Thanks man. Dad bought it new off a lot in 1972 for $2300.00. He had talked the lot owner down from $2700.00, it was a very small lot across the road from the grocery store mom and dad had gone to that day.
Dad drove it for 20 years, never once taking it into a garage for anything, doing all his own work to it (aside from a crappy bondo and paint job in 1990). He gave it to me as per our deal....I promised to never drink, smoke, dip, chew, or use any drugs at least until I was 21. In return I got the truck and an all matching vet bring back P38 pistol. I still have both and never had to lie to dad.
I didn't taste alcohol until I was 23....my first taste of it was a cup of straight brandy at 37,000 feet, back when airlines used to treat you like you were somebody!
(That was a terrible choice of alcohol by the way, burned all the way down!)
I just spoke with dad again and he suggested me to use the feeler gauge first and a Dwell meter later but he's forgotten how to do that. I won't get to that until spring anyway.