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Hello all, Today I have a few questions. First in order, shocks. How do you know how old they are. I know the older cars don't have the softest rides (at least vw's), but I am hitting those bumps real hard. Actually, when I think about, I am going slow it just feels really hard. How much do shocks go for (low quality-High quality). I would like a soft ride, at least comfortable. How hard are they to replace. I have a floor jack and all of that stuff and can borrow most tools from friends. Second, can valves be the cause of rich fuel mixture? It seems that however hard I try I just can't get the engine to run without puffing out black smoke. I have done the timing...adjusted the carb about 30 times and nothing seems to work. Could it be that I just need a good valve adjustment? Finally, I saw in a magazine that you can see how high your rpm is by connecting it to the carb and using a tach dwell meter. What part of the carb do you hook the clamps to? Just wondering..thought it would be neat to watch the rpms at idle (don't ask why) THanx hunter