Need carb and/or timing help

I just found that the grommet for my pcv valve is torn......leaving a gaping hole and it was sucking some air........So I pulled the hose off the carb and plugged it...didnt change much but glad I found that.

( Its a mopar performance cover......which by the way is seeping oil THRU the cover...like it has a hairline crack or something....I'd do it now but have no new cover gaskets....... :stomp: )

green1...."transfer slot"...ok, this newbie is lost.....is that just the gap between the primary plates and the side of the barrel?

What I think is strange is how the idle gets "stuck" up high and then if I tweek the throttle screw out just a hair it drops down.....if I try it by hand, it doesnt work as fast.....maybe I have some bindage somewhere I am not seeing?

I have a fuel pressure test gauge....but I need to pick up some connectors etc to hook it up....

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