Fellas- I was finally able to take the 'bird for a short ride this evening. It was the first time it's been driven on the road since the "Ol Man drove it home from work, (over-heating) one evening in the summer of '64, and parked it for good. Other than I need to re-adjust the clutch and brakes, it was a fun, uneventful, lifetime goal realized for me, and I couldn't possibly be happier! I got to messing around with it when I got home with it, (of course ) and discovered something. When I switched the distributor from full vacuum at idle, to ported vacuum, I instantly fell in love with the way the motor sounded as it idled. Now, I realize the wisdom of running at full vacuum during idle, but that choppy, lopey sound just can't be ignored. I got to thinking about it, and it seems to me the answer to the conundrum is a nicely done install of a properly calibrated thermal vacuum switch- idle the motor with no advance until the temperature comes up and the switch opens and turns loose full vacuum to bring up the idle speed. My truck's 460 uses a similar set-up with the switch installed in the thermostat housing. I noticed a flat boss on top of the t'stat housing on the Y, as well. I guess what I hope I can get some input on, is what would be a good cut-in/ out temperature to shoot for when trying to figure out what switch I need to find/ use? I'd like to make this happen, if possible... -Thanks- /Duck


BOO- YA!!!