Didn't screw with it too much this weekend. I've been wrenching on it too much lately and had to take a break.
That said I did get into the carb a bit. Pulled out the vacuum gauge and re-set the idle air screws. Switched the vac advance and trans vac lines so the vac advance is on manifold vac and trans is up top near the horn. Seems to run better and shifts a bit harder again. Re-checked timing: Roughly 6 degrees at idle. I had a slight detonation under load before at higher RPM's but that seems to have gone away after doing the above. Lowered the idle a bit too.
Still not perfect but much better.
I'm going to avoid working on it too much this summer. Next winter will be a mild cam and head work as discussed above.
Didn't pull the valve cover. It took forever to get it to seal up right and I'd rather wait to go down that road again until I pull the head.
We drove it a bit and though I didn't calculate gas mileage it seems to be doing very well.
