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Hi Guys, I just wanted to double back and let everyone know what the culprit(s) were. Yes, the distributor needed a full rebuild. The breaker plate failed and was causing the points to bounce. Also, someone dropped the original point locking screw into the bottom of the distributor housing, and it was lodged into a heavy old cake of grease. This was the causing the mechanical advance to hit the screw and not function properly. So I rebuilt the whole distributor and set it up on my distributer machine. I was also right about fuel being the issue as well. The flexible fuel line from the body line to the fuel pump was so rotted, there were holes worn down to the webbing. With these fixes, the car is running better than it ever has. Thanks for all the advice and suggestions, Jon

Coda, good explanation, I too have a slightly modernised cruiser, my 1940 Dodge, 318 Poly,auto,4 wheel discs & rack & pinion, updated original style front end, original rear springs, etc..been like it more or less since 1973.......looking forward to seeing your finished car........thanks