Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Idle

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Screwy timing can cause this too - but what it has to do with an air cleaner
is beyond me. But then again - it's a Ferrari. Something loose?
DOUG


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 11:45 AM
To: DOUG
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Idle

I 'think' I have eliminated all the usual suspects, but I'll check again.
 Quirky thing is; It will idle down if 'pulled' down by waiting until around
1200rpm before depressing the clutch, when rolling to a stop.  It slowly
drops between gear shifts even with the throttle fully released; Say at
about 1000rpm/second and hangs at 2200rpm or so.

--- On Sat, 3/9/13, Stephen Sherman <stephensherman44 [at] gmail.com> wrote:

If it not Italian Cruise Control (floor mat intefers with throttle) I have
not a clue since it returns to idle with the air cleaner. I am not familar
with carb 308's. Is it possible the linkage is being intefered with with air
cleaner installed?

Stephen

On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

Hey Friends,

Techno question:  My '79 308GTB doesn't like to return to idle with the air
cleaner on!  It does just fine with it off.  The behavior is just like a
vacuum leak - which is what I assumed and just replaced the heat insulators
with new, as they have integral gaskets.  Problem is still there.  That
said, the car is quite drivable and runs like a scalded dog, but the 'return
to idle' is slow and often never makes it all the way down to 1000rpm.

Advice?

-rick
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