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Looking for some help 140-160 1969

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posted by  B20Paul. on  Fri Jul 4 13:24 CST 2014
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1st, make sure your ignition if right. Carb problems on standard cars nearly always end being to weak spark.

Next, plug in a vacuum gauge and make sure the needle is stable and the reading high.

If it's a stock B30A or E, run through the tappets and set them all to .022", the C cam is the worst with overly tight tappets.

Stromberg needles in B30A are lean, but they are very well chosen being a little lean all the way, because they were chosen for emission standards. Then don't cause backfires, but do take the edge of acceleration.
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