Thread: Loss of power...???

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Ok, yet again spent pretty much the whole day, installed the 6A box, tweaked the carb a little more, and adjusted my timing, first with the light *failed attempt* then again by ear and how it felt driving it *much better success* well the issue with the loss of power dosn't seem to be as bad now, could it have possibly been bad gas?? I also noticed that before installing the new distributer and ignition box, I had a good bit of moisture that would build on the threads and base area of my plugs, now with the new ignition, it doesn't seem to be happening anymore.

In my experience, bad gas will act lean rather than rich. It sounds like changing the ignition system is giving you a better spark to burn the A/F. Good. I am assuming you changed your plugs as well, right?

Also, with the light, what is your timing set at now that it seems to run better? How far did you have to advance it to get "much better success" by ear? If you're still having problems, that double pumper may need a tune-up, time to break out the vaccuum guage and tach after your timing is set (with the light).