Make sure spark advance is not getting full engine vacuum at idle. If it is, car may actually timed way too retarded (masked at idle by over advance). Won't know it until RPM's increase and vacuum drops, allowing ignition time to return to true setting. Could then be shooting spark as late as ATDC. Put a timing light on engine and watch scale as throttle plates opened by hand. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, John Podlewski <john_podlewski@xxxx> wrote: > Well looks like it is not just crossed wires or vacuum hoses although two of the hoses were not connected. Doubt that would cause my D to idle fine but only go 1 mph when gas is applied. I have tried checking the thermistor and it is connected and spark plug wires are on in correct firing order. I just don't know what the mechanic did to get it running this bad. I'm sure it can't be anything major but I can't figure it out. I'll check the timing tomorrow but it idles around 1000 RPM's now which better, but can't drive it. Any Suggestions? > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]