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    1981 Idle Adjust?

    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.
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    1981 Idle Adjust?

    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...
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    1981 Idle Adjust?

    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...
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    1981 Idle Adjust?

    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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