[Spridgets] Running rough - Now electrical question

Peter Caldwell peter at nosimport.com
Sat Oct 29 17:14:01 MDT 2011


Robert,
     I've seen a rash, rash I tell you, of fast idle screws screwed 
in too far yielding a fast idle!  It's the screw on the backside of 
the throttle linkage.
   Peter C
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At 04:59 PM 10/29/2011, Robert Weeks wrote:
>Hi All,
>One other thing, I can't get the car to idle at the recommended 800 
>- 1000 RPM. With the idle adjuster screws close to all the way out 
>it idles around 1500 RPM. I noticed that the idle will drop way down 
>if I remove the oil cap. Then I noticed that there is no PCV valve 
>in the hose that comes off the carbs to the crankcase breather. 
>Would installing a PCV valve help bring down the idle? If so does 
>anyone know what PCV from a modern car would work if I can't find 
>one of the original PCV valves?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Robert


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