Hi idle and no temp guage reading

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Tineca
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Post Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:56 pm

Hi folks. Two conundrums here. the 2.3 m20 won't idle below 1100 when warm.
It's been stood for a long time. I pinched the air pipes on that slide valve thing but it didn't make a difference. I have pulled a couple of those thin pipes off the inlet manifold and that slows it down a bit. Any thoughts?

Also the temp guage is not moving. You see the smallest of jumps when the ignition is turned on but nothing else even after 15 mins running. It's a resto and newto me so I am learning. Hope you can help.

Thanks Jed