Very Low Vacuum

I bumped the timing 7*. Should be 22 initial now. (I saw 42 total.) It has 6" vac now. The idle went up and I lowered it to about 1100 now. Much more stable. (Considering what it is. Wouldn't idle consistently before.)
I set up the Wagner PCV, didn't affect it, but now it's set. I'll be able to fine tune when I can drive it.
I'll limit the mech advance the 7* that I added to the initial.
It smells a lot cleaner, too.
I just tried to post an audio clip, no luck. Same when I tried to post video. I've only been able to post pics.
Thanks everyone!

yellow rose said

That's correct. You need to measure vacuum at a cruise and set your power valve opening by that, not idle vacuum.

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Okay, I thought it would be open and rich because it's idling below 6.5".