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Old 11-27-2020, 05:11 PM   #34
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Default Re: Miss on newly rebuilt 292

Be careful not to loosen the nut closest to the points flat spring. If that spring tension is too loose, the points will flutter at higher RPMs and cause misfiring. If that spring tension is too tight, the rubbing block on the points will wear down against the distributor cam causing the point gap to become more and more closed. The outer nut is the only one you should need to remove for installing wires.
Having two gaskets on the power valve should be okay as long as the gaskets aren't so thick that the assembled main body doesn't end up standing off the valve body due to the power valve being too far out and hitting the power valve recess in the valve body.
If the bottom surface of the main body where the power valve gasket surface is has defects or is scored, it can be milled down flat, then you could use one gasket, maybe even one of the nylon gaskets they give you in the carb rebuild kits. But sounds like your original carb has more problems than just that.
If worst-come-to-worst, you can always send your original carb to Sal Cicala, and he will fix it up for you.
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