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Subject:Re: adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
From:John Dagastino
Date:Wed, 15 May 2002 16:07:54 -0700

oh, and this van's an auto, so no tachometer.

i don't suppose you can tell me how it's supposed to
sound at the right speed, eh?

--- John Dagastino <themisanthropicmeanie@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:
> ok.. got this beastie (teh blue van) re-assembled.
> and
> it runs without blowing up. yay.
>
> took the throttle body loose, now it's all outta
> whack.
>
> how do i make it right again?
>
> should the idle be adjusted by using the screw slat
> on
> the end of the linkage for the accelerator cable, or
> the big screw on top of the throttle? specifically,
> should the link rod (with the spring and circlip on
> the end) be screwed all the way into the threaded
> tube
> that holds it?
>
> and how do i adjust the arms that press the idle /
> full throttle switches correctly?
>
>
>
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