85 corolla problem

Dean771 writes:
 > Hi guys, gota a strange problem, when i start my car it runs very
 > rough and the whole car shakes around it neutral, after a minute
 > driving this stops but every few seconds the car will jump baddly,
 > like the engine stops starts. After 5 minutes of this all is good and
 > the car runs fine.

I also have an 85 Corolla. Here are a few things to check:

Does it happen more when it's raining or damp?

In order of cost:
- Change the plugs. Mine eats plugs every 10-15K, even though they look fine
- Change the rotor and distributor cap
- Change the plug wires

Does it happen only when the car is cold, not every time you start it?

- Make sure to depress the gas pedal once to the floor before starting to
set the choke
- Check that the choke butterfly closes all the way. If not, clean everything
in and around the carb with carb cleaner and then lub everything. I use
WD40, which everyone says doesn't work, but it does for me.

Third possibility is a vacuum leak, which is hard to find.

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