the reason for the idle increase when you are stopped in trafic is the
accreactor cable jacket grows in length when it heats up, to solve this
leave about 3/16 " slack in the accelorator cable .
Mike Kerr
Restoration Products
3730 todrob Ln.
Placerville, CA 95667
Ph# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-6777
E-mail mikekerr@innercite.com
Web; innercite.com/~wolfgang
-----Original Message-----
From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: Hoon Kim <hoon@pixar.com>; datsun roadster mailist
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: clutch question
>Hoon,
>
>You should not keep the clutch in for extended time especially at traffic
>lights and such as it puts mucho strain on the springs of the diaphram and
>will cause premature clutch failure.
>
>BTW, my car does that too when I'm stuck for a long time but it only bumps
>up about 200 RPM.
>
>'66 Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Hoon Kim <hoon@pixar.com>
>To: datsun roadster mailist <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 6:07 PM
>Subject: clutch question
>
>
>> My engine has been running fine, but a funny thing happened today while
>> driving. My car idles at about 600-800 rpm, but while I was at the
>In-N-Out
>> Drive through there was one car that took a tremendously long time to
get
>> their order. I had my foot on the clutch the whole time while inching
>> forward. After awhile, my idle jumped up to about 1300. After getting my
>> double-double animal style, and some driving, the engine went back to
>> normal idle.
>>
>> my question is: Is this something I should worry about, or is this just
>> because I had my foot on the clutch for a long time, and not in neutral
>> which I should have been. Thanks.
>>
>> BTW, I have an early 67 1600.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> Hoon Kim
>> ______\____ hoon@pixar.com
>> :/_()_____()_; '67 1600
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