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Fords have always used venturi vacume source for dist advance and they didn't start mech advance until 1957-it also entailed a new design on the contact and condenser---the poit set was more of a...

On Ford products they used venturi ported vaccume-they didn't even have mech advance until maybe 1957-------it was reverse of what/how GM did it


also ----pre unleaded gas and cats


even...

tuning issues--------vacume wipers? vacume boost from fuel pump for wipers?lot of rubber possible for leaks
Vaccume advance to dist should be from a venture ported source-


on those set ups lots...

I saw that the op was on line for a while but no post?????? or is his posts being delayed until moderator can approve them??? Might make this a drawn out project---------


Of course tho he is...

Are your carbs 3 or 4 bolt base and what intake manifold do you have--I'm assuming either a Fenton or Edelbrock aluminum
In those years lots of confusion about firing orders as Ford numbered there...

Does your fuel pump have the vacume boost for the windshield wipers?
Does your distributor have vacume AND mech advance?
Is the distributor vacume line hooked to a carb venturi port?


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