340 Chugging instead of Reving

Cam lobe verification complete. Using a dial indicator with a magnetic base mounted to a .060 plate that I attached to the valve cover mounting holes. I measured lift with the probe on the flat surface of the spring retainers. Some fluctuation in the numbers are attributed to the various set up positions I needed to use. But I'm relieved to find no sign of a wiped lobe. With this set up all intake lobes were within .009 of each other and exhaust within .008. Taking lash into account the lift overall was very close to the cam card spec.

Ignition box is on its way back from repair. I highly recommend Dave Telling if you ever question the performance of a Mallory product. In addition to reducing the amount of retard timing greatly, Dave reprogrammed the micro processor to bring my early revision box up to the latest that was offered. Eliminating bugs that were discovered over the years and added some programmable options as well.

I expect to have everything back together this weekend and will provide another update.