can anyone help with my idling problems?
10-07-05, 03:51 PM
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can anyone help with my idling problems?
i have a 1985 with a 12A and it wont idle. it starts well and it runs ok but if i let off the gas it just dies.
10-07-05, 04:29 PM
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I sometimes get the same reaction from my 12a. It'll idle fine but after some spirited runs for no reason whatsoever it'll turn off. I'd say check your timing. Thats what I need to check.
10-07-05, 05:08 PM
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Have you tried adjusting the idle on the carb? Seems like the logical place to start... And welcome to the forum, your life will never be the same...
10-07-05, 05:51 PM
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i know when i final got my air conditioning working my car wouldnt idle. got the screw adjusted then it worked fine. now i decided i dont like AC anyways and now it idles high. o-well
10-07-05, 05:56 PM
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mine didnt idle well eather espacially if it was hot outside I cheked everything and it was the throttle cable that was loose and it would close it off completely and it would die I got that tintened up and it idles at 800rpm steady.
10-07-05, 11:40 PM
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i have an 85 and it wouldnt hold an idle. I didnt mess around with it much, i just bought a holley carb and it idled fine...make sure to check all your vaccum lines and make sure the throttle cabe has enough tension on it.
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