Csaba

-Any tricks to filling to cooling system other than adding coolant until full?

Nope


-Old fashioned antifreeze will be fine? I assume so, as I use it in all my iron block/alu head cars.

I believe so, but others will insist on Zerex. Really it depends on how often you change your coolant.


-The manual says the ignition timing at idle should be 5 degrees AFTER TDC.
Reallly?

Really


With the vacuum on, I think it's something like 15-20 degrees at 1500rpm. The deal on the distributor is actually a vacuum retard, not an advance.

My 'other' car runs waaaay better when advance 10 degrees from stock, as the stock spec was retarded to reduce NOx emissions.

Set it up to spec first then mess with it. Do you have a CO meter?

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Al