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Welp... I figured it out. The hard way of course because that's just how I roll. I took it all apart, convinced that I was going to find a crack in the intake manifold. Also since I had the original carb from the '78 engine I thought maybe I'd just put the '78 intake on with that. However I...

Good advice. I'll check the actual clearance and make sure it's in spec :)

I had the head off when I was refurbishing the engine. I did check all the valves at tdc to make sure none of them were too tight. And while I didn't put a gauge in them, they all have a similar amount of play on the pushrods. I'll spray for leaks, couldn't find my wd40 this afternoon so I...

Indeed my little Stromberg vacuum gauge is not able to read anything but that type of carb. So instead, I took it for a spin this afternoon and isolated the leak to be on cylinder 5 by pulling that plug wire when hot, and the idle didn't change. I'm going to pull the manifolds and look...

That's a great idea. I do have a vacuum gauge, though it's for balancing Stromberg carbs so I'm not sure it's the right type for this.

Also thanks to everyone for you ideas and input so far! I'll look at the manifold to make sure it isn't cracked or pulling extra air from somewhere.

All fresh gas, new fuel pump and line. I ran a new hard line from the mechanical fuel pump to the carb, it's definitely not getting too hot. It also runs smoothly under load, even when hot. It only runs like crap when it's idling or under minimal load when hot.

I don't think so but that's a good thing to check. I have a spare intake and carb that came with the 2f, but I kept the 1f kit because it all bolted right up to the existing exhaust. My intent has been to clean up the long tube header that came with the 2f and have an exhaust fabbed up that...

Normal operating temp not overheating at all. Center of gauge.

No choke needed on cold start, and it's wide open.

Hey all I have a bit of a strange one. Background: 1973 fj40 with the engine, transmission, transfer case and driveshafts out of a '78. I kept the following parts from the '73: Valve cover, distributor (vacuum line is connected), fuel pump, intake & exhaust manifolds, & carb (Holley 7440...

So, it's taken me too long to get back to this after I had a sporting accident that needed a bunch of stitches and (annoyingly) required me to stay off my feet for a couple weeks. I took everyone's advice and turned the dizzy one step, and after a really stupid trip down a rabbit hole...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll take a swing at putting the OEM dist back in place this week and turn it one tooth. I'll report back :)

Hi all you awesome folks! I've made an enormous amount of progress on my build: Engine is in, transmission, transfer case and driveshafts are in, and it runs! But... it runs like crap. I think the timing is off, but the issue is that I can't turn the distributor any further because the vacuum...

New flanges showed up and fit perfectly. Reinstalled the engine, transfer case and transmission today. Feels good to have it at least in place... Progress!