got my idle and advance solved!

[Soma576@xxxx]

List,

thanks for the info on getting my car to settle down. here is everything i 
wound up having to correct to get it running right:

1. switch two vacuum hoses which were somehow routed wrong (how i missed that 
i will never know)

2. recrimp connectors to the back of the idle speed switch. one was loose and 
not making a good connection all the time. this made my advance solenoid get 
a ground and now it energizes all the time and cuts off vacuum to the 
distributor advance when hot.

3. since the advance was always F'd up, i had to reset base timing. it was 
retarded 5 degrees.

4. had to remove both stop screws on the throttle and reset. turns out 
throttle plates were cracked a little at idle and causing too much air to enter 
when the idle motor was running as well.

so as you can see, as is typical with these cars, i was suffering from a 
number of problems all at once. now that i tackled each one, one at a time, my 
car runs WAY smoother, my exhaust smells normal, i bet my gas milage will go way 
up now that my vacuum advance works right!!!!

Thanks List,
Andy


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