I haven't had much time to mess with the Super this week, but I did go ahead and order an old school timing light to see if I could dial things in better. But it came dead on arrival, so that was exciting. I'll pack it up and send it back.
I was able to get some better readings on the HF gun by putting the clip on the exposed connector between wire and plug. I set it to about 9-10 degrees. Vacuum advance disconnected and plugged for the adjustment. The car seems to run smoothly at high idle (cold), somewhere between 800-1000 RPM. When warm it drops down below 600 and it runs rougher.
I took it out for a few mile drive and it seemed to do okay, but I've attached a video that shows a few things: 1). The gear shift (or something in the trans) makes a tapping sound and shakes slightly when under load. No sound at all when I let off the throttle. You can hear it some in the video. It's louder in person. 2.) After the drive and the engine fully warmed up, I could hear definite stumbles in the exhaust. The engine was shaking too. 3.) On the positive side I'm able to start off in 1st and drive in 1st without any touching of the throttle. 4.) I also adjusted the rear brakes (took forever) and now I can lock up the wheels when I brake hard. Much better than it ever was in the past.
-Kevin
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