running rich thread

I looked at four of those links below and wouldn't do anything in two of them and some in the other two.

Get your initial timing sorted out FIRST! This is especially important if it's running very rich at idle.

I don't ever time anything using the total timing method unless it's a locked out distributor. You will need to know what the engine wants for total so you can tailor the mechanical advance.

It takes some work to get the ignition right.