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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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my S1 is sat at 2000rpm when standing. How do i turn it down?
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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There is a screw on the throttle body that bleeds air. Adjust that, it should be finger tight and near the throttle cable, if I remember correctly.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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like above -on the right hand side of before the plenum chamber as your looking towards the car
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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can someone write me where is this screw? is that screw under butterfly, which stands vertically and have spring on it?

isnt that for choke?

little spring on left side of butterfly is for idle , isnt? number 8 key
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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can someone write me where is this screw? is that screw under butterfly, which stands vertically and have spring on it?
Hot digidy... You've found it!

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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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i had the same problem on mine, turns out the throttle cable was poorly adlusted, worth trying that to, left hand side of the throttle bodie
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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how you mean throttle cable wasnt adjusted? maybe on idle cable was opening butterfly?
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragsteer
isnt that for choke?
Automatic choke mate. That's the idle adjuster.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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thanks. I cannot set up idle, I try to "set up" idle, co, and now my engine wont start, very hard to start, idle very rough....

why whyy
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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my one takes the piss to start cranks for a 10 12 secs then starts any one know why?
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