Uh, yeah, good point.

Well a little time getting to know the old bird today:
Added a half gallon of coolant, let's see if it leaks out.

Blown 10A fuse for dash lights, is the heater motor on that circuit?

Voltage at wiper motor, and it clicks when the switch is made, so I guess the wiper assembly will get some time on the "healing bench".

Radio loses memory when key switches off. Also no front speakers. A rewire is in its future.

The new carb the dealer put on didn't have a stud for the kickdown cable, so the wrench left it laying on the intake manifold. Very sorry work. A 6-32 screws plus some nuts and washers and the kickdown is back in the game.

Tightened the valve covers, maybe no more burning oil smell.

A clue as to why the mill is so anemic: two barrel carburetor. Heads are getting cheaper all the time. I'll probably plan to change heads, manifold and carb. I've got an edelbrock 600 on the shelf, it looks like it should run. A little valve noise on the passenger side. No point in adjusting them now, if I'm going to change heads.

It looks like a fiberglass hood, gotta be aftermarket?