F134 Distributor Adjustment

I installed an engine in my 1963 that I bought used. The PO said it ran fine and had low hours on a rebuild. Engine runs good but lacks some power. Engine is stock except for Solex carb. I couldn't seem to get timing set right. I run out of adjustment on the distributor. I installed a vacuum gauge and it reads 14-15 HG.

Is the problem the oil pump not indexed right or could it be the timing gear is not set right? How do I tell?

Would a worn distributor also cause a similar issue?

 

do you have another distributor you can insert to check that off the list? see if it is a bad distributor?

 

I don't

 

Try moving all the plug wires around one spot.

 

When I bought my '60, I found that some previous yahoo owner had turned the adjusting plate over and installed it wrong. Would not let me do a full range until I flipped that plate back over and got it installed right.

 

Not sure I understand? Can you explain? Thanks

 

Re-clock the positions of the spark plug wires 90º where they emerge from the distributor cap.

In other words set each wire back (or forward as the case may be) one position on the cap. Then try re-timing the distributor body in it's new range.

Pulling the whole unit and resetting it with the drive gear one tooth over is another possibiity.