Joe Curry, jump in if I'm wrong....
Geoff Heyland wrote:
> and the fact that the spark plug
> leads were plugged into the cap 180 degrees wrong!!
Whoever installed the distributor put it in bass acwards. Probably had
cylinder #1 at TDC on the intake stroke instead of the power stroke.
Fix: pull, turn 180 deg., install, swap wires around; re-time. Or just
leave it alone....
> Now, a new problem - I can't get it to idle. It fires up immediately and
> roars - and I mean roars!>
Vacuum leak. To locate, spray carb cleaner (heavily!) around the
carb-to-intake manifold and manifold-to-cylinder head joints.
>Also, the tachometer goes all the way
> around and then doesn't move anymore - how do I "calibrate" these old
> "analogue" tachs?
Sounds like the tach works fine. It really is redlining.
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