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Old 04-09-06, 08:10 PM
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Is This Okay

my car only seems to want to idle at 3000 rpm and only with the choke out.

my question is how much damage will come to if i drive my car for a week with it doing this? is there other people out there thta have drivin theses cars at that idling rpm
Old 04-09-06, 08:21 PM
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im my opinion you may ride the clutch a little easeyer
Old 04-09-06, 08:26 PM
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yes i could see that being easier, but ill be launching out of 1st quite quick

and also going threw gas badly
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have you tryed to tackle this problem?
playing with ya carb etc

ild say you could drive it like this but you would
cause a hotter engine but thats what the fans are for
also lots of gas if you dont have to stop for lights etc and its a pretty smoth drive you should be sweet
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I'm going with a vaccum leak on this one.
Old 04-09-06, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotor13B
I'm going with a vaccum leak on this one.

my dad also said it could be a vaccum leak but he says, he wants no part in dealing with that if there is one (all those hoses). Is this a syptom of a vaccum leak - idling high. Cause it wont idle lower then 3000 i have tried fiddling with the ar/mixture and idl screws but now luck, and also the choke needs to be out, if it isnt it wont idle at all
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Ya its a carb base gasket leak. Not a vaccum line leak. Happened to me like 5 times on my honda, also check the intake mani gasket too.

Im not saying it couldnt be a vaccum line, but im just speaking with a little experiance. Spray with carb cleaner with the choke out, if it idles up, then its a vac leak.
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Originally Posted by chedda_j
Ya its a carb base gasket leak. Not a vaccum line leak. Happened to me like 5 times on my honda, also check the intake mani gasket too.

Im not saying it couldnt be a vaccum line, but im just speaking with a little experiance. Spray with carb cleaner with the choke out, if it idles up, then its a vac leak.
it doesnt idle up, it just idles at 3000 perfectly, and if i try adn lower it by the idle screw it just dies, i can get it to idle at anything higher then 3000 fine. Tomorrow i will check all the hoses for cuts and see if there on correctly
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ok i changed the fuel filter and it is now idleing at 1500 with the choke out, the car still dies if the choke is not pulled out.

I noticed that both my gas gauge and cooling temp gauges are not working, can someone tell me where i can find a connection for both these, i think i have the water temp one coming from the housing properly done on but it reads bellow 0, and i have no clue where any of the wiring for the gas one is located




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