High Idle on 380SE
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From: Houston
1984 380 SE
High Idle on 380SE
I need some help here. I have a 380SE and I am far from being comfortable working on it yet. Ford, Chevy, etc, I’m fine, but I am definitely out of my element here.
Recently the car has started to idle very high (~1700 RPMS). I’m not really sure why. It literally belonged to a little old lady and she just didn’t drive it much (’84 with 106000 miles). I’m been driving it pretty hard so I’m guessing I blew some of the crud out of it. Anyway can anyone tell me if there is a simple idle adjustment? I’ve seen the multiple adjustments to the throttle linkage, but that’s not the problem. I really think it’s just getting too much fuel at idle. Any advice would be appreciated.
Recently the car has started to idle very high (~1700 RPMS). I’m not really sure why. It literally belonged to a little old lady and she just didn’t drive it much (’84 with 106000 miles). I’m been driving it pretty hard so I’m guessing I blew some of the crud out of it. Anyway can anyone tell me if there is a simple idle adjustment? I’ve seen the multiple adjustments to the throttle linkage, but that’s not the problem. I really think it’s just getting too much fuel at idle. Any advice would be appreciated.
