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i took it to a local mechanic and he was completely stumped.

I'm almost there. You might open the carb up one more time & see if anything doesn't look right esp in the throttle plate(worn shaft bushings) & try capping the vac adv hose. Kind of grasping for straws now but it's going lean from somewhere

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