[tcb] Re: Idle ?

  • From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:01:28 -0600

I always try and shoot for 900 rpm's at idle.

On Nov 10, 2012, at 8:12 PM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Now before I even start I will admit that Donner's engine has been wimpy for 
> a good while and he probably needs a bit of a rebuild.
> 
> Before the school year I brought my Bays to the mechanic to get them running 
> as well as possible for the long commute.  He rebuilt Donner's carb.  The 
> first 500 miles seemed to go fine.  Then when I was about 100 miles from home 
> he started dying when I was at idle.  I sprayed a can's worth of carb cleaner 
> all around the engine and I could not find an intake leak.  I even 
> disconnected the brake booster to make sure that wasn't the problem.  Before 
> heading home I turned the idle screw a half turn.  I thought the problem was 
> solved but when I got into my neighborhood the stalling at idle was back.  He 
> has been sitting pretty much ever since.  
> 
> So tonight I changed his vacuum plugs (even though I don't think they were 
> the problem).  I took him for a spin around the neighborhood - 5 miles or so 
> an no problem.  I took him onto the highway for 5 or so miles and then the 
> stalling at idle returned.  I kept giving the idle screw half turns and it 
> took 2 1/2 turns to end the stalling at idle problem.  
> 
> So is that it?  Problem solved?  Can I be idling too high now?  Other than 
> using more gas, am I risking running too hot if I have to sit in traffic?  Am 
> I missing another problem?  

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