I recently (within the last two weeks) bought an '85 Tercel, 5 speed
Man with just under 100K miles.  I was just beginning to like the car
and it quit on me!  It's been back-firing the whole time, but i don't
know enough to know if that's a related problem.  It starts fine but
begins revving and stalling (alternating) like it's not getting gas, or
air, or something.  I've sat in it for five minutes trying to coax it
into maintaining a steady idle to no avail.  The only indication i had
that anything was about to go wrong (a day or two before this problem
started this happened once) is that it would over rev when i first
started it, but that was easily fixable by simply tapping the gas, then
it would assume a normal idle.  I'd let it sit and warm up then drive
away without a problem.  Now, two weeks later, i can't drive it because
it stalls.  Does anyone out there have a suggestion?  Please??