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elhigh · 06-02-2009, 05:30 PM

Shift into neutral if you have to idle at a stop. That takes some load off the engine and even if you're carbureted, the idle-up control will ease off the gas for you.

06-02-2009, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
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