i found a first gen fb it is gray and black 4 speed carborated has 91,000 miles and everything works ac all electronics everything thers a small rust spot on the passenger side behind the front wheel well and the carpiting is ruff but the seats are great and engine wise the only thing wrong is that it idels high at 2,000 rpm so what could cause that and the car is 500 bucks so what should i do?and whats wrong with it?please help me https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

DRIVE IT!! that's what you should do with it!



i would honestly replace all filters, plugs, oil, transmission fluid, diff fluid, ALL the neccessary maintenance, tune the carb would be good if needed.





post pictures also is a good idea. have fun, and welcome to rotary power, you will never go back.

thats a really good deal. what year is it?

The obvious thing to do would be to buy it immediately.



Check for vacuum leaks to help diagnose the high idle.

4 speed would make it a 78 early 80.

I thought all of them were 4-speed except 84 and 85's? Strange!! If it runs well, kelly blue book should be double or triple the amount being sold.

its my friends car he has and fc (13b) along with a saab turbo and a 240 he just needs to get rid of it because hes soon buying a nother 240 and he dosent no much about carbs and so that is why he is selling it for cheap and its a 79 i belive also what is the insurence on one? sorry for asking so many questions im juts trying to find out as much as i can.

[quote name='drez' date='Jun 21 2005, 08:20 PM']its my friends car he has and fc (13b) along with a saab turbo and a 240 he just needs to get rid of it because hes soon buying a nother 240 and he dosent no much about carbs and so that is why he is selling it for cheap and its a 79 i belive also what is the insurence on one? sorry for asking so many questions im juts trying to find out as much as i can.


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insurance depends on alot of things, your better off going to an agent and getting a qoute..



for $500 i dont think you can go wrong as long as it runs strong, check over the carb, like the idle screw and make sure its not set high, if it is that could just be hideing problems at low rpm's, im pretty sure you could make that back parting the car when it blows if you dont want to keep it

[quote name='drez' date='Jun 20 2005, 07:41 PM']i found a first gen fb it is gray and black 4 speed carborated has 91,000 miles and everything works ac all electronics everything thers a small rust spot on the passenger side behind the front wheel well and the carpiting is ruff but the seats are great and engine wise the only thing wrong is that it idels high at 2,000 rpm so what could cause that and the car is 500 bucks so what should i do?and whats wrong with it?please help me https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png


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check for vacuum leaks, idle screw set too high, binding throttle cable, make sure choke is open fully, (dont know what its called) if equipped there is a small box on the driverside strut that has a cable going to the carb, they tend to malfunction and at times get stuck reving the engine up-I always yank those things off and throw them in the trash. just some suggestions.

Insurance ranges from experience, location, and car. It won't be as much to insure an FD though.

Go for it!! Listen for a sucking or honking noise when you rev it up, it could just be a disconnected vac line or a bad vac plate underneath the carb. I had one split from somone overtightening the carb and it high idled. Anyway ya look at it its a good deal for 500. We can help ya the rest of the way once ya get it. Good luck!

well i went for a drive in it today it has no cat so the exa\haust is strait through so poped 2 flames when i took it for a spin it needs a new gasket on the carb for shur possible a new carb altogather it idels steady at 2 thousand was a littel tuff getting her started but once she was all warmed up she ran fine brakes are very mushy and i stalled her once but she started right back up no prob all the electronics work seats have no where and tear but the drivers door panel is all metal as some small rust spots here and there its to tone gray and black the head lamps work fine signals and everything work good so its electronicaly sound the leather roof lining is perfect. i fell in love with the littel thing as soon as i took it out it suprising ly has the same feel as my old b2000 carb pick up so if all prevales i should be able to pick her up for posibly less than 500 and how much would it be for a new carb and to get all the emisions taken off or for a 13b swap also where the hell can a guy get a vented 1st gen hood?

[quote name='drez' date='Jun 24 2005, 01:24 AM']well i went for a drive in it today it has no cat so the exa\haust is strait through so poped 2 flames when i took it for a spin it needs a new gasket on the carb for shur possible a new carb altogather it idels steady at 2 thousand was a littel tuff getting her started but once she was all warmed up she ran fine brakes are very mushy and i stalled her once but she started right back up no prob all the electronics work seats have no where and tear but the drivers door panel is all metal as some small rust spots here and there its to tone gray and black the head lamps work fine signals and everything work good so its electronicaly sound the leather roof lining is perfect. i fell in love with the littel thing as soon as i took it out it suprising ly has the same feel as my old b2000 carb pick up so if all prevales i should be able to pick her up for posibly less than 500 and how much would it be for a new carb and to get all the emisions taken off or for a 13b swap also where the hell can a guy get a vented 1st gen hood?


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Hahahah that truck feeling is due to the steering assembly in it, its basically the same setup they used in Mazda B series/ Ford Courier p/ups around the same time https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

Dude, punctuation, it is your friend!! USE IT! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif



Just joking, seems you have a great find going on there. Go to racingbeat.com for the carb stuff. It is honestly cheaper to go aftermarket with a carb then to buy a new one. Plus get some fancy shmancy intake manifold, a 12a Racing Beat header, racing beat streetport cat back. Upgrade brakes and rotors, stainless steel lines. And she should be fun as hell.