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Date:         Wed, 15 May 2002 16:07:54 -0700
Reply-To:     John Dagastino <themisanthropicmeanie@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         John Dagastino <themisanthropicmeanie@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: adjusting idle speed and switch lever position..
In-Reply-To:  <20020515230232.78598.qmail@web12908.mail.yahoo.com>
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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? > > > > > > ===== > "Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, > somewhere, may be happy. " > - H. L. Mencken > "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't > have the balls to live in the real world." > -Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden > More Quotation fun @ > http://nerddom.8m.com/quotes.html > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com

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