By using 1 foot on the brake and the other on the gas I was able to get the car out on the road, fortunately I live in a rural area so no traffic to contend with. The car runs great! The engine is very strong and smooth. Shifts great. Just won't idle. I've checked and rechecked every injector and they all seem well seated.

Something I did that I haven't talked about is that instead of installing the rubber tubes that fit over the nipple on each injector holder, I sealed them with rubber vacuum caps, then used a rubber cap over the fitting that goes to the air pump. Could this be the problem? The belt for air pump was taken off by the previous owner and an inspection of the pump revealed it is frozen. However, the car has always run well without a working pump. The plan has always been to replace it but there has been lots to do and the budget only stretches so far. Since the car car ran great without the pump I gave a low priority.

Was I wrong to seal these off, and could this be why it won't idle?

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