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Originally Posted by 72projectbird
This thread reminds me, I cant tell you how many project cars I've bought where the previous owner couldn't get it to run right. Putting a timing light on them showed timing jumping around like crazy. They all had the vac advance hooked into manifold vacuum, so the distributor was sitting there just swinging the timing around like crazy at idle. Switched it to ported, and the timing was smooth and steady.
Not saying that's your issue. Just reminded me on how something so simple can often be overlooked.
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Thanks for this reminder. I'm capable of almost any blunder and will check again.