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Thanks for all the input. I have been thinking about replacing this distributor with a new HEI w/tach drive. There is one being sold by dependonauto in Martin TN. Do an any of you have any experience with thier distributors? Opinons about this kind of "upgrade"?

Thanks. I found the hole (before I removed the dist.) I guess I will go ahead and remove the dist. and inspect the tach gear on the main shaft before I try anything else. Thanks again.

Wow! Dave's site scares me. All I want to do fix my tach drive. Dave's site said that the 74 should have a through hole for the plastic button. Is he saying that I should see a hole on the case opposite the opening for the bushing and cross gear? If so, I do not see this. Does this mean...

I need to replace the tach cross gear in my '74 350. I have the new gear, high tech bushing (with needle bearings) and a brass button. The old gear has a round spot eaten out of the edge. It looks like it slipped in too far, got stuck and got chewed on long enough to cut a nice crescent into...

Thanks for the post Chas. I also have a 350 74 with a 1406. After reading your post I went out and bought a regulator and installed it. setting it to the recomended 5.5 improved the idle but did not completly fix my problems. After sleeping on it, I tried 4.5 and as best I can tell probelm...

looks like it is fixed. After putting the regulator on and setting it to 5.5 pounds everything got better for a short time. So I tried to adjust the idle and as soon as I moved the passenger side idle screw it started acting just as before, rough idle, trying to stall when in gear and not...

all most fixed Started her up today and she was still running rough. Fuel flowing out of primaries. Thought that I may still have sticking floats. After running a while fuel stopped leaking on the drivers side and slowed down on the pass. side. Could not get the carb to run smooth. Then I...

Yep, lots o' junk (mostly water). I just finished draining the tank, removing the tank, getting mad because only a couple of unreadable pieces of the build sheet were still on the tank, cleaning the tank, reinstalling the tank, running some fresh gas through the lines and pump and back into a...

Thanks for the input. I agree and do not like the glass filters. At the same time I got the glass one I picked up the same type only with an aluminum case. The glass one both were cheap and only ment to be temp. I wanted to see what was going to the carb. As far as having external filters...

Update . . . .I tore into the carb . . . .what a mess! It had a lot of orange gel in it. I cleaned it out as best I could. I am guessing this is from water in the gas. Replaced the exploded filter with a new one with a glass case so I can see what is happening in there. It is late and the...

I had performance problems on my 74. Guy that installed the Edelbrock performer before I bought it, did not put a filter on it. To save a step I replaced the carb with the same model (new) and installed the recommended inline edelbrock filter (aluminum case with long paper filter). Solved...

So you think your special! Let me tell you about my filter problem. When we bought this 74 last year it had an "almost new" Edelbrock performer on it. When they installed it they failed to put a filter on it and from the time we bought it it started having performance problems. After many...

I upgraded my 74 to quartz not too hard to complete. Instructions that came with the kit were easy to follow. I got mine at "The Last Detail" in Atlanta, GA. I live in Atlanta and it saved me the shipping cost. If you are going to show the car you will get deductions for the upgrade (no tick...

GO FOR IT Yes I did the conversion several months ago. Not very difficult the kit i had did have good instructions. If I remember correctly you jsut replace the old works with new quartz clock. It helps to have good eyes and small hands;). You will probably need to have some mini needle...