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A little tip.
When you are trying to get an older engine that has been stored for years running, do the least external necessary to insure running.
That generally includes not disturbing anything you don't have to.
Replacing externals can lead to all sorts of issues.
What if a new part appears to function, but the engine won't start?
If it was me, I'd file the points (or scrape as the case may be), clean and gap the original plugs (unless obviously shot), take the top and float bowls off, clean with spray carb cleaner, and re-assemble in place.
Plug external vacuum lines off, change oil (and filter), crank it with plugs out until you get oil pressure (and oil the bores first).
In shops, you change an engine, smart mechanics leave all the external stuff the same, as it ran when it came in, like yours probably ran when it was parked.
First rule of automotive repair:
Just because it's a new part doesn't mean it's a good part.
But, hey, that's just close to 40 years of doing this for a living.
When you are trying to get an older engine that has been stored for years running, do the least external necessary to insure running.
That generally includes not disturbing anything you don't have to.
Replacing externals can lead to all sorts of issues.
What if a new part appears to function, but the engine won't start?
If it was me, I'd file the points (or scrape as the case may be), clean and gap the original plugs (unless obviously shot), take the top and float bowls off, clean with spray carb cleaner, and re-assemble in place.
Plug external vacuum lines off, change oil (and filter), crank it with plugs out until you get oil pressure (and oil the bores first).
In shops, you change an engine, smart mechanics leave all the external stuff the same, as it ran when it came in, like yours probably ran when it was parked.
First rule of automotive repair:
Just because it's a new part doesn't mean it's a good part.
But, hey, that's just close to 40 years of doing this for a living.
