Re: Cold help

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

There are a lot of things that could cause it to misbehave at idle. 
Check the 3 brass screws on the intake, they should be LIGHTLTY closed 
(clockwise). Make sure you hear the frequency valve buzzing on the 
right valve cover. Fix any vacuum leaks (like a hissing mode switch). 
Make sure the throttle spool is activating the idle micro. Check the 
vent hose on the control pressure regulater that it isn't kinked or 
blocked with dirt. Look at the air sensor plate, it should be centered 
and not rubbing the sides. Maybe it's time for an air filter, and on 
and on and on. Sometimes it is all this and more. Every little thing 
that is off just makes the engine run worse and worse. Could be dirty 
or clogged fuel injectors, bad spark plugs or wires, the list goes on. 
Sometimes the only way to deal with these kinds of quality problems is 
to just start from the beginning and do a COMPLETE tune-up. I do not 
recommend indescrimantly "tweaking" things to solve a problem. Most of 
the time you cannot fix these kinds of things by adjusting them out. 
You are only covering up the underlying problem, not correcting it. 
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE MIXTURE SCREW, YOU WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS 
WORSE. Just make sure the plug over it is sealing tight so there are 
no vacuum leaks.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dherv10@xxxx wrote:
> Paul,you may want to look into adjusting the 02 adj in front of the 
fuel 
> distributor when the car is hot, but I think you may now be looking 
at a warm 
> up regulator.
> John Hervey
> www.specialTauto.com
> 
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