Welcome to the board John. There's no vacuum advance, but there is a vacuum shutoff (that cuts fuel supply via a valve on the ignition switch) If you have vacuum applied to the shutoff it will not start. Where is the car now? If it's nearby I can look at it and tell you what it needs.

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