Engine hesitation-4 carB talk!

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Hello!
It's engine resurrection 4 (to quote CTH!)...just in time for Easter?? Afraid not!

I've torn into that front carburetor. It's going super quick, now that I've done the rear one..

Here's what I've discovered (so far!)....On the front carb, stage 2, which is controlled by the vacuum box...was completely stuck shut! I removed the BOX, then removed the choke housing. As you know, what is LEFT is the little device that the vacuum box ROD snaps onto and pulls by vacuum to OPEN stage 2. I tried to MOVE this device (with nothing ON it..) and it would NOT budge. SO...I (not knowing!) thought maybe it is supossed to remain shut all the time..but thinking it over, I decided that it WOULDN'T HAVE a vacuum box on there for no reason..SO at that point I used a little force and "broke" this little device FREE (I didn't actually BREAK anything, thankfully!). Now the stage 2 throttle flap will move.

The reason for for it sticking is/was good old fashioned GUNK build-up.

Now....this is a good discovery, right? This should help my car run...don't ya think?

I haven't even checked out the air holes inside the throttles to see if they're clogged too (as the rear carb was)....they probably ARE since this thing is soooo cruddy!!! I am literally SCRAPING this gunk off!!

AND..on another note...CTH was right (again!)...the front carburetor doesn't have an idle adjustment screw inside the choke housing..??

~Christy