My 1984 Accord, with a new carburetor, will start and run like a top at 2500 rpm but will not idle at less than that without feathering the accelerator. It will die but will restart easily. Any suggestions? I am not a mechanic so my knowledge is basic.

 

Humm, this is going to be a bit hard if you are not that good with carb's......

A few questions, with a "little gas pedal" can/will the car idle at ~800 rpm's?

Are the tune up items up to date?

If you have a new carb, the place that installed the carb.....did they give the car back to you this way after the work? Or has it been fine for a while since the work and this is a recent issue?

 

I bought the carb new and installed it myself. It was bench ready to run. Had a lot of trouble with the vacuum lines. Had a Honda mechanic check them to insure they were hooked up correctly. (The old carb was shot)
The car will not run at 800 rpms. I have to keep reving it to keep it running at that low of rpm. I can hold the accelerator at a level that keeps the car running like a top at 2500, but the slower I try to go the more difficult it becomes. It will die quickly if not revving.

Honda people thought it might be a problem with vacuum.

Tune up items are okay.

Thank yoiu.

 

Ok, don't take this the wrong way but the fact you installed it helps......skill level even though you say basic, most would never try to replace a carb.

With the added info, I'd start with what the "Honda people" said, could there be a vac leak on any of the gaskets or hoses? A bit of carb cleaner might help find this.....don't forget the poor pcv valve.

Let me state now....the only 2nd gen I owned was ~20 years ago so things are "fuzzy" on these.....have 3rd gens, so I'm using what I know about the carb's on them.