He does have one or more vacuum leaks. The carb being a generic motors design has a port for the power brakes, that was not plugged correctly, also the factory port in the intake from the picture is not sealed. Take that with the intake and I am surprised it even runs at all.
That is why I sent him the picture showing the steering column alignment.
wonder the if the column's correct for the vehicle? the end doesn't look like the one in 'tech55's pictures or like my '65 300. pictures of it's alignment relative to the master cyl. might help. or the interior, under dash at firewall. nice about the idle circuits being the issue. i love simple solutions.
Inspect everything very carefully, please. I have seen a couple of instances where the box broke its mounting at the frame on a couple 70's Mopars... you wouldn't believe how little "feel" it gave through the steering wheel. Look for cracks, check the box mounting bolts for torque, they can loosen... then please follow traintech55's advice and reset the column straight.
it is the bowl vent but it's an emissions carb so it was intended for the charcoal can. the bowls will vent through the holes near the metering rod caps. you're damn right about them steering box mounts.
Frank, glad you got your baby straight. Remember we are here. Enjoy your ride.
