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with fuel from a smaller container with a controllable flow, down the venturi

Thanks for the replies so far. I thought about valves but dismissed it as it is not backfiring or even trying to fire at all. When i put the new battery in I cleaned the ground cable end at the engine as well as put new terminals on the battery end, there was green fuzzy living on them, but...

So doing a bit more work on the 53 Lincoln. Car has been sitting for 20+ years, cleaned cables, new battery, car now turns over. I think its a normal speed for a 6v, but no expert on that, boosted with a loose 12v battery was a bit faster but not a huge amount. No spark. New points and...

Thanks for the replies all. Makes sense now. I dont like it... but it makes sense.

I am currently having a similar issue. The carb on the 53 lincoln capri is siezed and doesnt appear to be in any hurry to free up. Bit lost about the earlier part of this thread when saying the distributor would not work with any other carb as it is vacuum advance? Is it ported or manifold vac...