thorin

i have an 85 gsl.

You know the little bi-metal strip in the aircleaner? according to the manual, it should be closed at less than 165f, right? mine is stuck open, but up to now, that hasn't mattered---

when i got my car, some schmuk had simply corked off the hose that was supposed to go to the idle compensator. They also connected the hose that was supposed to go to the little round vacume switch to where the cruise control hose ought to go. They left the hose coming off the cruise dangling. the vacume switch was similarily unconnected.

the thing is, the car ran fine. and since if switched the hoses back, cruise continues not to work. The hose that was supposed to go to the idle compensator in the aircleaner I left corked, since it is stick open when it shouldnt be. Also, the associated nipple coming from out the bottom of the aircleaner is much too large for the little vacume hose. whats up with that?

my questions.

what does the idle compensator valve DO? why would it ever reach 165 degrees inside the aircleaner?

why is the Idle compensator's nipple so much larger than the little hose thats supposed to fit on it?

my car has always run fine, even with these hoses screwed up. the choke always goes back in at the aproprate times as well. if the idle compensator valve were fixed, how would this change the the way my car runs?

could this be affecting my emmissions test faliure?

thanks!

thorin

Update! my cruise control DOES work now! sweet!


But i cant beleive nobody here can tell me what the idle compensator does