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all helpful information. thank you. another realization is that the original catalytic converter is on it, which after a little research seems to be something that could definitely use replacing. if it is stock, it's probably doing very little at this point, right? is it hard to find a compatible catalytic converter?

I recently was given a 1982 King Cab that somebody needed to get out of their hands. They didn't have the time to put into it and were convinced it was as good as dead. It had the original carb on it, but the choke was gummed up and it had some serious issues idling and running right. I am pretty new to this whole thing, and a friend of mine helped me (or I helped him) replace it with a Weber carb. It's now running much better, but has really intense fumes. My question is, by eliminating a bunch of the vacuum lines, have I compromised the emissions significantly? the fumes have been way more intense since I replaced it, to the point where driving it is really uncomfortable and I get headaches when I drive it too much. Am wondering whether it'd be worth it to clean the original carb, put it back on, and replace all the lines. again, pretty new to all of this, so just wondering what some opinions might be.