ok, recleaned the carb and did the Dizzy alignment trick as mentioned in the thread Neil linked to and started with the carb needle adjustment at 1 full turn out. Currently it is idling non-stop at about 800 RPM. It varies about the 800 mark by about 50 rpm on each side, but sounds smooth to me.
Marked the roll pin for use with the timing light and though the picture below is not when the engine is turning, this shows the approx. location of the pin in the timing light when set to 0 degrees (maybe a little more clockwise of current location). I am going to have to go back and reread all about dwell time and 17 degrees BTDC and 34 degrees that's been discussed before here as I am not sure if what is showing up at idle is good or not.
There is still some minor distributor adjustments to make at idle but I only have two hands currently.
Thoughts?
