Jay,
You usually set the curb idle speed on a car with an automatic while it's in drive. Did you have the intake manifold checked to make sure it's flat? Did you follow the torque sequence from the TSB information I posted (http://www.mattsoldcars.com/RestoreAmerican/loose_intake.shtml)? Also, I have a much better idle now with just the intake gasket than I did with using the combination gasket. Finally, did you try adjusting the fuel mixture? A lean or very rich mixture can cause the engine to run rough.
Matt
At 07:46 PM 4/12/2005 -0400, you wrote:Boy, I changed my maniufold yesterday on my American and the darn thing about fell apart when I unbolted it from the block. It had all kinds of cracks, some hair-line and some quite wide and long. Car sounds a lot quieter now but doesn;t idle any smoother.
When I set the idle in Park at a rather fast 700 rpm, when i put it in Drive and the engine slows down, it almost gets loping and rough. I can't seem to get a "compromise" setting that will be fairly smooth in Drive and still not jump into gear when I take it out of Park and put it in Drive. Any ideas what I might try with this situation?
Jay Laek Placid, FL.
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