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And don’t forget Junk Yard Jenny. A lot of folks here to help along the way.

My 78 model with factory efi ran right at 33lbs at idle.

There’s something else happening here that we can’t see on our end. Something somewhere is not seated correctly.

You either have a defective rotor or its not completely seated. Chance are the cap is toast at this point.

Never seen one that bad. Looks like it’s not seated as @Zed Head mentioned. It’s definitely been subject to extreme heat.

Are you experiencing strain on the system if you’re using the factory mounts and hangers? Flex pipe is primarily used for a temporary fix.

What happened to caps with copper conductors?🤦‍♂️

Don’t think so. That rotor would have been shredded if that were the case. Probably a cap going south IMO. There’s still alot of contact left on the cap nubbin.

Head over to ACE and grab a few different sizes and go from there

That’s the screw adj. not knowing a better phrase is where you can increase/decrease the rpm at idle speed.

Either way would you want to risk/ not knowing what the capacity level is once it’s settled in the car. Myself, I need to take that variable out of the equation and know the oil level may cause a latent failure down the road. IMHO

Reman products don’t have a good track record no matter where you buy them. Unfortunately you have shipping involved. Hopefully they will send an RMA with a shipping label.

I wouldn’t advise filling the trans before installation. Plenty of opportunity to do that while putting the cross member and shaft in.

Hey Cliff, Give us an update Friend.

Hey Cliff….Is there anyone that can help with the old school bleed process?