Slow acceleration...

[Jörgen Karlsson]

>     I have this same feeling in my 80.  Also when I come to a
> stop I like to
> coast in gear, when the tach read around 2k rpm the engine stumbles and
> feels like it will stall if I go any lower, pop the clutch and
> all is well.
> I figure this is somewhat normal, yes?  Also in traffic it's odd
> to try and
> drive in the idle to 2k rpm range, car bucks and bounces with throttle
> input, so I do a fair amount of clutch work in traffic.  Not sure why this
> is though...

I would guess that the idle throttle switch is not adjusted correctly.
It activates the CIS bypass valve if the rpm is lower then 1300rpm on my
200tq, could be 2k on your car.

If you disconnect the cable from the bypass valve and the problem disapears
this is it.


Jörgen Karlsson
Gothenburg, Sweden

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