Erratic Idle - If it Idles at All

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Petros
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My tercel:: '84 Tercel4wd w/extensive mods
Location: Arlington WA USA

Re: Erratic Idle - If it Idles at All

Post by Petros »

check all the vac houses are connected and routed properly. also, you might try spraying the carb down inside and out with carb cleaner spray. that will get any build up off the butterfly throttle assembly. I also spray all the linkage occasionally with LPS or WD40, or similar, to keep it from sticking. sometimes when it sits around a lot, the mechanical parts on the carb and linkage can get sticky.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
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Nimai_SR5Wagon
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My tercel:: 1984 SR5 Wagon
Location: Espanola, New Mexico

Re: Erratic Idle - If it Idles at All

Post by Nimai_SR5Wagon »

Tabercro,

Did you ever resolve this issue? Any Conclusions?

Thank you,
Nimai

1984 Tercel Wagon SR5
1983 Pickup 22R full rebuild project
2018 Civic Sport Hatch
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