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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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Howdy ya'll, new guy here. I just bought a 1981 vette yesterday and it ran great till I got it home, now it idles way too high, around 20,000rpm when it's in park or neutral, and diesels for a few minutes when i try to shut it off. Any idea what the prob could be? Thanx in advance for the help.

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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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You mean 2000 RPM. Check that the throttle is returnng all the way for openers.

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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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Sounds like a vacuum leak. Check to see if you didn't knock a hose off.
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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Thanks for the tips pals, here's a couple pics from the craigslist ad where I found her, these don't do her any justice but I havent had the chance to snap any yet myself.

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