OK..... fired it up. Cannot get it to idle without using the foot. It's a fast idle, but that can be adjusted by the screw under the choke housing. Just need some help to get it to idle by itself so I can work on timing and tuning. I was never good at initial set-up, that was Dad's area - I was the one with the foot on the gas pedal while he adjusted.

The deets - 1969 302 with a freshly rebuilt Autolite 4100. Stock choke, not manual or electric. Still running the stock distributor. Changed intake from Ford 4-bbl to a Weiand aluminum intake. Eliminated the heat tube from exhaust to choke and eliminated the PVC hose from valve cover to base plate as running breathers now.

Thanks in advance.....

David