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Originally Posted by PontGuy
ra96, I think he already installed a Pertronix so issues related to points are out of the picture.
Lets go back to the start, and remember that the title of the thread is "lack of power"...
So far it has new plugs, wires and air filter, the vacuum lines have been sorted, and the compression test did not show any issues with the cylinders and valves.
To me the "car has little pep" and also mention of slow throttle response later in the thread points right at timing which is why I put this toward to top of the list to check. And what should be a simple "set the timing" exercise is producing pretty weird results so far. So I think it is important to make sure that the advance is working OK and the timing is set close to where it should be. The only reason for mentioning the weights and springs is if someone put light springs in there that are preventing the advance from dropping back all the way at idle. If it has factory springs and the advance mechanism is not seized up then it should work OK even if the curve is not ideal.
I expect the idle quality might not be very good since we haven't made any idle mixture adjustments on the carb. But no mention anywhere of the engine missing or running rough under load. Darth, can you confirm that the engine runs smooth when you drive the car and step on the gas?
I am sure you will really enjoy the car once you get it all sorted out. So hang in there!
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Hey guys, sorry for the lack of response recently. When i have a weekend off it is always go go go with my kids...especially since i work afternoons starting tomorrow so it means not seeing them for 5 days straight. (Though afternoon shift gives me a lit of time to work on any projects)
Anyways to answer your questions, no i dont think the idle quality seems out of whack. It might be, but if i saw this car idling and knew nothing about it, i wouldnt think it sounds out of the oridinary when idling. No odd sounding misses or anything. I can take a video of this tomorrow when i get back to the car. A video might not give the best assessment, but it`s worth a shot.
Now about it running smooth when i step on the gas...the answer is a fat no. At highway speeds the car shakes like the blazes and when i step on it say at 60-70mlh...it either accellerated really slow to virtually not at all.