I did end up replacing those with new plugs again. Not as hot of spark now. Did that a week ago.

So, I found out that if I remove the vacuum advance hose and time it to 10 advance it runs great, climbs just fine, no problems at all. If I plugged the hose back in timing would jump about 30 degrees advance. I know the timing advance was working properly and figured something was wrong with...

Found out the high idle was a clogged vacuum advance. Cured it and static timed it. Still can't climb a hill though.

So, I realized today while staring at my motor that I might have hooked up my coil backwards. After removing the wires again and testing the voltage I was right. Idiot me... Hooked it up right and had an astounding change in sound. Timed it again and took it for a test drive. Found I had no...

It idles high. Don't have a tach so I don't know where but I want to say around 2000 or 2500. That's what I timed it at to 12 degrees.

So the coil wasn't the problem. I'm goin back to the carb cause it dies if I don't give it enough gas, and if it's too much it stalls out and dies. I'm gonna do more carb tests tomarow and find out.

What is the resistance supposed to be?

Putting a volt meter against the coil I found out a few things. With the ignition on(all the tests were done this way), and the truck NOT running, the pos post on the coil came to a steady 6v. The neg post was a steady 1v. Disconnecting the pos wire from the coil and testing that came to 12v...

I think I found the smoking gun. The pos wire bolting to the coil was sparking between the end of the wire protruding from the connector to the post the the coil. As if the connector wasn't making a good enough connection on the wire. I'm gonna hook it right up to the battery to see if I can the...

Edelbrock 600.

Just checked to see if the dizzy was 180 out. That's good. The firing order is right, the coil is new, high output, carb is new, but sat in a shed in its original packaging for about a year. I'm thinking the float is stuck and it's squirting too much fuel into the motor, it smells really rich at...

yea, once it cools down. But it's a new coil. That was the first thing I thought it was.

I read something about a ford motor have a different fireing order from the rest. Gonna check that again. After last night smelling the exhaust I think it might be sucking more fuel than it needs. So I wonder if something in the carb is stuck full open. If the wires don't fix it that's what I'm...

Cap did nothing except make it backfire out the exhaust.

Carb is new, gasket is good. I'm on the side of the highway now replacing my dizzy cap to see if that does anything.

Done, done, and done.

I have a 77 f150 with a 351m. Just swapped the intake and carb to the 4 barrel. Now wants its warm is looses power, sputters, and if I floor it it backfires out the carb. I've replaced the coil, put hotter plugs in, I know I have good fuil flow, brand new air filter. I'm letting it warm up...