I dont think there is supposed to be vacumn at the distributor at ilde.

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If I was not busy getting my 55 ready to drive to Daytona and the late model beater developing a coolant leak I could come down and look at it,if you dont get it fixed by after thanksgiving I could bring down my holley 500 2 bbl and see if its the carb thats the problem.  I might be able to get away next sunday,saturday me and Doug are going to get some parts from the local old junkyard since they have started advertising the cars on craigslist and we need to get some parts before someone needs the parts we want.

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Jeff thanks, If your ever down this way for sure stop by, either to lend a hand or just BS... PM me for a phone number.. I am gonna do a compression check here soon, either tonight or atleast by this weekend.... Ryan

just wondering  the carb kits that are sold  give you the wrong power valve if it,s simular to a model 8ba 94 carb  the shoulder for the seal is in the wrong place if it,s leaking it will do the same or very simular thing  Shakey

Mine is an AUTOLITE Everything in the kit matched all parts perfectly. But that does'nt mean that they where the original parts from the get go, maybe the carb was rebuilt in the past (I"M PRETTY SURE IT WAS BY the TOP SCREWS:w00t meaning thet the powervalve could have been wrong before me rebuilding it and thats way it still does the same damn thing...I still have not done a compression check on it I am so busy with work I just have not found the time yet...

timed,compression range from 128 to 130 on all cylinders, valves all adjusted to .019, removed and re-cleaned carb and still have this damn idle problem, and stalling on stopping...I am taking it to my good friend who is an ace with anything 64 and earlier on Sunday, I hope I am just a dumb-ass and overlooking something simple.....

Enough fuel pressure?

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I'm not sure about the fuel pressure, It is style running the OEM mechanical fuel pump. I have an small generic electric fuel pump I could try and see if that makes a difference. I have never heard of a mechanical fuel pump not keeping up pressure. I figure the either work or don't..lol Guess its worth a shot....

I have seen them go bad gradually,the motor runs fine when the choke is on but after the motor warms up will run like crap.  I have a gauge set I can hook up and check the pressure when running and a bad pump is then noticable.

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put a junkyard Carb on it fixed everything I just have to figure out how to run the choke, mine was manual, this one is automatic, guess it ran off a heat riser, any suggestions?