5k won't idle till warm

[Tony Hoffman]

barry at moonbeast.com wrote:
>
>Hey all-
>I'm still trying to get a handle on this idle problem...
>
>This morning I loosened the screws and moved the switch housing forward a little
>so contact wasn't being made at the throttle fully closed position, and the car
>is behaving better now. It will idle, and is waaaay more driveable-- I don't
>have to keep blipping the gas pedal to keep it running. Idle will drop way more
>slowly now and it doesn't die when cold. If I move that switch housing
>backwards until the switch clicks while the car's running, the idle immediately
>drops and she struggles again.
>So how is that switch supposed to be set? I would think that switch should be
>making contact when the foot is off the pedal (idle). I replaced the ISV with
>one from Force5, and it seems to be working- the idle doesn't "hunt" like it
>used to. So do I have the wrong idea with the throttle switch, or am I still
>looking for a vacuum leak? I tried the starter fluid trick with pretty
>inconclusive results...


Sounds like the switch that you are working is the enrichment switch. Have you checked to make sure it and the idle switch are plugged in to the right places? It sure sounds a lot like the car is getting flooded when the switch is pressed.
 
Tony Hoffman

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