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19 n/a diesel idle

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What is the correct idle range? Mine seems a little high at 900 rpm - and 1050 when cold.

Sticky throttle cable the problem if it is?
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1050 when cold, assuming the cols start actually works (which is rare!) is fine, it should come down to 850 / 900 as it warms up, so yeah, nothing much to worry about there.
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Excellent. Seems to be running like a dream. Not much puff at start up from cold and pretty responsive. Well pleased.

*mind you, turning the air con on doesn't exactly boost power* lol
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Philip Chidlow wrote:*mind you, turning the air con on doesn't exactly boost power* lol
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Philip Chidlow wrote:Excellent. Seems to be running like a dream. Not much puff at start up from cold and pretty responsive. Well pleased.

*mind you, turning the air con on doesn't exactly boost power* lol
I've got air con in the MX-5. Turning it on makes causes no noticeable drop in power.

Mind you, it causes no noticeable drop in temperature either – it's never worked since I had it!
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KevR wrote:
Philip Chidlow wrote:Excellent. Seems to be running like a dream. Not much puff at start up from cold and pretty responsive. Well pleased.

*mind you, turning the air con on doesn't exactly boost power* lol
I've got air con in the MX-5. Turning it on makes causes no noticeable drop in power.

Mind you, it causes no noticeable drop in temperature either – it's never worked since I had it!
Same as my TZI and SD1 then....... :lol:
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