Tuning issue - updated

[Crankster]

You must have really reefed on that hold down bolt. Stay away from the Wheaties!!!

[KULTULZ]

Originally Posted by Crankster

You must have really reefed on that hold down bolt. Stay away from the Wheaties!!!

Yeah, remind me not to upset him ...

Anywho, clean all round the hold-down and use anti-seize on the cap screw along with the correct torque value.

[Tom in TN]

VICTORY !!
Yep, the stubborn bolt has given it up.
Removing the throttle mechanism was just the right move. It allowed me to fully seat a 10” long combo wrench on the bolt head and put some direct force on it, and lo & behold, it came loose!
I did put a different bolt in its place, then reinstalled everything, set the timing, turned the idle screws in about three-quarters of a turn and took her for a test drive.
Now it starts without giving it any gas, it pulls away from a dead stop without any hesitation, and the ‘gimme more gas’ feeling it gone from cruising speed. So, I am claiming the operation a rousing success.
Thank you one and all for your suggestions and moral support.
Not that it matters, but it was asked…. Pertronix part number= 1282P6; and QUOTE from the inst book “The igniter can move the timing as much as 10 degrees…so it might need adjusting”

Thanks again to all !!!

[KULTULZ]

Not that it matters, but it was asked…. Pertronix part number= 1282P6; and QUOTE from the inst book “The igniter can move the timing as much as 10 degrees…so it might need adjusting”

That's what I was getting at. Most don't read the PERTRONIX INSTRUCTION SHEET.