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Thread: Normal Idle speed

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    Default Normal Idle speed

    What should be the normal Idle speed of a 90 535 5 speed?
    Ted K
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    mine is normally 750 rpm with the normal slight variations which hardly register on the tach,prolly 900 rpm when cold
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    This is right about where i am. Mine is 800. I was not sure if that was a little high. Thanks
    Ted K
    90 535 5-speed

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    yeah well it might be a litle high.After a service mine tends to idle at 900 rpm for a while,feels way to high,in truth mine idles a little below 750,prolly 700
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