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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