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Date:         Mon, 18 Dec 1995 10:41:27 -0800 (PST)
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From:         Scott Beckstead <sbeckst@dpc.com>
Subject:      Re: High Idle problem, help!

On Sun, 17 Dec 1995 AJAX668873@aol.com wrote:

> My 87 Westie is in winter storage but I start it once in awhile in the > gararge to make me feel better about these Wisconsin winters. Well I just > started it and the engine reved to 4,000 rpm plus! I restarted it and the > same thing happened. No matter what I do I can't get the idle down. > > Is something stuck? I checked the accel. cable and it doesn't seem to me > stuck. > Any thoughts appreciated, > > Thanks, > Ajax 87 Westy > > I had a motorcycle do this once and it turned out to be the float was varnished to the bottom of the float bowl. YMMV Scott

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nation that trades liberty for security deserves neither!. Ben Franklin

sbeckst@dpc.com <Scott Beckstead>


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