My new '72 Cutlass Convertible

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August 9th, 2010, 04:47 AM

fritz442

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My new '72 Cutlass Convertible

Hey everyone, some pics of my recently purchased '72. Not my first Olds, but first in 20 years, so I may have alot of questions. Now if I can just fix the idling issue.. Looks like you have a good little community here.

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August 9th, 2010, 04:56 AM

we jeep inn

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Welcome to CO. Great looking '72.

August 9th, 2010, 05:30 AM

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Nice-looking car. What's the idling issue?

August 9th, 2010, 05:55 AM

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Welcome to CO.

August 9th, 2010, 06:11 AM

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Nice car.

August 9th, 2010, 08:03 AM

fritz442

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Originally Posted by jaunty75

Nice-looking car. What's the idling issue?

The idle is "pulsing" , thats the only way I can describe it. I tried the trick with gumout, spraying it around on the intake to find the leak etc. But no success, I'm thinking of sending the carb in for a rebuild but don't want to lose the car for a week +/-... Any thoughts what might cause this?

August 9th, 2010, 10:16 AM

mhood

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beautiful car, I just bought on just like it (except column shift)

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August 9th, 2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by fritz442

I heard others on this forum talk about vacuum leaks as one potential cause of idle issues. You can visually check all the vacuum hoses in the engine compartment to see if there are any cracks, holes, or are unattached from their source. It kinda sounds like you already tried this around the intake manifold, but there are numerous other locations to check. I had all the "soft" pieces replaced on my car shortly after buying it.

To find more info on the problem you can type "idle issue" or "pulsing idle" in this site's Search engine to find various discussions on the topic. In some cases you can see related threads listed at the bottom of the page.

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August 9th, 2010, 11:22 AM

stlbluesbrother

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Oh, and good looking car. I'm partial to convertibles

August 9th, 2010, 11:25 AM

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Welcome to CO

Nice looking drop top

August 9th, 2010, 11:35 AM

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Nice convertible...Enjoy it and welcome.

August 9th, 2010, 03:37 PM

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Welcome, nice car.

August 9th, 2010, 09:06 PM

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Welcome, very nice, gotta love 72 convertibles.

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August 21st, 2010, 03:35 AM

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Col Wickham

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Nice ride, welcome to CO and I do like Radiant Green. Getting that way that we'll need a separate forum for 72 convertibles before too long. There's a new one joining every week.

August 21st, 2010, 04:16 AM

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August 21st, 2010, 05:48 AM

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Welcome. Very nice car. There are a number of us on here with 72 Cutlass convertibles. I am kind of partial to them since the one I have is my second one. I have had it 17 years. There is lots of knowledge here with people who are glad to help. Enjoy your car.

August 21st, 2010, 06:24 AM

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Aron Nance

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Ed: Welcome to CO! Nice looking drop top.

August 21st, 2010, 07:38 AM

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welcome and what a nice car

August 21st, 2010, 09:09 AM

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sicky olds

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what a horrible car...
you should just give it to me, i can MAYBE find a nice home for it

September 15th, 2010, 05:26 AM

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greeting from ohio, just got a 72 olds cutlass restored, love those olds

stv

September 15th, 2010, 08:26 AM

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Better late than never, lol! Welcome to our site!! Beautiful Olds - don't know how I missed the post! Looks like the color of my first 72... I do like the green cars, lol!