Tony Two Scoops Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hi All - I'm relatively new to the forum, wife and I bought '93 Toyota Winnebago Warrior 21RB. We test drove it and it ran fine, but the day the owner was going to bring it to the mechanic for inspection it started stalling on him - we made him a lower offer and towed it to mechanic. Prior to our buying it the truck had a few things done to address this stalling issue- new (refurb) computer, new ignition coil and coil igniter. Once we bought it, our 1st mechanic thought it might be bad gas, after sitting on it for a couple of weeks (and doing nothing) he drained the fuel tank, and also replaced the fuel pump. Then the engine would run and not stall in idle, but dies when it goes to 1st. He thought it may be a wiring issue - but didn't have the reader to test the OBD-1 computer & suggested finding a mechanic that did, in case the computer would send a code. We weren't very happy with that mechanic anyways - very slow, and non-responsive - also charged us for diagnostic time ($300 - in addition to the $500 for fuel pump replacement and draining tank). We had it towed via AAA to another mechanic we've worked with before & they said they'd done work on older vehicles and would be able to diagnose. They have replaced tested and replaced the original air flow monitor - but that hasn't solved the problem either. These guys only have 1 tech who really works on older cars, and they are fitting our Winnebago in when they don't have more pressing jobs; so its taking an inordinate amount of time to diagnose the issue, not to mention fix it. All that to say - any ideas? Is this a typical issue that comes up? Thanks and sorry if I'm not terribly succinct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Even if you keep your foot on the gas it does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Two Scoops Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 Yes- doesn't matter if you keep your foot on the accelerator - it will die as soon as its put in gear. I forgot to mention that I verified the head gaskets were replaced - per the recall - sometime in 2001. -Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjac Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I had a couple of friends with the same problem with there vehicles they didn't have toyota's but had automatic transmissions and there problem was the torque converter . Don't know if that's the problem with yours or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAatTheCape Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 you need to find a REAL mechanic, your words read as if you have been dealing with 'parts changers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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