Someone has opened the brass screws up to compensate for a problem with the idlespeed system. That said, the brass screws are there to be used in the Renault manual, even with the idlespeed system, to balance the banks and adjust the "zero" point of the idlespeed system. Martin supermattthehero wrote: >I like to read the DML a lot. So much, in fact, that I came across >the fact that the three brass screws should be all seated closed. I >walked out to the garage, said "Hey, mine aren't closed!" and I >closed them. Now my car starts, but stalls as soon as the rpms >begin to fall down (to where it previously would begin idling >normally). Where do I begin? I know the previous owner had >replaced the distributor impulse coil about 5 years ago. > >thanks, > >Matt >#1604 > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/