The Illusterious Idle screw O-ring

Post by **Briano1234** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:25 am

I did this yesterday and posted to the tex....so i gotta post it here too.

Well I could buy a new one, but that takes money, and me being the cost effective anal retentive illigetimate (cheap arse bastich) person that I am (okay I am 1/4 off the boat Dutch, and 3/4 Irish).
I Found that I replaced my o-ring from one at the hardware store for 25 cents but is was still leaking air causing the idle to surge a bit.

I then took out the screw again, and wrapped the threads of the screw with teflon gas pipe tape (comes in a yellow container) which is a tad thicker.

Replaced and my surging idle was resolved.

Why didn't I think of that earlier before buying the replacement o-ring and saving me a quarter.

CalAltaDubber · Post by **CalAltaDubber** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:19 pm

Right on Brian, The way I look at it is the new o-ring should hold out for years. It's just Preventive Maintenance.

kda339 · Post by **kda339** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:22 am

Wow! and I thought I was cheap... Funny how I did this mod also however I stayed with the o ring, because it worked the first time around. Props for you!!!!

Post by **Calimus** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:25 pm

Might just have to do the same thing. I absolutly refuse to give my local stealership any more of my money and it doesn't make sence for me to drive 140miles (round trip) to the next closest dealerships for a $2 o-ring.

So, since I already have some teflon tape for plumming, I'll give that a shot and see if it works as well as the gas pipe stuff since my 92' has the surging idle thing and my idle screw is as floppy as it gets.

cabriolet1986 · Post by **cabriolet1986** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:32 pm

first post. so a leaky idle screw can cause a surging idle? sounds like i've got something to check this weekend!