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My brother has been mixing Av fuel with 93 no alky prem . 50/50 , He has a high compression engine, dome pistons, with open chamber eddy heads. No issues , it's going on 2 summers now. Damn thing smells good when running even if it's a cheb. Lol

Once you advance you will need to reset your idle speed , it will rise with advancing. All things considered, if it's running fine once it's warmed up you may want to run it as is for awhile , pull the plugs then and check how it's burning.

Yes to advance you twist counter clockwise , to get another 5 degrees or so I don't think you will hit the coil. Roughly 1/4 " mabey 3/8 should be plenty.

Yes 5 degree , like allready posted advance it between 5 to 10 and see how it runs once you get a light. Clean around the distributor base with some brake clean ect. Make a referance mark with a marker or chalk before moving timing. You can not really get a good adjustment on the air fuel...

If the plugs you replaced were fouled ck. the lbs of pressure your new fuel pump is putting out. Edelbrock advises to keep it at 6 lbs or under a little. If your problem showed up after the pump change you may foul another set of plugs.

What he said ^^^^^^^, I also love the thermoquad and run one on my 440. Sounds like yours is missing a few parts and several things can cause the conditions you report. I am thinking you probably have a (lean burn) 400 if it's the 77 cordoba engine. Going with the msd should help I would...

Damn Bob, Take a asprin and slap a ice pack on the old noggin. My head hurt just reading that. On second thought , I'm going to grab a beer.

With no choke plate and a cold engine that would be normal. How does it act when warmed up ?

What brand of carb is it ? Some use a soft metal/aluminum washer between the carb body and fuel inlet fitting.

That pump as advertised puts out 7.5 lbs of pressure. Edelbrock recommends a max pressure of 6.5lbs. Your pump could be putting out a little more than advertised. You need to check your fuel pressure. If over 6.5 lbs you should reduce it with a regulator. You could be pushing fuel past the...

1406 / 600 edelbrock preformer is a very good carb. This would be a good pick for a 383. You will want to feed the positive side of the choke with switched 12 volts. ( not off the coil ) Nothing against Holley they build good carbs also. But for my $$ and set it and forget it I would get the...

You have some good advice . As far as your edelbrock carb 5 turns out on the air/ fuel screws is going to be pretty rich at idle. Without a vacuum gauge a good all around starting point is 2 turns out from seated. When screwing them both down into the seat once they hit bottom don't over...

Choke plate seems OK :lol:

Same thing I was thinking. What the heck . More parts for the carb drawer.

Bob, sometimes I feel my IQ goes up a few points just reading your posts. I do thank you for pointing that out capt. The swap meet $20.00 carb was just funny to me. Sometimes you do get what you pay for....

Guy bought this at a swap meet for $20.00 He had it for a few months , wanted me to put a kit in. Before I opened it up I told him it prob wasn't going to be good. Lol. I called him, he stopped, I now have a free parts carb :rofl:

I run 87 non ethanol but I have a low compression RV 440 bottom. I would not have ethanol in the tank and carb if the car is going to be stored for winter ect. If your useing it and running the fuel through I don't see a problem. That stuff draws moisture so don't store a car with it in the tank.

Many times it is a crack in the steel fuel line at the flare from being over tightened.

Can you buy 87 non ethanol ? If it is a fuel octane prob and 87 is available you may be able to blend in some AV gas or a booster to get back to 91 or close enough you can tune your way out, back off timing ect. Like posted ^^^ if it has set for a couple years you may want to pop the top on that...

At this point I would not wrap it with black tape. You need a new cable.