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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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Default Idel to low!

Is it outside to let more gas into the carb or is it the other way, the idel is way to low and i need to change it. any suggestions?
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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buddy I'm not quite sure what you are talking about, but it sounds like your idle adjustment needs to be changed.

I'm not much for carburetors, but we have a 69 chevy impala that we play with. Take off your entire air cleaner on the car and have a look at the carburetor. I'm not sure on fords, but there will be several adjustment screws. Particularly follow the throttle cable to where it attaches, and on that arm/bracket there will be a screw mounted near where that arm rests. Let the car warm up, and then turn that screw in. Tightening the idle speed screw clockwise generally raises it. Do it about 1/8 a turn at a time, gun it a few times and let it settle down until you find an idle you like.

We had the same thing on the impala, had it all tuned and did a ton of work to it. ran great but idled too slow, I pulled into the driveway took air cover off and grabbed a long flathead screw driver, 1/4 a turn and it idled perfect


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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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thanx for the reply, yeah you hit it on the head just right.
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