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Re: Found the manifold leak !
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Originally Posted by VWNate1
So ;
? Is the knocking gone ? .
One of the great things about these sturdy, well designed work horses is : they'll run just fine with badly worn out everything, for decades, as long as you keep it sharply tuned and full of clean oil .
If you don't mind the blue smoke just set the dwell to 33 degrees then the idle timing to 10 degrees BTDC @ 700 or less RPM's and no vacuum to the dizzy .
If it begins to foul spark plugs, just get an original Delco HEI distributor, install it and open the plugs to .050" and it should keep on running just fine for years .
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The knocking is gone! The plugs look fine! I’ve thought about dropping in an HEI dizzy - now that the carb is right the truck idles fine and doesn’t spit, sputter and/or die when I give it gas and let out on the clutch. No (noticeable) smoke from the exhaust. Points/condenser ignition systems work fine if one is willing to piddle with them regularly...and I’ve self-diagnosed me as a piddler. 
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