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I have a 26 touring and when I first got it 60 years ago I had rebuilt the engine from quality parts and carefully assembled all the parts to assure no leaks vacuum or pressure. When I started the engine there was a very noticeable popping and puffing at the exhaust indicative of a vacuum leak, I retightened to no avail so I just lived with it. One day I had washed the car with the engine running and some water got through the louvers and settled in the spark plug depressions and there was my vacuum leak. I used some sealer on the plugs and the annoying puffing disappeared. I lived with that for years always wondering where the leak was.

That’s great news. Just another instance when engine issues turn out to be something simple! There is the tendency to tare the engine apart and slowly check everything. That’s happened more than once.