When to idle high on the idle cam?
When to idle high on the idle cam?
There is adjustments on the idle cam on the carb and mentioned, on warm days after you already started it, it should not idle high. But on cold days it should always idle high unless you drove it already and it has not cooled back off. You said you hit the pedal and it idles fine.
Why does my car idle at 1500 revolutions per minute?
Older cars will try to compensate for worn spark plugs or a failing ignition coil by increasing the engine idle. An engine with a problem that is idling at 1500 revolutions per minute is far more likely to stay running than the same engine trying to idle at 800 RPM.
What do you mean high idle ( what rpm )?
There is a screw on the carb linkage to adjust the high idle.If you back it off to much,it may not idle when its cold.My truck idles at about 1200 rpm at hight idle. What do you mean high idle ? (what rpm), both answer’s are correct.
What causes a truck to have a high idle?
Luckily, there aren’t too many things that can cause what’s commonly referred to as a fast idle problem. Some of the causes are super cheap to repair; others are serious bank breakers. You can usually figure out what’s causing a high idle problem and estimate the cost before you open your wallet.
There is adjustments on the idle cam on the carb and mentioned, on warm days after you already started it, it should not idle high. But on cold days it should always idle high unless you drove it already and it has not cooled back off. You said you hit the pedal and it idles fine.
When does a car have a rough idle?
November 27, 2017. It’s easy to tell when your car has a rough idle: When you start the engine, it won’t run at a steady rate. It may almost stall, or it may run at varying RPMs without your putting your foot on the gas, or it may do both.
Why does my LS Gen engine have high idle?
Once replacing that if the problem still persists you might have issues with the throttle body, I seen this before in the ls gen motor, they get “sticky” tb’s causing the high idle problem. Another thing is if you have an aftermarket tb, say from like bbk performance they need adjustments and tuning or else you’ll have similiar problems
There is a screw on the carb linkage to adjust the high idle.If you back it off to much,it may not idle when its cold.My truck idles at about 1200 rpm at hight idle. What do you mean high idle ? (what rpm), both answer’s are correct.
