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Old 01-04-2015, 06:17 PM
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Fast Idle cam on 64

I've got a '64 with a 390 and Ford 4bbl carb. My problem is that when the engine warms up the fast idle cam is not "kicking down" so the engine continues to idle fast. The choke thermostat appears to be working correctly but as the choke opens the fast idle pickup rod does not "ride" the over-travel lever all the way down.

My question is: should there be some kind of torsion spring on the fast idle pickup that pulls that linkage down as the choke opens? (Not the one inside the thermostat housing, but on the plastic piece that holds the over-travel level adjusting screw). It seems to me that all I've got pulling it down right now is gravity... and that is not enough.

Thanks.
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