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oj · 07-19-2015, 02:08 PM

You might check idle richness, if it is lean you'll experience what you are describing & have to increase rpm to get it to idle. Once you do get it to idle at 450rpm the torque converter will act right, it is acting stupid because the idle is high enough so it thinks you want to go somewhere.

07-19-2015, 02:08 PM	#17
oj Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 293	Re: Questions regarding idle on early Y-block You might check idle richness, if it is lean you'll experience what you are describing & have to increase rpm to get it to idle. Once you do get it to idle at 450rpm the torque converter will act right, it is acting stupid because the idle is high enough so it thinks you want to go somewhere.