xjackhx

the hotter the temp. is outside the higher my car idles...will go to about 1800RPM, any clue why?...thanks jack 85GS

WackyRotary

possible mild vacuum leak, or a sticking throttle linkage, choke partically stuck?

xjackhx

i don't think it the throttle, and wouldn't a vac leak make the idle drop?...choke is a possibility

diabolical1

iTrader: (3)

you'd be surprised! not all vacuum leaks cause idle to drop, sometimes it raises it.

anyway, is the car a 12A/carbie or SE? if it's 12A what kind of intake are you running?

xjackhx

12a...stock...the intake hose is gone...just the ble metal round thingy

Spieder

Try this, the next time you have a high idle.

When the car is idling, put your right foot toes under the accelerator pedal and pull it up. If the idle drops back to normal then you have a sticky likage problem.

Mine does the same thing, idling about 1100 when it's hot. If I pull it up it drops down to 700 or so.

xjackhx

tried that ...doesn't work....my idle is 1050 or so to begin with, and i get realy crappy gas mileage...

inittab

check your anti-afterburn hose

Don Bike

Check the accelerator cable housing where it goes into the adjusting mechanism next to the carberator. Mine pulls out of that barrel sometimes and causes a high idle.

Spieder

Check your timing first off, before you adjust anything. I had the same problem (as well as bad gas mileage) and it was a bad ignitor. Once your timing is good, check both float bowls for flooding. Make sure that the fuel line is centered at idle. Make sure you don't have a broken ignition wire. A lot of times, people will crank up the idle or tweak the timing to cover up a problem. Also, make sure your throttle cable has some slack to it.