Bought my first mopar 73’ Duster and the bottom of the air filter pan is black (right above the carb). Any tips on how the 4bbl should be adjusted

By the way if you don't have a factory shop manual, run over to MyMopar.com and download one for free. Some of the guys here, got it there.

Here's a link to the limiter plate kit if you are interested.

[URL]https://4secondsflat.com/Mopar Mechanical timing limiter plate.htm[/URL]


Alright so had some more time today and bought an infrared heat gun. The Block never got above 190 degrees but the top coolant hose also never felt full (it was hot, 125 degrees but I could squeeze it, I guess I thought it would be so full of coolant I couldn’t squeeze it)

I think I have a timing issue. I had my dad start the car as I was looking at the carb with the air cleaner off. On startup there was a small *pop* noise and then a little plume of smoke came out of carb. Other than that it ran perfect and sounded good for the 35 minutes I had the engine on.

I took a few more pictures (somehow forgot the front of the car)…did it come stock with a coolant overflow? The radiator seemed full, coolant was clean but this overflow was nearly empty. Can’t seem to find what it should be filled at in the manual.

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