John, have you tried lifting the gas pedal with your toe to reduce the idle?
I know my TR4 had this problem when I first bought it a few years ago. My
problem was a worn return spring on the throttle shaft piece that runs
parallel to the firewall.
Kurtis Jones
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
> After rebuilding the carbs, setting mixture (using the lifting pin and
> tach method), and timing, the car is gunning great. But I do have a very
> minor problem that is driving me nuts. I methodically set the idle speed
> to 800 rpm. Then I go out and drive around the neighborhood, and when I
> come to a stop, the idle never goes below 1100rpm.
>
> I have adjusted everything I can think of. I even disconnected the
> throttle linkage and adjusted it so it would pull down on the throttle
> ever so lightly with the throttle off.
>
> Is there something that I am missing???
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