merbesfield
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Where does the vacuum hose from the distributor vacuum nipple go? It looks like you have a '77 vacuum advance distributor, which is the best (and latest) 2F points distributor. Does the breaker plate rotate CCW when vacuum is applied to the nipple on the advancer? If it doesn't, or seems sluggish, all it may need is to have the old grease cleaned out and reassembled with new distributor grease. Sometimes the 50 small ball bearings inside have to be replaced (they can develop flat spots). I have a lot of those, plus new races if they are really worn (I sell an inexpensive "kit" - races, ball bearings, and clips). And there's a bushing on the mechanical advance stop pin under the breaker plate that's usually gone, but can be easily replaced with a nylon or aluminum sleeve from the hardware store. Search the forums for the stop pin bushing replacement.
I would imagine that tube from the vacuum thingy on the distributor is just laying there as right now there is no carb on the motor. It had the 71 carburetor on it when I got it. I pulled it to rebuild it. I don’t think the 71 carb has a vacuum port from what I have read. I got the 76/77 carb off a 1979 FJ55 I think.