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That ballast resistor should be fine. You just want like 8-9v at a round coil... 12v will make them go into meltdown mode.
How did you set the timing? Top dead center on #1, compression stroke... stab distributor with rotor pointing towards #1 spark plug wire connector on the cap, fire it up and let it warm up, then adjust to 10° BTC?
What adjustments did you do on the carb and is the choke opening all the way? How many turns out are you on the idle screws? I would first verify that your choke is opening all the way when it's warmed up, then hook up your vacuum gauge and adjust both of those screws equally so that you get the highest possible vacuum reading. Then adjust the idle speed screw. Should be pretty close to perfect at that point assuming the carb is functioning as it should.
How did you set the timing? Top dead center on #1, compression stroke... stab distributor with rotor pointing towards #1 spark plug wire connector on the cap, fire it up and let it warm up, then adjust to 10° BTC?
What adjustments did you do on the carb and is the choke opening all the way? How many turns out are you on the idle screws? I would first verify that your choke is opening all the way when it's warmed up, then hook up your vacuum gauge and adjust both of those screws equally so that you get the highest possible vacuum reading. Then adjust the idle speed screw. Should be pretty close to perfect at that point assuming the carb is functioning as it should.