am_dew
Advanced Contributor
"This has been an ongoing prob
"This has been an ongoing problem for a while and since I've gotten so much other great information and help here, I thought I'd throw it out here to see if anyone has any suggestions...
I've got a V/P AQ130C with the dual, single bbl Solex 44 PAI carbs as seen here:
http://216.37.204.206/shorts/VolvEM/Volvo.asp?Type=13&A=4&B=80
The problem I'm having is that when backing off the throttle after running, it won't come all the way down to slow idle speed. The engine will slow down but usually it won't go below 1500 RPM despite my backing off the throttle all the way into neutral. Sometimes the RPMs are high enough that it won't go into nuetral, which as you might imagine is not good when approaching a dock, beaching, etc. But, the RPMs will settle all the way down to idle speed if I give the throttle a very short and quick thrust forward and then back. Not being able to get it back to idle speed without this quick throttle action also happens after slow (5-15 mph) speed operation, and not just after running at high speed. I've gotten pretty good at dealing with it, but it's something I would like to get fixed since it's sort of a pain. I keep all the moving parts on my carbs and the linkage coated with a light lubracating spray like WD40 or silicon spray and besides this issue, the carbs seem to be in good shape and working well.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome!"
"This has been an ongoing problem for a while and since I've gotten so much other great information and help here, I thought I'd throw it out here to see if anyone has any suggestions...
I've got a V/P AQ130C with the dual, single bbl Solex 44 PAI carbs as seen here:
http://216.37.204.206/shorts/VolvEM/Volvo.asp?Type=13&A=4&B=80
The problem I'm having is that when backing off the throttle after running, it won't come all the way down to slow idle speed. The engine will slow down but usually it won't go below 1500 RPM despite my backing off the throttle all the way into neutral. Sometimes the RPMs are high enough that it won't go into nuetral, which as you might imagine is not good when approaching a dock, beaching, etc. But, the RPMs will settle all the way down to idle speed if I give the throttle a very short and quick thrust forward and then back. Not being able to get it back to idle speed without this quick throttle action also happens after slow (5-15 mph) speed operation, and not just after running at high speed. I've gotten pretty good at dealing with it, but it's something I would like to get fixed since it's sort of a pain. I keep all the moving parts on my carbs and the linkage coated with a light lubracating spray like WD40 or silicon spray and besides this issue, the carbs seem to be in good shape and working well.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome!"