> My '72 B has a condition I can't figure out. When idling in neutral and the
> clutch pedal is depressed the idle rpms drop.......release the pedal and the
> rpms come back up......darned if I can figure it out.....but I'm not to smart
> ..any ideas?
> Thanks in advance Jerry
Completely normal behavior. The frictionn between the graphite clutch
release bearing and the clutch pressure plate has a slight braking effect
on the engine. I believe I read somewhere that you are actually
supposed to set the idle speed with the clutch depressed.
Peter Schauss
ps4330@okc01.jccbi.gov
schauss@worldnet.att.net
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II
1980 MGB
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