Boy, does my son's slant run crappy!

Well, I guess the mechanic I took the car to for a quick look knew his stuff. He said it sounded like it was missing - and it was. I checked all of the plug wires with an inline ignition tester and the number 3 wire wasn't getting fire to the plug. I replaced the crimped-on tip inside the boot and it fixed the firing problem.

However, the Carter BBD on this slant six has another issue. One of the two brass tubes in the venturi cover had fallen out a few weeks ago, and a mechanic buddy tapped it back in as well as he could when he found the problem. Well, it fell out again. The engine will only continue running if you stay on the accelerator - it won't idle on its own. I've got another carb coming in a few days, so this should hopefully fix all the recently developed problems.

I'll let you know how it goes,
Jerry