Subject: Re: Idle Speed
Author: AJ Huff
Date: May 31, 2005, 10:14 AM
Post ID: 1718950735
Ok.
I don't see a torque spec in the service manual. What should I use?
I am not sure what you mean by adjusting the valves because they may be
tight. Is this the spring load?
Any details you can give are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-AJ
AJ Huff wrote:I am struggling to maintain idle speed at a stop after the engine warms
up. If I am at a stop light with the throttle off, it dies. Sometimes if
I clutch in and brake to a stop, the engine dies and I coast in.
How long has it been since you re-torqued your heads and adjusted your
valves. Your symptom sounds a lot like tight valves. Do that service
before you mess with the carbs.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
AJ Huff
'71 Ambassador
Three Rivers, MI
MGNOC# 19917