Update:
And timing it is..... Well atleast 80% - 85% of the problem that is.
I retimed the engine to where the BB lined up w/the pointer @ 450 rpm then took it out and "road" adjusted the timing via the octane adjustment. The sweet spot ended up w/the BB being just past the pointer @450 rpm. This is about 2 notches advanced on the octane adjustment.
I also filled up w/midrange (89 octane) to see if this helps also.
Starting & max throttle remained good while low speed and midrange improved to nearly silky smooth. Theres still a slight miss in high gear going up hill but I'm leaning towards pulling the carb and going through it again.
I'll probably leave that to cold wintery day
I'm still going to use the vaccum gauge for setting up single carb engines but not for timing.
Dave
