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Carb/intake combo?
Some carbs have linkage interference issues on certain intake manifold creating a vacuum leak.
its an edlbrock torker and edlbrock carb. like i said this combo worked before so it has to be the longblock. i know you guys know more than me so if I have to take it back to the guy or try to get him to pay for some fixes i need to know what to say to him.
You bought a motor on C/L & you think your gonna get the seller to pay to fix it..  Never mind that it's not gonna be a problem with the long block.... Find someone with more experience than your friend... 
why cant it be the longblock? my intake and carb were working fine before so it has to be the longblock right?
Because the long block is a mechanical device, if it has compression which you've verified it's gonna run, the cam timing could effect that but it would cause a choppy race car sort of idle... Thats not what your describing... You have a carb/ignition/vacuum leak issue...
You might try talking to the guy that sold you the engine, he might have the tuning skills to help you if your cool about it.. You call him up & expect him to give you money back & he'll tell you where you can go....
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