14 April 2019

Drove Midlana for the first time in a long while – no issues with the alternator bracket. The drive reminded me about something that had been going on for awhile, and still is; when letting off the gas, engine speed hangs at about 1500-1600 rpm for 2-5 seconds before dropping to idle. I earlier thought that the idle control valve was suspect, but also mentioned that it has very low hours on it since being cleaned. Turns out that the throttle cable appears to be sticking a bit. Pushing the throttle to above idle speed, then lightly releasing it showed that the throttle doesn’t always close fully. I’d add a second throttle return spring, except this throttle body, with its helical return spring, doesn’t lend itself easily to that mod. Since replacing the throttle cable is a real bear (everything has to come out, seat belts, seats, middle channel cover), I rather first try a second spring.