nice theft alarm

 

LOL, that was one of the original pics that the previous owner sent me, luckily for me I am a former car audio electronics installer for over 9 years....and I have some REALLY nice plans for security on this bad boy!!

 

#1 cyl. is the first one close to the radiator. I wouldn't get inside a newly rebuilt carb, and that's the only way to adjust the float. It actually has to have the float arm bent on a stock type one barrel.
Yes, it could idle OK with a vacuum leak, as long as it's not a huge leak. It wont suck the gas from your carb, it would actually make it run faster, and leaner with a vacuum leak, but would cause your advance to not work and that would cause a bog.

 

Ok thanks alot I am at a loss trying to get this thing running decent ughhhh!

 

didn't even think about this till i saw the pics a shot in the dark maybe but have you checked the points? they would usually cause spittering and sputtering but you never know. it looks like a breaker type ignition from the pic.
by the way i wish my 74 looked that good!
Dave

 

I FIXED IT!!!!!!!!! I basically took advice from hear and started with the basics and REDID everything timing, checked points again, checked wires again, disconnected vacuum advance this time around and also disconnected the vacuum choke plate, set the idle mixtures screws again and took it out for a spin no more fuel starvation issues!!!!!

Now what I did different this time was :

Disconnect the vacuum advance and set the timing at 10 degrees
disconnect vacuum choke plate, hook the PCV valve back up (previous owner did not have connected) and there she puuuuuuuurs.

Light throttle full throttle no issues!!!!

Want to say thank you to all you guys who chimed in with suggestions and advice!!!!!

 

That's great! Glad you got her purring again!

 

glad to hear it nothing like a problem solved!