Very cold in Denver and I need my idle is ?

rekogniz11 · Post by **rekogniz11** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:50 pm

It is about 0 degrees or below in Denver and my idle is messed up. Throttle is sticking a bit as well. Hope someone can help.

Starts and idles fine, after driving, when decellerating to a light my idle drops to stalling point and then comes back up after about 5 secoends or so (if it didnt already stall). Also when getting up to RPM to shift it will rev a bit between shifts.

None of the above happens on a normal day only seems to be when it is very cold. Any suggestions wll help!

McCall Pinz · Post by **McCall Pinz** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:05 pm

Make sure the flap on the air intake is set so it moves and sucks pre-heated air into the carbs at idle. Also, when its below about 20 degrees, I'll block off the grille with some cardboard to get the engine a bit warmer

ka · Post by ka » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:09 pm

mcall - do you leave the tunnel blocked like that while driving?

McCall Pinz · Post by **McCall Pinz** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:22 pm

yes I leave it blocked off while its really cold. It doesn't seem to hurt anything.