<VV> ANFSCD, the idle

[NicolCS at aol.com]

I just had a thought.. oh boy, that hurt!  I chased an idle misfire on my '67 
FOREVER and changed and improved all kinds of ignition and carburetor related 
things but didn't solve the random idle misfire.  In the end, it turned out 
to be a slipped-out teflon bushing in the carburetor body.  It created enough 
of a vacuum leak that #5 (the close to the carb) developed a lean misfire after 
idling a while.  I got a longer teflon sleeve from Grant and all became well. 
 I discovered the problem by pushing and pulling vertically on all the 
throttle shafts.  When I found that one had some movement and that moving it 
affected the sound in the engine compartment, I took off the carburetor to 
investigate.  At least I got a pertronix and MSD-5 that I didn't really need but enjoy 
having :-)
Craig Nicol