To start off, this is my first El Camino, (a 1983), and I no nothing of how to fix cars. I am however, looking to learn. This '83 I just bought had work done on it, and as it turns out, may need more done.
The car seems to idle oddly. At times, it will idle at 1,000 RPM's if I'm sitting at a stop light, but when I park the car, it will rev up to 1,500 or 2,000 RPM's as if I'm stepping on the accelerator. At other times, the oil pressure will drop, and when I sit at a light then, the car will idle at 600-750 RPMs. The problem here is that when I get on the highway, its as if it won't shift into that next gear, as when I'm doing 50+ mph, the RPM's will be at 3,000.
I'm worried I'm going to burn out the engine if this keeps up. I'm told it could be anything from the idle, which seems unlikely with the way it jumps back and forth between problems, to a vacuum problem, or even a timing belt. Please help!
-El
The car seems to idle oddly. At times, it will idle at 1,000 RPM's if I'm sitting at a stop light, but when I park the car, it will rev up to 1,500 or 2,000 RPM's as if I'm stepping on the accelerator. At other times, the oil pressure will drop, and when I sit at a light then, the car will idle at 600-750 RPMs. The problem here is that when I get on the highway, its as if it won't shift into that next gear, as when I'm doing 50+ mph, the RPM's will be at 3,000.
I'm worried I'm going to burn out the engine if this keeps up. I'm told it could be anything from the idle, which seems unlikely with the way it jumps back and forth between problems, to a vacuum problem, or even a timing belt. Please help!
-El