Could something be binding the pedal a bit (carpet, maybe, or an odd bit
rolling around on the floor) or binding the end(s) of the accelerator cable?
Carol
At 10:20 AM 6/22/98 -0700, Simon Westbrook wrote:
>Ive had my 79 B running a few times since the rebuild.
>When driving, or when i blip the accelerator peddle and take my foot
>off, the engine takes a relatively long time to slow to idle speed,
>(under 1000rpm). Well a couple of seconds, which seems much slower than
>other cars I have driven. I didnt touch the carburettor during the
>rebuild, and assume the return speed is controlled by two springs: on
>one side the stretch coil spring connected to the air cleaner cover and
>on the choke side a roll rouns twist coil spring.
>
>I cant see any other forms of adjustments.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas? Am I impatient or is the response time
>really supposed to be this slow?
>
>Simon
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