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Oil light on and super high idle, please help! 200 1981

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posted by  librick on  Tue Apr 8 21:53 CST 2008
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1981 240 N/A m46, im driving along and suddenly my oil light comes on. I pull over make sure i have oil and then i start the car only to find its idling at 3500 RMP with out my foot on the gas. I even disconnect the throttle cable and it stays like this. I hear no unusual engine noise other then the intense revving. What could cause this?

I did notice fresh oil on the cap when i opened it. The only the thing i did today was install new headlights, all 4 of them. I cant see how thats related unless im having some kind of electrical issues.

Also, I let the car sit for a few hours and then went to start it, no oil light on but still going nuts with the idle.







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