Hi, I have a 1987 camry,2.0 5 speed stick shift (thank goodnes) 229,xxx miles runs great most of the time. but when it sits for more than a day it is a bear to start. today i went out to start it (i just returned from a 5 day trip, we didn't take the toyota) it will turn over but will not start. it does run a little after you stop trying to start it (more like dieseling than running) then a puff of smoke out the air cleaner. i even gave it a squirt of starting fluid. ran/dieseled longer but won't start. so i had my girlfriend give me a push with my van and poped the clutch after a little sputtering it fired right up.I drove it around a little, then i pulled back in the driveway, shut it off, then tried to start it again. it fired right up!
I have changed the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor. This car has been doing this for a long time, but if it is driven daily there is hardly ever a problem. any one have any ideas?
thanks for looking Chuck