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Idle switch, function?

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Old 02-11-02, 09:04 AM
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Idle switch, function?

On the carb, the small idle switch (electronic one) what does it do exactly? I know it only kicks 'on' when you out on the gas a little, otherwise it's ususally 'off' right? Well I forgot to hook the srping up so it's dangling so that the switch never kicks 'on'. will this cause any trouble to leave it off?

edit- if you click it 'on' with your finger at idle it seems to rev up about 100 rpm
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On my 85 I jerked it off, actually I eliminated everything except for the 2 solenoids that control advance of the timing, and the one for the A/C.

But Im told you can eliminate them too...
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allrighty thanks! I wont worry about trying to fit my fingers in that tight of a space to hook it back up, thank you for your response!
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