What about the idle speed screw?

If it is all the way out and it still idles too fast, you have one
massive vacuum leak somewhere.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Dave Hilbert wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> What is the correct throttle butterfly plate position when the Carter
> 2bbl is at idle? Are the plates supposed to be horizontal? Is there
> a measurement which can be made?
>
> I'm idling high, and I think the throttle plates just aren't closing.
> I can "close" them by pulling on the accelerator linkage to force it
> closed - how much give is there supposed to be in the seating?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave (?)