high idle

[Jeffs89festiva]

just got car back on road, now car is acting up again. Now its idling revving and pulling without pressing gas. when i come to a stop it sounds like it got the gas pedal pressed at max. ive suspected the carburetor since the beginning. although i am not real familiar with carburetors and the many pieces that makes them work. ive checked the vaccum hoses and everything seems to be good on that end. after inspecting i noticed that the throttle body is wide open and will not close with the engine off, could this be the cause. i really really think the carb needs to be rebuilt/worked on

[FestYboy]

The TV can't be WOT, you're seeing the choke plate. That's normal. Go to the back passenger side of the carb and look for a white knob. Unscrew it 5 full turns to start. Then borrow a tach or ignition tester (with the gauges) and adjust as needed.

If you're in Marion PA, I might be able to road trip out to meet you and diag.

[Jeffs89festiva]

I tried that first thing when it started doing this, it didn't fix the issue, didn't even adjust the rpms but a tiny bit. It's gotta be a carb problem, I've been having fuel problems, I replaced fuel pump, and fuel filter, it only fixed the problem temporarily

[FestYboy]

Make sure the secondary is closed fully. With the engine idling, use some carb clean or brake clean and a straw and poke around the base and throttle linkage. There may still be a vac leak.

[Jeffs89festiva]

I'm trying to take carb off to have it worked on, how do I remove the red wire electrical connection, it looks like a flathead screw, but nothing I have will turn it, also I can't get the 4 bottom vacuum hoses off, how do I get those off without damaging them