and found a bit of a mess and (long story short)...
I'm from Northern CA (SF Bay Area) and bought my little gem ('86 pickup, long bed/extended cab) lightly used in '88 with 22K on it. The odometer now reads 289,999 and except for some engine issues, she's holding up well. Those engine issue are why I'm here.