[Oldsguy]

Yes, I was thinking about that fix but wasn't sure. A friend thought about checking for good vacuum advance too since it is supposed to provide that first shot of advance until the centrifugal weights kick in. I couldn't believe that the tune-up specs call for initial of 20 degrees! I am just not used to the tune up specs on the later seventies I guess. Seemed a little too steep to me. There were 14 degrees of initial advance so I didn't change it, at least not yet. I also haven't checked how much vacuum it is holding at idle, which may lead me to a vacuum leak on one of the myriad of hoses and sensors on top of the manifold. The car has been well maintained but I realize at that age parts can degrade, especially rubber ones, regardless of mileage on the car. I am really resisting the urge to strip down all that stuff to the bare minimum but my goal is to keep this car original, as long as I can fix this and keep it running smoothly and well I am not going to do that.