Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:19:10 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: bars leaks
in article 3i0j0lFj7pv1U1nospamvidual.net, Dave Hinz at DaveHinznospamcop.net wrote on 23/06/2005 21:05: > On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:02:47 GMT, Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> in article 3i0hsiFj946hU1nospamvidual.net, Dave Hinz at DaveHinznospamcop.net >> wrote on 23/06/2005 20:46: >> >>> I'm confused. How does the idle stop screw (yes?) adjustment matter, on >>> a car that running down the road? It's not idling then; that screw >>> doesn't enter into it. > >> I see what you're saying ... I spend a lot of my time in idling traffic. >> That was my issue. When driving, yes, fine. Stuck in gridlock with a high >> idle is no fun ... and hot! > > I'll drop the idle & see if that changes things. I suspect it won't, > but it should be fixed anyway. It was set high to compensate for the > HUGE vacuum leak, caused by the usual "newbie owner takes dash out to > poorly install radio, and pulls vacuum hose cluster and heater control > rod off of where they should be" mistake that the previous owner made. Hmmm! That's sound familiar <--- from the newbie end of things :( I have found C900s to be very picky about having the idle setup up right. The mixture is more forgiving, especially on turbos. Also, the ignition must be right. NGK plugs and Bougicord leads. I've always stuck to NGK plugs, but other leads (including Magnecor I must say) don't feel right after a while. Yours in an 8V injection, right? I think you'll be surprised how much a correctly set idle does make. Still, fixing the other issue you've found will also help. >proorfeeding Caught that one :)