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The port pointing towards the fan is the one that is still frozen. It leaks down slowly, maybe 10 seconds from 10” Hg. The way this canister was rusted solid I’d say its been that way for a long time, probably years. I was very surprised when the advance mechanism first started to work.
While installing the new Distributor Cap, a couple of the wire ends came off during the tugging to get them off. Looking closely, I noticed that tip of them was screw-like. I was able to thread them clockwise back into the wire to the point where they tightened and would no longer turn and then pulled down the boots over the connector. These are new looking Beru wires with the braided shielding. Hopefully, this arrangement will produce reliable spark. I did not want to go down the rabbit hole of replacing the wires. In searching for info on how the wire ends at the Cap were attached, I saw several posts praising Clewett Engineering wires. Filed away for future reference, not sure if these wires attach the Cap end connectors differently or more securely.
One trick I learned during my struggles to attach the rear clip on the Cap, which may help others, is to rotate the distributor counter clockwise till the adjusting bolt is about halfway in its range of adjustment. At this point the rear clip, instead of pointing straight North, is now pointing North North West and I could more easily get my left hand on the clip with leverage to push it on. An accident really. I also removed the hose that connects from down low to the air cleaner to create more free space around the left side of the distributor. Then of course, return the distributor to its original position. I had already marked the original position before removing the distributor.
Today I will reinstall the Intercooler and see if it starts. Big fun.
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