[Mgs] The Next Task - High Idle

Mike Janacek mjanacek at snet.net
Sun Jul 19 03:59:21 MDT 2009


A few things to check:
Broken throttle cable strands preventing the return to idle.
Poppet valve on butterfly not closing all the way.
Butterfly misaligned on throttle shaft.

Mike
'79B

Dan DiBiase wrote:
> So the '76 B that is now moving again, has a very high idle, like 2000 rpm. Doesn't seem to settle down when
> warm, although I admittedly haven't run the car long enough to get it very warm... I am going to dig up and read
> John Twist's article ('These Damn Zenith-Stromberg Carbs') but figured I would ask about any BTDT's. I put
> Marvel Mystery oil into the dashpot of the Z-S carb but probably need to check the level. 
>
>  Dan D
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