On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Matt Peterson wrote:
> I've been meaning to ask this question for a long time. Why is the turn
> signal lever on the right side of the wheel?
because it was born there;-) It's kinda strange, huh? Especially as they
moved the hood prop to the driver's side for easier LHD use. Odd, but I
actually prefer it on the right side - keep that left hand on the
steerage! The only down side is when I get in my wife's Max - I go to
signal, and <<WIPE/WIPE/WIPE>> :-)
>
> One other question. My car has been having a tough time idling right. When
> it idles it will idle lower and lower the longer it sits at idle until it
> eventually stalls. So right now I have it idling at around 1500rpm. Today
> I noticed that there was gas leaking out of the throttle shafts of the
> carbs. Is it possible to get new bushings or something for this?
You can't really do a whole lot for 'em at that point - a good rebuild is
a start, make sure that the needles and seats close properly, etc. You
can put a blob of sealant over the outboard bushings, but the inners you
have to live with.
You can get the carbs re-shafted/re-bushed, but it's not cheap.
My '69 2000 doesn't idle very well either - in my case, it's largely due
to a worn distributor - the vacuum advance plate gets notchy with age, and
the mechanical advance springs wear out. My solution - a "performance"
(read: non-smog) distributor (still en'route, so I dunno if it'll work or
not;-)
You can take your dist out and clean it up - it's pretty obvious. Just be
sure to leave the dist body in place, and remove only the vac/cent advance
units. IT'll be easier to put back together.
Kyle
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