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

 

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


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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.