You beat me too it, Larry, the light is only an indication, you can hear when the relay drops out.

There is a circuit that provides a fast idle for startups (Cadillac uses a similar system, btw if anyone cares). I am told it is a high failure rate item, and apparently mine has failed, because I always have to put a little pressure on the accelerator pedal to rev the tach up to about 800-900rpm until the engine holds that idle speed by itself. However, as the repair part is around $100, I feel confident in my ability to provide a "manual" fast idle for startups...