# 1981 Mazda RX-7 - High idle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-mazda-rx-7-high-idle/137645>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda\
**Created:** [March 31, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-mazda-rx-7-high-idle/137645 "2019-03-31T19:14:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RobertLeeMiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@RobertLeeMiller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertLeeMiller)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-mazda-rx-7-high-idle/137645/1 "2019-03-31T19:14:32Z")

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Won’t idle below 1700 /RPM

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-mazda-rx-7-high-idle/137645/2 "2019-03-31T20:26:08Z")

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Too bad. Why not?

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-mazda-rx-7-high-idle/137645/3 "2019-03-31T20:42:50Z")

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Carb or fuel injection?

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**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-mazda-rx-7-high-idle/137645/4 "2019-04-02T02:43:23Z")

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1981s have the cute little 4V carb.