Vacuum/ in gear idle issue.

Now onto putting a new starter in...

You still might want to verify where your timing is at since you may find that it runs better at one point or another. It's also useful to know how much vacuum your engine is making at various points.

Making a leap to a further point, an air fuel gauge is an invaluable tool for this type of stuff if you want to really tune your car. Takes some of the guess work out of it.