Question:
I have my engine assembled and running. No test drive yet.
It idles quite high. About 1750 cold, 1500 warm.
It may have been like this before.
It it as simple as adjusting the idle speed control screw on the throttle body? (I may have eliminated a vacuum leak it likely had before)
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Yes, turn idle air screw clockwise to slow down the idle. Aux air bypass should be closed (i.e. fully warmed) before you make this adjustment. Good job on getting it to run.
[QUOTE=DavidF--Good job on getting it to run.[/QUOTE]
Yes, agree with what DavidF said. I bet you learned a lot through the process and have a great sense of satisfaction as well.
It really is SO rewarding to get these things to run after they have set for a while. I know I learned a lot working on mine!! Congrats!!
Great to hear. I know you put a lot of effort into this, congratulations indeed.
Thanks for the support y'all.
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Looks great, congratulations!
Congrats on getting your car up and running, the hands on experience you got saves a lot money and builds a valuable skill set.
Randy
^ yup, what he said.
although I don't know about the money part, in my youth I broke more parts trying to fix broken parts, which I broke in the first place.
Tom D
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Took it for a test drive, seems all good!
I adjusted the idle down. about 1.25 turn of the idle air screw dropped it to about 950 warm.
My hood is off currently so I'm hearing the engine loud and clear.
I feel like I'm hearing a fair amount of clickety-clack from the valve train, but that could be normal.
I did adjust my valve clearance to within spec as far as I can tell.
My Car Blog:
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My current cars:
'16 Fiat 500e (electric)
'92 Honda accord
'05 Scion xB
'81 BMW 320i
'12 Toyota Prius
The valve train on these does make some noise, it will quiet down some by running Mobil 1 20w-50 full synthetic, yet when it is cold the car will crank over much more slowly to start up.
Randy
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