Originally posted by Tommycat

As for the high idle:
Could be the butterfly sticking causing the engine to rev even higher than normal. 2500 is not too bad, but it seems somewhat high. I had one sticking on me, and it made acceleration REAL sluggish. The mixture ended up way too rich, and just about flooded the engine at every kick in acceleration.
That scenario sounds REAL familiar...Car needs a couple of primer pumps b4 I even try to turn the ignition...and it'll spit and sputter for 30 sec to a minute...then the idle kicks up...but if I try to give it a little kick to "unstick" it or slow it down...it chokes up...so i usually just let her run for 5 min or so...and then give it a kick to slow it down...same goes if I don't let her warm up long enough...give it the gas...and she just about keels over...stalls. hmmmmmmm