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Old 01-20-2003, 04:27 PM
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WoW ~ can you believe it's 70-degrees in North Texas in the middle of January ??? :crazy:

Drove 'ole blue to work today & home for lunch & back to work again ! :D :cool: :cheers: ......still doing little test runs with the new radiator setup. Gotta get ready 4 those spring cruises. :thumbs:

Anyone now how to treat the 'dieseling' symptom ~ ya know where the car is turned off but still tries to run ??? .....looks like carb. tune-up needed. ;)
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Lucky man. :cheers:

Check your idle adjustment and lower it a bit if it's too high. Hopefully, that's all it is.
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You guys could almost be twins 2 68's and 2 c5's in the same color...wish it was 70 here ,33 but the wind is kicking today.20 with the wind chill.
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Anyone now how to treat the 'dieseling' symptom ~ ya know where the car is turned off but still tries to run ??? .....looks like carb. tune-up needed. ;)
Check your timing.

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Old 01-20-2003, 05:07 PM
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I'm with John - retard the timing a degree or two.

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