Issues with Idling

Hey everyone, I am new to the forums, as well as the world of car restoration. My boss and I are working together on restoring a 1972 Maverick Grabber i6.

We seem to be having trouble getting the car to idle at all. It will turn over, and stay running as long as you give it gas, the second your foot comes off the pedal it dies.

We have redone the electrical (coil, distributor, points and condenser, spark plugs, wires). And recently cleaned the entire carburetor and re assembled it with all new gaskets.

Anybody have suggestions as to why it won't idle? Would very much appreciate the help.

 

how does the gas look when it comes out of the tank.

 

When we checked it was clear and totally fine. No sign of residue or rust.

 

have you timed it

 

we put new plugs,wires, cap rotor, points and condensor in. is there a specific gap between dist shaft and points trigger?

 

vacumn leak...

 

Out of curiosity how would a guy figure out if that were the issue?

 

:Handshake

 

im with 71gold the only thing i can think of is vaumn leak

 

Spray carb cleaner around the base of the carburetor...if the idle speeds up then you have a leak. Are all the vacuum lines hooked up?

 

from Northeast Pennsylvania

 

Theres my issue. We can't seem to get it to idle at all....

And yes the vacuum lines are all hooked up.

 

Well then if the engine speeds up...you found the leak

 

Is there a possibility that it has something to do with the idle screw setting?

 

Carb was intact and we didnt need a kit. Just some simple cleaning...