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kenn · 05-22-2016, 03:26 PM

Hello and welcome.
Don't try and fix to many things at once just take your time and enjoy your self it's a long journey that were all on.
As stated above that distributer is a good one but that yellow feed wire looks to be the wrong gauge if it is it will be trouble after it starts to break down.
I think it should be at least a 12 gauge and it looks like it's 14 and might be a 16. I run a 10 on my dist.
Also as above the spring is one of those little things that cause big problems.
Quadrajet carbs are very good if taken care of. There's lots of info on the computer about them. I bought a book by Cliff Ruggles that explains it very well.
I'm not sure about the 69 but my 72 has a strait rod coming from the choke heater. It looks like yours has a large bend in it.

05-22-2016, 03:26 PM	#20
kenn Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: CT. Posts: 260	Re: Feeling in over my head and not sure what to do next Hello and welcome. Don't try and fix to many things at once just take your time and enjoy your self it's a long journey that were all on. As stated above that distributer is a good one but that yellow feed wire looks to be the wrong gauge if it is it will be trouble after it starts to break down. I think it should be at least a 12 gauge and it looks like it's 14 and might be a 16. I run a 10 on my dist. Also as above the spring is one of those little things that cause big problems. Quadrajet carbs are very good if taken care of. There's lots of info on the computer about them. I bought a book by Cliff Ruggles that explains it very well. I'm not sure about the 69 but my 72 has a strait rod coming from the choke heater. It looks like yours has a large bend in it.