setty2706
04-14-2015, 05:44 PM
Ok.... I am stumped
I hope you can follow how this played out because it doesn't make sense to me. My 82 has a GT40 motor. 600 Holley carb ford motorsports dual plane intake. The car has never given me one hesitation or any issues in the last six months. It all started on Easter sunday I was cruising around and my idle jumped up to 1100 RPMS so I thought maybe I hit the choke arm when reinstalling my dual snorkel air cleaner. I pulled into a buddies and flipped the butterfly on the choke and had no further issues that day. I took it out the other night to take my daughter to her mothers and it acted like it wanted to die as I took off from a stop sign. I drove a few blocks and when pulling into her driveway I pushed in the clutch and the idle dropped below 700 and died. The car started right back up without issue and drove fine about 3 miles and it started acting boggy and could hear it popping through the mufflers. I got the car back home and removed the hair cleaner and it appeared to be running fine with a 800-900 RPM idle. NOW THIS IS WHERE IT GOT ODD TO ME. I reinstalled the air cleaner base (no lid or filter) and I could hear the idle drop down a little bit. I let it sit and idle with only the base on and when I tried to lay the lid back on the engine died. After a few cuss words I started it back up with the air cleaner on and it started perfect and the idle was correct..
I went out tonight after work and drove it around the block with no starting or idle issues. It appears to be happening once its at operating temperature.
Any suggestions and info would be greatly appreciated
I was hoping to see the rain hold off for Saturdays cruise but now I am just hoping the ole 82 can make it
I hope you can follow how this played out because it doesn't make sense to me. My 82 has a GT40 motor. 600 Holley carb ford motorsports dual plane intake. The car has never given me one hesitation or any issues in the last six months. It all started on Easter sunday I was cruising around and my idle jumped up to 1100 RPMS so I thought maybe I hit the choke arm when reinstalling my dual snorkel air cleaner. I pulled into a buddies and flipped the butterfly on the choke and had no further issues that day. I took it out the other night to take my daughter to her mothers and it acted like it wanted to die as I took off from a stop sign. I drove a few blocks and when pulling into her driveway I pushed in the clutch and the idle dropped below 700 and died. The car started right back up without issue and drove fine about 3 miles and it started acting boggy and could hear it popping through the mufflers. I got the car back home and removed the hair cleaner and it appeared to be running fine with a 800-900 RPM idle. NOW THIS IS WHERE IT GOT ODD TO ME. I reinstalled the air cleaner base (no lid or filter) and I could hear the idle drop down a little bit. I let it sit and idle with only the base on and when I tried to lay the lid back on the engine died. After a few cuss words I started it back up with the air cleaner on and it started perfect and the idle was correct..
I went out tonight after work and drove it around the block with no starting or idle issues. It appears to be happening once its at operating temperature.
Any suggestions and info would be greatly appreciated
I was hoping to see the rain hold off for Saturdays cruise but now I am just hoping the ole 82 can make it