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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: seanef26 on February 17, 2005, 12:38:55 PM

Title: Adjusting idle?
Post by: seanef26 on February 17, 2005, 12:38:55 PM
Can someone tell me exactly how to adjust the idle on my '86 5.0 SEFI?  Can I do it?  I keep hearing about an idle screw but can't find the screw or any info on it in Haynes manual.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Adjusting idle?
Post by: zpyro on February 17, 2005, 01:28:36 PM
iirc it's underneath the throttle body. you should probably adjust the tps when you adjust the throttle plate as well
Title: Re: Adjusting idle?
Post by: Ifixyawata on February 17, 2005, 01:30:14 PM
Are you really supposed to mess with the idle screw on an SEFI car?  I thought that was a last resort and you should instead find out what's causing the low idle, because that screw certainly doesn't move on it's own and probably isn't the casue of the problem.
Title: Re: Adjusting idle?
Post by: vinnietbird on February 17, 2005, 03:07:21 PM
How do you adjust the TPS?