318 won't rev past 3000 rpm

Also critters build nests in air cleaners.

They also build em in mufflers. I started up a Barracuda that had been sitting for a dozen years. After revving the engine for a few minutes it blew a mouse nest half way out into the street. That's the first place I'd look. A mouse nest is not as effective as a Potato for stopping the engine, but it's close