I finished indexing my gaped plugs, then set the timing to 6 degrees before adjusting the solenoid to 800 rpm curb idle.
But when I followed the tune up decal directions to use the allen wrench to adjust the base idle, the engine dies when the solenoid's electrical lead is disconnected an I can't seem to set the base idle to 425 rpm.
I may have to skip that step and move on to adjust the fast idle linkage tomorrow, then change the oil and coolant. I don't have enough left over after annual registration and replacing the battery, to have the exhaust done. Maybe another paycheck or two.
While I was working on it I snapped a pic of the state of my exhaust from the driver's side:
