B&M Converter is bad

Bad Sport said

I'm assuming you have a vacuum gauge because you have a reading. Bump up the initial, readjust your idle. Set your air/fuel mixture on the carb using that vacuum gauge, turn the screws out and watch the gauge, you want the highest reading you can get, and then turn them back in slightly.

Always remember timing first carb second. You are plugging the vacuum line at the carb when you unhook it, correct?

I don't recall what cam you are using but I would think you could find more than 1" of vacuum.

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When I bump up the initial my mechanical goes above the desired 38* I had the initial set to 18-20 with idle at 800 at one point and I had almost 50* with the mechanical @ 3K.

The only way I could get the 38* is to have my initial turned way down.

Yes I had the vacuum gauge plugged into the same port as the vacuum advanced. As you are looking at the Carb from the front it was on the left side.

Of course the damn timing tape flew off and crumpled up so I have to wait until I get more now. But I had it set back where I started, thank gosh.