Tonights rant

[amsiegel]

I installed the lunch box air filter last night after fixing the wiring fiasco the PO did with the idle solenoid. Did not have much time to drive it around last night but it was fun and loud.

Tonight I took it out, spun around the block and idle would not drop below 1100 rpm.

Here is the summery of my night brought to you by the voices in my head

VVVVRRROOOMMMM
Nice
Why is there always a lag in 2nd gear. It probably just me
VVVRRROOOMM thats air filter is loud
Something is not right.
Swing back to shop to adjust carb
cant get rpm below 1000
I should send this carb to Mark and let him to an exsorcism on it
I should fly Mark and Mike here and let them look at my car so they can get a good laugh
damn this idle screw is hard to get to
turning idle screw is not doing anything
this car hates me
fix this that then that goes
well at least the top ignation switch is not falling off any more
where is the damn flash light (I have 4 identical flashlights shop is 12 x 22 feet so if I can find the flashlight all 4 are hiding)
WHY wont the this cab adjust????????
Where is my chainsaw

WAIT A SECOND WHERE DID THE FAST IDLE ADJUST THINGY SCREW GO. It was where it was suspose to be before I left the shop tonight and i have never toughed it.
great
nice
where is the chainsaw


So where can i get a new screw

[So Cal Mark]

so, what destination am I flying to? Most cities have a red light district, you might find a screw there

[kmead]

I don't know, I have always had a liking for my old screw. I'd be careful if I were you, its never been a good idea to stray from the original...

[mbouse]

my bags are packed, and i'm ready to go... i'm ready for a good laugh too.

i forget, did we just change the carburetor on this car? is the linkage sticking anywhere? does the accel cable fully release?

when i first got the '78, it had the OEM accel cable. hard to get the car off the line, off idle.. the pedal was sticky too. of course, once going it was fine. but, then it never dropped back down to idle.

discovered a nick in the sheath for the accel cable, and over the years that nick allowed lots of moisture inside and the cable was rusting to the cable sheath. replaced the cable and issues disappeared.

[amsiegel]

staying with the same screw might be safer
but what happens when that screw decideds to leave you high and dry and not come back
Heartbroken you have to look for a new screw or even an old screw that knows what it is doing
some times the new screw might even look a like the original screw or might even aged but it knows how to get the job done

OK how far are we going to take the screw puns

Sorry Mike and Mark no trip for now but who knows what I might screw up in the future.

THe local europen car repair guy had a screw from a different carb that fits and has taken care of the problem. He is also checking to see if he has a complete set of 14 rims for my car. I still need to buy new tires so why not up grade to 14.

[kmead]

Nicely turned.

It could have been the wrong one in the first place. There were idle screws that just had a step instead of a sharp long point and didn't really allow any real adjustment. Glad its sorted out.

[manoa matt]

Are your refering to the idle speed adjustment screw, or the fast idle diaphram adjustment screw?

The idle speed adjustment screw is a common screw and could be replaced with a screw from the hardware store, but if the screw is missing the car would idle low or not at all, since the throttle plate would be closed.

If its the fast idle diaphram adjustment screw, then its a special screw that has a recess for an O-ring and steps down at the threaded portion of the screw If that screw is missing or the O ring is gone then you could develop a vacumn leak which would cause it to idle high while the car is idling. When the high idle electrovalve is activated you would also get a high idle, not because the diaphram is moving, but due to an even bigger air leak. I don't think you could just replace it with another misc. screw unless it has the same dimensions and an O ring.

Is your fast idle system properly hooked up and functional?

I have the fast idle diaphram adjustment screws for the 32ADFA carbs (76-78) matt.scarton@gmail.com