Grigg, good thought on the distributor. In this case that cylinder is always dead and each time it was checked, the spark was good.
It will be easy enough to check the intake chamber in the head when I get the manifold off on the way to removing the head.
Jerry, I know you think carburetors should go through life like hermits, alone. But many years of working on imported cars, of which 80% had a minimum of 2 carbs, says that if you size them correctly, they work very well.
Yes they work well when designed that way from the factory by engineers
that have all kinds of test equipment to verify they have a system that works.
I knew two brothers. They were going to be drag racing legends. In their
quest for speed they would read the hot rod and racing magazines and
install parts in their quest for more speed. With every change their
engine sounded and idle more like a real racing engine.
With every added part to their engine their car went slower.
The only thing they did that gave them more speed was the
first thing that they did. That was changing the rear end ratio.
Jeffrey
