[jlb169]

Ok Guys got to take the car out today. With timing set at 12 deg. and mech. advance only. The car ran like crap from idle on up. most of time it stubbled and wouldn't run past idle . I took it back and adjusted it by ear to maybe to 18deg. It ran much better up to about 4000 rpm and then starts to backfire through the exhaust. After I took it back to the garage i shut it off and tryed to restart it, and that was not going to happen. So it sounds like I need to change to a geared starter and keep advancing the timing. Any thoughts?