Re: [DML] Re: Manual Shifting questions - Now Idle issues

["Mike Polzin" <MPolzin@xxxxxxx>]

Well, I completed the adjustment on the transmission cable this weekend.
After initially lengthening the cable - getting back 5th, but losing
Reverse, first and second - I shortened it 1/4 turn until I had everything,
so life is now good. I took the car out driving and put about 100 miles on
it and it shifts very smoothly.

I am still having problems with a high idle. I tested the frequency valve
and it is good. The car was idling warm around 2000 RPM's, and I started to
mess with the plug that goes to the idle speed motor and the RPM's suddenly
dropped down to a steady 900 RPM's... I thought great, the connections are
dirty, easy fix! So I cleaned up the connections, plugged it back in and I
was back at 2000 RPM's, and no amount of playing with the plug would change
anything.

After taking the car out for a spin, it was then idling at 3000 RPMs. I am
pretty sure the mixture is off because the exhaust smells bad, and it is
sucking gas at an unreal rate. I tried adjusting the mixture screw because I
am sure it had already been tampered with but couldn't get the mixture screw
to budge... I snapped my hex key trying. Now I need to figure out how to get
the head of the hex key out of there.

>From what I've given, does anyone have any suggestions on how to diagnose
this? I'm confused as to why that mixture screw won't move either.

Thanks in advance..

Mike Polzin



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