of corse another problem haha

Check for vacuum leaks. Spray carb cleaner all around the intake and carb base. What did you time it at and where did you connect the distributor vacuum line to? Is the carb new or used ? If used, did you install a kit in it ? Did you mess with the float settings?

spade33 said:

i checked the for leakes with the cleaner test i wam going to check again it is a used carb but looked clean so i didnt use a kit on it it came off a running car my dad had but had no use for it, the vacume port on the distributor is connected to a nipple on the carb there are two but i didnt think it matterd wich one but i dont know my neighbore messed with the float setting and said he got it figured out a little bit he believes i need to change the jets in it but doesnt think that is the problem at hand just something that would help down the road its so frustrating i just want my car back hah

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The distributor vacuum line goes to the nipple on the passenger side of the main metering block. If the carb sat for long, the Powervalve diaphram may have dried out and now has ruptured causing your problem. The float setting should be where fuel just dribbles out the port window when the screw on the passenger side of the main bowl is removed (engine shut off for this) It's the big brass screw there. Don't mess with jetting till you have everything else figured out, otherwise you'll just compound your problems. The one other thing that may need to be changed if it sat awhile is the accellerator pump diaphram, this one too will dry out and rupture if it sat and dried out. The powervalve and accellerator pump diaphram are available separately off the shelf at some Advance Auto, Autozone and O'Reilly's stores. If it's a 600 cfm Holley, the powervalve is a 6.5.