<VV> Gas Pedal / idle problem

Louis C. Armer, Jr. carmerjr@mindspring.com
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:07:00 -0400


Check the clearance of the cross shaft underneath the aircleaner base.
Lubricate all your carb linkage and check your return spring connection
at the throttle shaft.

Chuck Armer
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At 09:55 PM 7/21/04 -0400, you wrote:
>I got the carbs back from Grant and they are sealing fine now. I can now get
>the engine to idle down to around 800 rpm.  I can blip the engine using the
>cross shaft and it will rev up and settle back down to idle.  However when I
>drive the car it will not return to idle.
>
>Is there some place that the gas pedal can be sticking?  Why doesn't it do
>it when I use the cross shaft to test it?  I'm just releasing it and letting
>it return on it's own.
>
>Russ Moorhouse
>'65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
>Group Corvair Member
>Kent Island, MD
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