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Re: Still sluggish after everything so far Wrenchbender Ret. #759508 07/03/2011 8:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 188 Kansas City 5 54 5-window 3100 Shop Shark
54 5-window 3100 Shop Shark 5 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 188 Kansas City	Look at the distributor while reving the engine, if you don't see any rotation of the distributor the vacuum advance is not working. If that's ok, pull the top off the carburator and make check that the power valve is functioning. Don

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Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 3:01 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 3:03 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	3B	07/03/2011 3:46 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	BC52	07/03/2011 4:03 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	Pre '68 Dave	07/03/2011 4:22 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 5:47 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 5:52 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	squeeze	07/03/2011 6:14 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	Wrenchbender Ret.	07/03/2011 7:56 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	54 5-window 3100	07/03/2011 8:16 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	Pete52	07/03/2011 8:30 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 8:58 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 9:01 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	joker	07/03/2011 10:43 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 8:56 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	squeeze	07/03/2011 11:44 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	Roy Rodgers	07/04/2011 3:29 AM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/05/2011 1:31 AM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	54 5-window 3100	07/05/2011 10:27 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	Oilrag	07/05/2011 11:36 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/06/2011 1:59 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	Hotrod Lincoln	07/06/2011 11:44 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/07/2011 3:28 AM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	LONGBOX55	07/03/2011 5:20 PM
Re: Still sluggish after everything so far	vintage_fishing	07/03/2011 5:46 PM

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