# 1990 Toyota 4runner HELP!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-4runner-help/44022>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, 4runner\
**Created:** [February 7, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-4runner-help/44022 "2010-02-07T06:52:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![4runnerbummer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/ecd19e/32.png) [@4runnerbummer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/4runnerbummer)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-4runner-help/44022/1 "2010-02-07T06:52:07Z")

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My 1990 Toyota 4runner will start and drive fine while cold…when it heats up to normal temperature it doesn’t shift. When i push on the gas is just revs and the car rolls? any idea what can be wrong?

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 11:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-4runner-help/44022/2 "2010-02-07T11:54:56Z")

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I presume automatic.

Your first step is to check the automatic transmission fluid level.

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**Author:** ![4runnerbummer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/ecd19e/32.png) [@4runnerbummer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/4runnerbummer)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-4runner-help/44022/3 "2010-02-09T15:58:21Z")

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I have…all the fluids seem to be fine…thats what i can’t seem to figure out whats wrong. and i dont have alot of money to put it into the shop…