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Old 01-31-2020   #1
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Default 5000rpm idle

Have cranked the car but not driven it in a couple months. Been running really well. Cranked it tonight and it was idling near 5000 rpm. Blipped the throttle. Went up to about 5100-5300 rpm and stayed. Did not let it warm up. Turned it off and cranked it back several times with same result. In gear it will not bog, does a burnout. Any ideas?


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Old 01-31-2020   #2
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Large vac leak... or possible TPS Sensor is messed up?
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Old 01-31-2020   #3
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I checked the top hoses I could see in the dark. TPS is possible, but doubt it’s a vacuum leak. Not sure how it would develop one sitting. But I’ll keep an open mind and check it. Block off the throttle body and if it still runs, good chance that’s it. I appreciate it.


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Old 01-31-2020   #4
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Default Re: 5000rpm idle

At 5000+rpm, I would remove the accordian duct & look at Throttle Body to see if any of the throttle blades are open.

Starting a cold engine running @ 5,000+rpm is not good for an engine.

Putting anything over the Throttle Body of an 350 ci engine running at 5,000+ rpm could be pretty exciting.
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Old 02-01-2020   #5
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At 5000+rpm, I would remove the accordian duct & look at Throttle Body to see if any of the throttle blades are open.



Starting a cold engine running @ 5,000+rpm is not good for an engine.



Putting anything over the Throttle Body of an 350 ci engine running at 5,000+ rpm could be pretty exciting.


Jerry is right, the throttle blades have to be stuck open to run at 5000 RPM’s. I had a similar problem of idling at 2500 RPM’s. I sent the throttle body to Marc H for analysis. He found some goop on the back of the throttle blades that prevented them from closing. No idea how it got on the back side of the blades.


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Old 01-31-2020   #6
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Realize it’s not good. I will use a piece of plywood I don’t find something wrong first.


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Old 01-31-2020   #7
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Realize it’s not good. I will use a piece of plywood I don’t find something wrong first.


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Old 02-01-2020   #8
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5000 rpm...would be a heck of a leak. And, to appear suddenly AND burn the tires? Well, been there, done that one too - when a piece of rubber gasket broke off and got sucked into the throttle body and jammed the blades open.

So, I'm leaning toward something jamming the TB OR the return spring broke; something pretty catastrophic involving the TB is my guess. (OH! Did I mention it happened on my 327 V8 Vega and not on my Z?)

Do let us know what ya find!
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Old 02-01-2020   #9
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This is just a guess now..Maybe you checked it already ? Throttle cable...Happened to me when I put my plenum back on once....It was hung up a little and was idling around 2,000 RPM steady....
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Old 02-01-2020   #10
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The small throttle blade was open. Not sure how to post a pic. Main blades were closed. Never paid much attention to it and wasn’t sure how it was connected to throttle cable and all. Isn’t. But it was stuck open. Touched it and it closed and moves freely. Idles normally. No idea how it would have gotten stuck open like that. Also, not sure how to keep it from happening again. Spring looks and works fine. I do appreciate all the help and hope this will be good info for someone else. Any ideas are welcome on how to keep it from happening again.


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