> Help! I'm still having trouble with my carb on my 83 1/2 > carbed SC. Have > spent tons getting it rebuilt and readjusted. Ran fairly > decent over summer but > now as cold weather hits, it wants to stick on fast idle > all the time. I've > tried all the usual fixes. I know these carbs were bad, > even when new, and I > don't have a ton of money to buy a lot of new stuff ... so > any body have any > help for this old guy who just loves my SC but gets weary > of these carb > problems!
The carb'd engines use an electrical assist solenoid to control the fast idle (and base idle also). The solenoid is mounted on the side of the carb and is round with a rubber top (if I recall correctly) and a screw in the center. The screw is used to adjust the idle speed. There should be a wire that is attached to the bottom of the plunger portion of the solenoid which makes contact with the carb linkage when the throttle is closed (at idle). If there is corrosion on the linkage or bottom of the solenoid plunger keeping it from making a good electrical connection at idle, it may cause a fast idle condition. I used to clean the contact and the linkage with emery cloth to remove the corrosion. All that has been written about the charcoal problems would most likely lead to a stumbling or starvation of fuel, but not a fast idle. Barry ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge
