It's my fault!

[Ron Dame]

It's my fault that I thought the vacuum advance was bad on the truck..I did like suggested, and pulled long and hard on the vacuum advance tube, and though it was air-tight, the idle did not change a bit.

So I pulled the rebuilt dizzy to see what was jammed up, and found nothing. I tried sucking on the advance, and the points plate would not budge that way. So I removed the spring and spacer from the advance, and it moves nice and free. So I put the spring and spacer back in, set the dizzy back in place, set the timing, and try once again...nothing. So then I had an idea, did I!

I pulled the pipe plug from the manifold and put a nipple in place, and used that for my vacuum source...and low and behold, the idle speed increased, proving two things: The vacuum advance does indeed work, and 2) I don't suck.

[rockinhawk]

3 cheers for Ron!!! I'm glad you slew that dragon. NT

[Ron Dame]

3 cheers for Ron!!! I'm glad you slew that dragon. NT

Yeah, it's running quite good with the AS carb all sorted out finally. Thinking I had a stuck advance during that fiasco, I wondered how much better it could get. Oh well, it's still a big improvement over the RBS. And one day that 185 OHV sitting on the stand will get put in place and make a really big difference!

[DEEPNHOCK]

Well heck Ron... We've told you that a bunch of times
Jeff

It's my fault
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and 2) I don't suck.

[jclary]

Good news and not so good.

... proving two things: The vacuum advance does indeed work, and 2) I don't suck.

Well, the good news is that you have found that you have a working vacuum. The not so good is that "# 2" is not totally up to you to decide. (However, so far, you have not given me any reason to disagree with your assessment.

[Ron Dame]

Well heck Ron... We've told you that a bunch of times
Jeff

I gues that's why I wasn't an advanced student, then! ;-)

[Ron Dame]

Well, the good news is that you have found that you have a working vacuum. The not so good is that "# 2" is not totally up to you to decide. (However, so far, you have not given me any reason to disagree with your assessment.

Yeah, I could have just stuck the line in my ear and see if that vacuum would make it work!

I'm having fun driving it today, and will all weekend long too. "Merican truck for a real 'Merican holiday.

Happy 4th everyone!