I don't have one of those "new fangled" rubber bumper Bs,
but I believe you'll find that this is a characteristic of
the carbon throw out (release) bearing, and not an emissions
reduction feature.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Tab Julius
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 11:47 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Bypass clutched idle reducer?
>
>
>
> On my (new!) '78 B, it has one of those
> "features" that reduces the idle
> speed when the clutch is depressed, ostensibly to
> reduce idle emissions (by
> reducing idle) while you're sitting with the
> clutch in at the intersection.
>
> Of course, sitting with your foot on the clutch
> for minutes on end is not
> desirable for other reasons, but the fact remains
> that the car reduces idle
> speed while clutched, if only for a second.
>
> In lesser weather, this is not a good thing
> (stalling ensues). Is it
> appropriate and/or easy to bypass this "feature"?
> If so, how?
>
> - Tab
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