Yep. I had that exact problem and left play in it and the idle was steady,
well that's when my car had an engine that runs :(
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "dana nojima" <noji-1@pacbell.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: starting problems solved!
> Robert, Hoon,
>
> One thing to look at is the tension of your throttle cable. As the
> engine bay heats up the sheath will expand and potentially increase the
> RPMs. Let it have a little play and that may reduce the problem.
>
> Dana
>
> Robert.Long@CSDInc.com wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hoon Kim [mailto:hoon@pixar.com]
> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 12:26 PM
> > To: datsun roadster mailist
> > Subject: starting problems solved!
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >>> I noticed that when coming to a stop, almost always my
> >>> idle rides really high (about 500 rev higher), and I have to tap my
> >>> foot on the gas to have it come back down. Could this be caused by
> >>> gunk, either around the pedal or the throttle cable?
> >>
> >
> > I seem to have the same problem on my 67.5 1600 with SUs. I have it
> > idling nicely at 750 RPMs, but have to tap the pedal after I stop to
> > get the RPMs back down. It seems to do this more in summer than other
> > times of the year. I'm looking for suggestions too...
> >
> > Robert - 67.5 1600 - ABQ
> >
> >
>
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