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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 11:28 PM
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Engine back together. But Need Help

So I’ve put the engine back together in the truck

new /old Edmunds heads and intake manifold
can some one let me know if this is the vacuum port off the manifold ??


 
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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 11:50 PM
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The brass fitting? It appears to be tapped into the manifold plenum, near as I can tell from here. If so, that would be a full manifold vacuum source.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 12:30 AM
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The brass fitting? It appears to be tapped into the manifold plenum, near as I can tell from here. If so, that would be a full manifold vacuum source.

Yes the brass fitting.

Ok so that vacuum line will run to the vaccum line in the distributor ??
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 05:35 AM
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Hi,
probably not. The distributor vaccum line is connected to a port above the butterflies. Manifold vacuum pulls the hardest at idle. If the loadamatic dist works correctly with dual carbs, is another question.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 05:40 AM
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With dual carbs, you will have to change the power valves, too.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TitusDH
With dual carbs, you will have to change the power valves, too.


When hen I bought this intake manifold it came with the carbs already.

I sent everything out together rebuilt. So I’m assuming the power valves are the correct ones for this type of application
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 08:52 AM
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... If the loadamatic dist works correctly with dual carbs, is another question.
It won't work properly with dual carbs.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 02:55 PM
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That's one sexy flathead!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 05:41 PM
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That's one sexy flathead!

Thx Moe That’s the look I was going for. Open up the hood and woe everyone withers these 110 HP lol
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
It won't work properly with dual carbs.

So you guys saying I have to switch to an MSD ignition system ?

im still on 6V any suggestions
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Get a hold of this guy. He is on the Ford Barn and does exceptional work. Home
 
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The stock distributor provides advance by a calibrated vacuum signal from the stock carb (only). When you go to two carbs, the signal is too low to do any good. Your options are to go with the MSD ready-to-run, a converted GM distributor with mechanical and vacuum advance, or any number of cheap chinese copies of the MSD.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 09:42 PM
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Albuq F-1 is correct. The link I put in my previous reply will take you to Bubbas Ignition. He has distributors calibrated to the proper advance curve for the flathead.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 07:08 AM
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Get a hold of this guy. He is on the Ford Barn and does exceptional work. Home
FYI, Jim (the Bubba at Bubba's) has been hit with some health issues and is working off a backlog of existing orders. Last I read, he wasn't accepting new orders at this time. His work hasn't been diminished by the comments of happy customers.
 
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FYI, Jim (the Bubba at Bubba's) has been hit with some health issues and is working off a backlog of existing orders. Last I read, he wasn't accepting new orders at this time. His work hasn't been diminished by the comments of happy customers.
To be honest, I've heard plenty of negative comments about his business in offline conversations, how long it takes to get product mostly, but no bad things about his distributors. Even in normal times as long as 6 months. An alternative is "CharlieNY", who spends no time on a website or other distractions. He can only be contacted by email, cas5845@yahoo.com (replies show his wife's name).
 
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