[T3] Rpm drop

["Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>]

<x-flowed>Hi all,

It's ages since I posted a message to this list. It's good to be back.

I have very recently finished a full engine overhaul, plus a little work 
here and there on other things, and put the car back on the road after a 
break of a year and half. The car, I should mention, is a 1969 Type 34 with 
automatic transmission. You can see pictures of the car and the work I have 
done on it here: www.type34.info.

After having solved a few small initial problems, the car runs extremely 
well. I have only taken it out a few times, but I have been pretty amazed by 
its performance, especially the last time I took it out, which was 
yesterday.

There is one problem; after the car has warmed up, when I stop at traffic 
lights, the rpm falls so low that the car sometimes conks out. I can avoid 
this by putting it in neutral, which results in a smooth, quiet idle. I have 
tried raising the idle speed, but this resulted in far too high a speed in 
neutral. The problem, then is a big gap in idling speed between neutral and 
"drive".

Does anyone have idea what I can do to fix it?


Daniel 

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