Re: [tech]: help with fast idle? anybody?

["S. Coleman" <deadbolt@mindspring.com>]

Didn't you say yesterday that you had the mixture set to 10ma?   Go for a
lower #...  say 3.5-5...  then go back and set your idle.   Then come get
this tranny before yours blows up@!
later,
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:59 PM
Subject: [tech]: help with fast idle? anybody?


> my car is finally up and running well. figured out my timing issues (mixed
> up the marks on the flywheel), set my mixture and idle with a dwell meter.
> unfortunately, when everything is set correctly, the car idles at 1400
rpm.
> when the idle bypass screw is turned all the way closed, it still idles at
> 1200 (dwell is then about 22).  any thoughts? maybe a vacuum leak. i can't
> find one. maybe a busted idle air bypass valve? would that do it? how
about
> an exhaust leak? i think i may have developed one, but i've had em before
> w/o it messing with the idle; unless it was upstream of the o2 sensor? i'm
> so close! c'mon, help a brother out!
> -michael
> 88 2.0l! 16v scirocco
>
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