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by just Jeannie on March 23rd, 2007

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Hi, me again, My 89 oldsmobile cutlass supreme, starts ok then after it runs for a little while, it decides to idle to low and eventually dies. Any time I don't have my foot on the gas it will die.

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  • by Mister Sister on March 23rd, 2007

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    Your idle is set too low. It runs when you first start it because the automatic choke is open, feeding extra fuel into the system. After it gets warmed up, the choke closes and the engine dies. Just adjust the idle. It's controlled by a little screw with a spring attached on the side of the carburetor. If you turn it a quarter turn at a time you should get to a point when the engine is warmed up where it idles as low as possible without dying. Otherwise you'll waste gas.

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