318 Motor, please help

67Dart273 said

1...Do you know general condition of engine, does it burn oil, have you run compression/ leakdown check?

2....Where is the timing set, and do you know how to check accuracy of timing marks with piston stop?

3...Do you understand and know how to adjust carb idle mixture, aka, retarded timing and or lean idle mixture will tend to amplify what you describe

3...Do you understand what the carb accelerator pump is and what it does, and have you checked that?

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1. its an original 318, probably tired and down on compression but i dont know how to check that. it doesnt burn oil though and doesnt run hot.
2. i have a timing light but havent tried it yet. i pretty much set the timing by ear and watching for the sweet spot at idle.
3. i adjusted the air/fuel mixture settings on the primary side (seconday doesnt have the adjustment screws) using a vacuum gauge. turned them all the way in, backed them out 1.5 turns to start and then kept making small adjustments to get the maximum reading on the gauge. are you talking about the screw on the drivers side that most people say is the "idle adjustment screw"?
4. the accelerator pump is in the front on the drivers side, i watched several videos on adjusting it so that its engaging right away when the throttle moves, i believe i have it set perfect (used a feeler gauge at .014 i belive it was )