JUSTA6

Glad your back home Ol buddy. JUSTA being home has to be a great step up in your recovery. You continue to be in the thoughts N prayers.

Good luck on that one. 42 years and I haven't done it yet! What were you doing over here without stoppin by??? I see how you are.

Of course you do....it'sa PONTIAC. Welcome to the site.

When your driving on the shoulder instead of the road, ya know it's springtime in Michigan.

That was JUSTA fart.... and how did you know?

Ol skool for the win! Rims with real tires instead of these rubber bands. My daughter with her G6 has wiped out front and rear at the same time!!!! Destroying tires and rims. I still buy G6 rims whenever I see them. Have 3 spare rims....2 with tires.

OOOHHHHHH can we relate to that. NZ=LIL MI

IDK.....sure wasn't $$$$

Nothin usable would come anywhere near $5000. Engine/ drivetrain maybe rims. That much rust, ya know anything electrical is shot. Even hood N decklid are full of dents. Old Pontiac's never die......they become legends!!!! Til rust do us part. Goodbye.

Glad you found the cause and can finally get to fixin it right.

Right back atcha. EH

Indy....really should keep in touch bro.

Welcome....another mitten member?

Nice collection of memories. Welcome to the site.

Much easier way, JUSTA pull #1 plug and dist cap. Turn over by hand til rotor is just before coming up to #1 in counterclockwise rotation, Insert a pencil in #1 plug hole and continue turning engine by hand to Top Dead Center. (when pencil stops its outward movement.) Adjust back/forth as needed. Now check balancer and pointer. If not at 0 make a thin white line with a grease pencil, paint ect to your balancer = new 0 mark. This gives you the info on your balancer. A piece of tape over your degree marks and rub with a pencil. this gives you a temp degree marks, match 0 to 0 and your at least in the ballpark for adjustment. The open carb gasket is wrong, ya need a 4 holer to match intake. This will affect vacume. Have you driven the car??? Hows the brakes? That much vacume loss with no noise or rev when sprayed with start fluild. Leads me back again to the brake booster. Asked if you sprayed the booster hose connection with start fluid, but pedal alone would tell the story on the booster diaphragm. I don't claim to know it all, but this is what I'd be checkin if it was mine.

It's very common for your 60 year old harmonic balancer to be off due to slippage and the old rubber. But doesn't rule out timing gear/chain probs. Too much slack will alter timing and may not have jumped a tooth.

Congrat's on the grand daughter. When ever she makes her grand entrance. Is it your 1st?

Very Nice.

Nobody has mentioned plugs yet. Couldn't hurt to pop em out, clean em up and make sure each one is firing before dropping them back in. This would check each plug wire for ya as Bear suggested he may have heard a ticking noise. Vacume leak seems by far the biggest prob to figure out.

That looks great!

Sorry stupid question BUT.... firing order is correct and in counterclockwise direction. I've seen Chevy guys go clockwise with a Pontiac. It actually idles but will not take any gas. LOL Gotta be gettin close....not much left to check.

Agree with Last Indian. When the fuel bowl empties, float drops and needle valve opens allowing air to drop the level in the gas line back towards the fuel pump. ofbsac..... You need to start with your middle carb. Usually that's where you find this prob. Your outside carbs are only used at full throttle. Check all connections in fuel line for leaks or the tell tale brown stains around them.

Submarine races with the co-pilot???