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I took both carbs off last night and here is what I found out, keep in mind the only carb that is dismantled is the driver’s side.

When I removed the passenger side carb I noticed there were some small (about 1/4") spacers on cylinder 4 and 5 but none on 6. I don't know how I missed that when I had the intake off before, but I did. Needless to say, number 6 cylinder was never sealed good. I am positive this is the cause of low vacuum on that cylinder. Nothing like a vacuum leak to make an engine run bad. The driver’s side had all three on. These look like they are to isolate heat. I was planning to leave them off.

When I tore into the driver’s side carb the front float bowl was dry and the back one was wet. Hmm, that explains why the accelerator pump was shooting air at times. Also, two cylinders had 120 main jets and the third had 125. I know all 6 cylinders have 55 idle jets because I put them in. This carb has 185 air correctors, F1 emulsion tubes and as I stated before the mains are mixed up.

Once I have the carbs rebuilt and installed I will let every one know what is going on.

Thanks for all of the feedback.
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