yoyodyne
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First, I have to say thanks to this site for the help in the swap. Finally got everything back together, new intake and head gaskets, new valve seals, all computer and smog junk gone. (except for the cat converter) Truck started up , set timing to 10 degrees, choke is working. Problem now is it is really hard to start when warmed up,(it almost seems like it wants to backfire when it finally catches) and wants to die when dropping down to idle (like coming to a stop light)or coming up off of idle when driving (when the light turns green and you try to go). Truck idles at 800 RPM, (i could never get to do that before the swap, it would idle around 1500 rpm)and is a manual transmission. Should I give it a few degrees more timing, or is it the idle mixture. The only adjustments on the new carb are the 2 idle mixture screws on the bottom front of the carb.