[yousaidpoo]

ok. got a new afm and put it in. i got the car to start and idle by checking/tightening/whatever all the hoses and whatnot. the idle speed is almost right at 500 rpm, and messing with the idler screw doesnt do anything. it will also occasionally jump to about 600 for a second or so. I'm thinking i dont have spark to a cylinder. i got a new distributor rotor/cap tonight and will put it on tomorrow if i have time.

if i hold the pedal to the floor, some of the time the engine will rev up, but not very high, and as soon as i let off, it will backfire.

the idle hunting problems sounds like it should be a vacuum leak, but i have checked everywhere, with the only exception being the hoses leading from the air intake distributor to the intake runners. could that be causing a problem

tomorrow i will put the new rotor/cap/spark plugs in asap and post an update.