Junky
Well Known Member
On my 1962 Carter AFB, the throttle shaft end linkage doesn't close tightly enough for the linkage to touch the idle speed screw. I can manually pull it back, but it seems as if the spring isn't strong enough to pull it back all the way. I have adjusted the idle mixture screws for the best idle, and it seems and this is with the throttle linkage totally closed. The idle is still too high to put the car in gear without it lurching forward. I had the carburetor rebuilt last year, and it had this problem prior to rebuilding, and it still has the same problem. It is almost like it is hanging up on the high idle tang. If I bump the throttle, the high idle will drop down to where it should be, and many times, the engine will just die. Suggestions as to what to look for, or should I just send it out for rebuilding again? Other than that, it runs great, and there is no acceleration lag.