Thanks for all the info man.
I don't think that plunger on the solenoid ever moved. I'm pretty sure the a/c doesn't work, so I will not worry about it until I go to fix the a/c.
Success!!
Here is a pic of the new idle screw setting with the throttle now resting on it like it should.
Also below is a youtube vid of how it idled and at about 4:10, I use the pedal to bump the throttle a couple times to get it to come off the choke. Apologies that I kept covering the...
I believe the solenoid you're mentioning is the one right above the "3" stamped on the intake in the pic I posted. It is indeed connected. No idea if it works.
There is a factory sticker on the hood that claims the idle should be 700 with the solenoid disconnected and 800 with it connected...
So, I've read around the web that my 1981 idle speed is supposed be computer controlled and can't be adjusted. The Haynes/Chilton say the same thing. I'm looking at the carb though, and I think there is an idle adjust screw like on every other carb known to man. I have a red arrow pointing to...
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