Quote: Rob Just came in from garage. Had neighbor behind car when 1st started it and while revving motor, he and I agree smoke is black not blue, that being said kneeling in front of the exhaust smells like fuel not raw fuel and burns eyes and throat. Ok...car at temp I put the light on it at idle 975 RPM and it goes to total advance 34*, revving motor with light on it it retards 1-2*'s I have 12-13 inches vaccum at idle jets are 68 rear 70 front. And just so ya know this is my 1st motor and had alot of people giving me crap advice and spending my money. I was told to put those springs in and I wouldn't need to run vaccuum advace and my car would run so much better. With that being said can you help point me in the right direction with this dist. Do I return it to its original state and use the vac. advance? Thnx Chuck
Don't let people hammer you. EVERONE had to start at the begining. Myself I like a vacuum advance on a mild street motor. Black smoke and as fast as your fowling plugs leads me to think you have a carb problem but you need to make sure the ignition is correct first. Process of elimination. Take the steps of elimination that Rob and I are stating. The jets are probabaly close for where you live. What is the timing at idle?
