Be sure to check the power valve on a Motorcraft carb. A little backfire can ruin a power valve and the carb will run rich. I don't like the Motorcraft carbs on an AMC V8 because the idle mixture needles are almost impossible to reach. Joe Fulton _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list