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Engine will not idle

Took all vacum hoses off carb and dist are new can not get engine to run right can you help

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Take your carb apart and clean it up then it will run right.
Those hollies are verey touchy carbs if even a little speck of dirt gets in there thes carbs will run bad!!!!

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