Carb queery's

OK, LOL on this with me and see if it doesn't sound like some of you out there with life keeping you busy. Something like I have, wife , collage, teenager, double shifts etc... Well, that's life and I love it but it does take away from the car time and when I get back to it all, I tend to forget where I'm at and writing it down does help, if I can remember where I wrote it.

On the carb, I just went back to the OE setting as per the Edelbrock catolog as it is the same jettings as the Carter when new. It runs. RICH! But runs. Now back to square 2. Re-jetting it so it doesn't stink up the hood and parking lots. Still pulls zero vacuum@ idle. I used the (Looking at the carb) lower left port for the vacuum gauge.

Boyyyyyyyy, I feel silly jetting it so lean it doesn't operate. But thats stop and go car work. Life don't do it. Just my time. LOL, well, anybody have a stab where I'll end up at between rods and jets?
(He he he) Thanks crew! Now if I could get the small AVS to act right.