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I know you tried to add some timing. Here is what I would do. I have found over the years that timing marks are not always correct. I would not hook up the timing light right now, I would hook up the vacuum gauge to manifold vacuum, disconnect the vacuum to the distributor, start the engine and start advancing the distributor and watch the vacuum gauge. You may have to lower the idle. I think the vacuum will come up. When you turn off the engine see how it restarts, if it starts slow you would have to retard the distributor some.