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1981 high idle after 1 barrel carb change

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I'm hoping someone can lend me some guidance. I have a 1981 mustang with a 3.3L inline 6. i recently changed the old 1 barrel carb out for a new 1 barrel carb. The connection went fine. When i started the car it idled straight up to 2100 RPM's and doesn't calm down. All vacuums are plugged into where i think they are supposed to go. Does anyone know of a vacuum diagram for the inline 6 with single barrel carb application? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Is there an idle screw adjustment on the linkage ? Have you tried turning it down manually ?
 

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Choke may need adjusting or maybe the high idle cam is stuck and not dropping. Sometimes you have to slam the throttle to the floor for a quick instant to back it down after the initial start.
 
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90sickfox said:
Is there an idle screw adjustment on the linkage ? Have you tried turning it down manually ?
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that's one of the first things I tried with it being a new carb. Turns out atleast part of it is a vacuum leak at the carb base. I got a new gasket that I hope will fix all the issues. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
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John Dirks Jr said:
Choke may need adjusting or maybe the high idle cam is stuck and not dropping. Sometimes you have to slam the throttle to the floor for a quick instant to back it down after the initial start.
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thanks for the advise. I found a vacuum leak at the base of the carb after I posted that. Got a new gasket hopefully that will fix it. If not I'll check your suggestions. Thanks again.
 
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