SO, i just changed my timing chain, because the old Original gear was one step from death, the chain was loose enough that it could jump from one tooth to the next without troubles.

now my problem is as follows:

we adjusted the Timing to TDC as the blue book of 1974 stated to do, we drove it for a bit, idled smooth, ran great, except for serious lack of power, AND dieseling when turned off, even in reverse with my foot pressed on the break.

now i have read that it could be a few things, timing and carb being among the top reasons, but i was hoping for some more opinions.

any help would be appreciated.

The trouble with most timing sets is that they only go on one "right" way and if you take the time to degree the cam, the "dot-to-dot" position may be off optomum by a good amount. A cam that is not optomized can really hurt engine performance.

Funny... I used to spend a lot of time degreeing in cams. Setting up the degree wheel and pointer, making many engine revolutions, pen & paper notes, checking different offsets...

These days I degree most cames in about 15 minutes, just because all my tools are set-up and I know what to look for. I don't use the special bushing most of the time, instead I mill the top gear's cam pin hole "oval" and slip-in a spacer to move the cam forward or backwards, the needed amount.

The quick check anyone can do, to ensure a "centered" cam is to look at the overlap event (both valves open) at TDCE, to make sure it is evenly split or a tad bid advanced over true TDC. This is always a good double-check, to be sure that you "lined-up the dots" correctly. (or that the dots are in the right place, for that matter )
DD