Well, I did get the beast running last night. I set the timing at 10 degrees BTDC. This morning when I tried to start it (it was pretty cold outside..in the 20's) I had to pump the snot out of it to start (choke was closed fine). Also, whenever I would hit the gas, it would want to stall out. Almost as though the accelerator pump was bad but it is reman carb and I can see it squirt gas when pushing the throttle). After it warmed up, whenever I hit the gas it would also hesitate and even backfire. I checked the timing and it was still on 10. Also, if I advanced the throttle and held it, it would go up in rpm for a moment then drop back and almost quit. So, the backfiring led me to think perhaps it wanted a different timing so I set it to about 6. That seemed to do better when warm. I will try in the morning when cold and see how that is too. I had adjusted the mixture and idle per the shop manual instructions (low idle to 750).
Is it an issue where I need to find the best timing for it by trial and error? Also, this car had all that pollution crap on it that the previous owner disconnected. It is still disconnected and the unused vacuum hoses plugged. For example, the carbon canister is only hooked up to the gas tank now, the EGR is not hooked up, the vacuum booster is not hooked up. Will putting this back together help it run better?
Also, thinking ahead, the vacuum booster on the brakes is not hooked up to the vacuum tree on the manifold. There are two nipples coming off the brake booster, where does the other one go? Thanks everyone.
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