I will try this morning. Ken from Everyday Performance built this carb 2 years ago, it has run great. He and I are both stumped. He sent me replacement parts twice, once free. I had one bend years ago at the fast idle cam but never that rod. It bend the rods so much that it actually binds the plate from the rod contacting inside the carb. Plus my choke pull off won't contact properly either. Just bizarre and pisses me off. How is my 260 powered 88 Cutlass my best running Olds and my best running personal vehicle. The Challenger is my Wife's, what a fun car and the Tercel is my Daughter's to drive, it runs better with 375,000 km. I want my 70 to be a go everywhere car, that is why the Sniper is so tempting but our dollar blows right now, making it even pricer.