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Date:         Thu, 7 Sep 2017 18:44:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cold Idle Problem
In-Reply-To:  <CADdfNs+i6oZ1VbvSTGaREKBipfNNrS+n2qXDFyC_bueX0kks9w@mail.gmail.com>
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I should have said that it is a 1985 so it is water cooled. Also, it idles fine when I first start at about 750 RPM but only stumbles after driving a short distance.

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On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 4:37 PM, S DaRoota <sdaroota@gmail.com> wrote:

> You may have to remove your Aux air, (inspect the rubber elbow tube as > well, mine failed on me) and after years the aux air regulator tends to > get full of gunky oil. > > I'm assuming this is an air cooled? > > On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 10:44 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I really thought I had my cold idling problem solved when I found the >> elbow >> connector to the Auxilliary Air Regulator split at both ends. But after >> replacing it, the engine still stumbles and dies after driving and >> stopping >> about 1/2 mile from my house. Once it warms up, it's fine. >> >> As before, when I pinch the hose to the AAR, there is no change in the >> idle, which means there is a problem there but before I try to take a >> closer look, there was an unanswered in Samba about at what temperature >> the >> AAR works. Is it too warm for the AAR to function? The air temperature >> when >> I tested it was 77 degrees. >> >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source >> =link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >> Virus-free. >> www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source >> =link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> > >


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