87 charger 2.2 trouble...

Hi, my name is Pat. I own a 87' dodge charger 2.2. About 800 miles ago,
I rebuilt the carb but then the other day it started acting funky.
What's happening is the engine will start and run at fast idle, but
when it trys to go down to normal idle, it stalls. The engine won't
run below 1500 rpm. I was thinking poor fuel delivery, possibly a
clogged fuel filter. So I replaced both fuel filters and the problem
persists. So I thought, maybe some sediment got through the filters and
got lodged somewhere in the carb. So I took the air horn off and
cleaned out all of the jets and holes and stuff. Still not working. So,
I have no clue. The only ideas I have now are that the fuel pump is
getting old and the fuel psi is low or that the solenoid getting old
and cutting out the spark. So that's my story, any help would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks much.

check your EGR valve. when the engine is running spray some carb cleaner
around the EGR valve and see if the rpm change.If it does there is a good
chance that the EGR valve is leaking and needs to be replaced


"Pat" wrote in message

> Hi, my name is Pat. I own a 87' dodge charger 2.2. About 800 miles ago,
> I rebuilt the carb but then the other day it started acting funky.
> What's happening is the engine will start and run at fast idle, but
> when it trys to go down to normal idle, it stalls. The engine won't
> run below 1500 rpm. I was thinking poor fuel delivery, possibly a
> clogged fuel filter. So I replaced both fuel filters and the problem
> persists. So I thought, maybe some sediment got through the filters and
> got lodged somewhere in the carb. So I took the air horn off and
> cleaned out all of the jets and holes and stuff. Still not working. So,
> I have no clue. The only ideas I have now are that the fuel pump is
> getting old and the fuel psi is low or that the solenoid getting old
> and cutting out the spark. So that's my story, any help would be
> greatly appreciated. Thanks much.
>