I pulled the ac components. I did timing belts, water pump and plugs and wires. The car was running before doing this. I did not change timing at all from what it was. It has a weber carb on it. I can now start the car with gas fully depressed. It will only idle while like that. If I let off the car dies. I am confused on why it would do that. I assume a vacuum leak but I can't find one.

#1 thing to check - timing belt procedure.  Did you turn the crank 1 full turn between installing the 2 belts? 

#2 double check the plug wires.

When it runs, is it really rough?  Either of these will cause this, really hard to start, won't idle, runs like crap, no power.

 

 

find the tooth count for you engine on line, pull the covers and check timing as mentioned - align the pulley marks and do a tooth count - belt marks will not be aligned.

 

Edited September 14, 20187 yr by 1 Lucky Texan

When you did your timing belts which marks on the flywheel did you use the three marks and you line the center one up to the marker on the bellhousing or the top dead center marks on the flywheel

Yeah. Tell us how you did belts and firing order and direction you believed rotor button turns. We might then better zero in on problem