1988 Toyota 4Runner Cold start problems/gets hot

Tiny
OGLELEE
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  • 1988 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • MANUAL
  • 275,000 MILES
I own a 1988 SR5 4Runner V6 3.0. It has very high mileage, but still runs decsent. When I first start my car, sometimes, especially winter, it will rev as high as 2,000 RPM's. I tried adjusting the throttle but it didn't help. And also when I drive for long periods of time, when I go to restart it, if it was only cut off for a few minutes, it wont always restart, tried new battery cables but haven't checked the starter. It's not over heating, but the battery and cables seem hot?
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 AT 5:21 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Lets do a fuel pressure check on it with a gauge-this checks out. Start checking the coolant temperature and throttle position sensor to include the idle air control valve-Might want to clean out the throttle body.
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 AT 5:58 PM

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