update to boat not going over 3000rpm, went to change fuel filter, found that the people who did it last crossthreaded the inlet fitting, found a used but in good shape replacement quadrajet, secondaries open on this one....throttle cable had about 1 and a half of play, fixed that...points were gapped at 4 thousands, regapped them....engine starts a lot easier...going to put the boat back in water tomorrow.....thanks for the replies from bense 468, bp, 77charger, oldsquirt....keep everyone updated on the performance.....thanks can