Originally Posted by
rgrmotorsports
if you are sure power valve is bad replace it. if it is large camed motor and dosent produce lots of vac go with a 4.5 . while u have it off, set the throttle plates on back to plates to wear they divide the small hole in the venture. I always do both as is good starting point. put carb back on. that's a four corner idle carb. books say turn all the way in on idle screws and back out two full turns, I always go 1 1\2. good starting point. Fire car up and bring up to temp. either use a vac gauge or tack to adjust idle fuel mixture. at this point look down in carb to see if fuel bleeding over. if so check float level. set idle as desired. I have seen people adj rear throttle plates and will move plates from desired location causing car to run rich and idle high making it blubber. then clean out at wot. also to the post above, as part of weekly routine always take carb cleaner and plastic tube and clean air bleeds out real good every week. Good luck hope this helps....