[T3] high idle: FIXED

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Sat Jun 9 09:59:06 PDT 2012


Good to Know!  ;-)

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Chris Slaymaker <nurofiz at knology.net> wrote:

> A few days ago I posted on this list about a problem I was having with
> Foster idling at about 1200 RPM (and adjusting the idle screw on the intake
> air distributor didn't help).
>
> I looked around for a cause of the high idle, but couldn't find anything.
>
> Today, I put zip ties on all the boots connecting the IAD with the intake
> runners.  FIXED.  I bought these from one of our online vendors and they
> were Gates brand.
>
> I had first checked the manifold pressure sensor, but since it is more or
> less a black box that is still unmolested, I didn't venture into it.  I
> dumped a lot of oil out of it however.
>
> Chris Slaymaker
> 1971 Westfalia "Lurch"
> 1971 Squareback "Foster"
> Knoxville, TN
>
> ". . . at least I'm enjoying the ride."
>
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