My idle is a little over 1000rpm, and I was gonna turn it back down to around 750. I looked at the pics in the FSM, and found where the screw is, but there's a round aluminum cap over it, and I cant get it off. It wiggle back and forth, but the thing wont come off. I tried with my fingers and with a pair of needle nose pliers. Is this thing stock or did someone put it on? How do I get it off?

Thanks.

 

I used a long slim pry bar with a v-cut in the end. and it popped off.

 

sir, you are messing with the mixture adjust screw. do not mess with that. look to the rear of the accelerator pump for a phillips headed idle adjust screw. turning the screw clockwise will raise the idle and counterclockwise will lower the idle. if you need a pic, let me know.

 

Yeah your right, I fell like a fool, I took a second look at the FSM and that wasn't it at all. Sorry for wasting your guys time hehe. I found the screw, and back it off down to roughly 750 rpm purrs like a kitten, and sounds throatier.

Thanks for the help anyways!

 

everyone makes mistakes. no worries there. i've had 17 RX-7's over the years and believe me, i've made mistakes. one that cost me an engine.

 

HAHA I pryed and pulled at that thing forever until I checked the revisions in my Haynes manual

 

Glad I'm not the only one!