You know you're old when...

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by MaxVO2

****Fine fine. I'll play... Buehller? Buehller???

I don't know what this is, but an educated guess would be a coolant system pressure tester?

[3798j]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

My 1st car was a 1964 Corvair Monza. I put a fair amount of effort into
getting a little more power out of that 164 cu. in. engine. I didn’t have a timing
tool, so I just kept advancing the ignition timing in small increments until
I could hear the engine knock when flooring the throttle. Once I got it at
that point I simply backed off the timing a little bit - all by ear.

I drove a '67 TR4a in college and drive one today...
This is actually from the Haynes Manual:
"It must be noted that to get the very best setting the final adjustment should be made on the road. The distributor can be moved about ¼ of a division (i.e 1*) at a time until the best setting is obtained. To obtain the best setting under running conditions first start the engine and allow to warm up to normal temperature and then accelerate in top gear from 30mph to 50 mph, listening for heavy pinking. If this occurs, the ignition needs to be retarded slightly until the faintest trace of pinking can be heard under these operating conditions.
Since the ignition advance adjustment enables the firing point to be related correctly in relation to the grade of fuel used, the fullest advantage of any change in fuel will only be attained by re-adjustment of the ignition settings"
"Method 2) Advance the timing to obtain the highest RPM at idle. Then, retard the timing just enough to reduce the idle by 100 RPM."