the way that the air breather set in this engine compartment was by a tube that ran from the carb to the breather which sat on the distributor side of the engine, i have the breather but not the tube, so at this time it is free breathing...

manual choke open all the way up,

i probable need too check the adjustments on the carb,,

correct me here
turning the carb screw in will lean out the mixture??????

have not done a compression test, almost afraid to after this engine set for 29 years, i am running some engine cleaner thru it right now that is suppose to free things up....

i have not driven it on the streeet yet just idle and revs everyday or so.