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Re: high idle-solved!

To: MonteMorris <mmorris@nemr.net>
Subject: Re: high idle-solved!
From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:17:40 -0400
Where can I get Jake and Ann Snyder's article?

Thanks,

Don Malling 

MonteMorris wrote:
> 
> I have the high idle problem solved. For those of you who diagnosed an air
> leak-you win the "help the idiot diagnose the problem" contest! Thanks to
> all who offered advice and were patient with me.
> Air was leaking around the throttle plate at the shaft/plate/bushing
> junction. I caused the problem when I rebushed the carb and installed the
> new bushings (supplied in Moss rebuild kit). The bushings were about 1/4
> inch short on one side of the carb and about 1/8" inch short of reaching all
> the way through the body on the other side. So when I installed them I made
> it look "pretty" from the outside by placing them flush with the outside of
> the body, not the inside of the carb body. This left an area around the
> shaft that air could leak through. I solved the problem, hopefully
> permanently, by using JB Weld to close off the area, then shaving off the
> small amount of epoxy that got onto the bushing using a new 5/16" drill bit.
> I now have them reinstalled and adjusted and they seem to be working real
> well.
> Any other novice mechanic that is thinking of using Jake and Ann Snyder's
> instrucitons about rebushing carbs using the home-made reamer, should take
> note of the above; it will save you a lot of time and heartache. I believe
> the Snyder's article mentions the proper length of bushings, but that is not
> what was in the rebuild kit. I'm sure any "real" mechanic that understands
> carburation theory would have known to install the bushings in the proper
> way.
> Thanks again,
> Monte
>           79B, Carmine
>           67B, BRG
>           74 1/2 Rust, parts car

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