timing...

so the mechanic I went to took the hoses for the timing off the radiator and plugged them up, he said it would give me the most advanced timing since it goes off temperature. I would just like to know where these hoses go normally. One comes from the area above where the pistons are (i'm sorry I don't know the terms) and the other comes from somewhere around the carb. They plug into a little piece connected to the radiator, does it matter which one goes where...here's a pic that might help



now the reason I ask...In other posts I have stated about me having a hard time cold starting, could these timing hoses have anything at all to do with it or is this strictly a carb issue (to let you know what it does, we go to start it and it immidiatly stalls...does this a couple times and then finally gets running, sometimes need to give gas to keep from stalling. once hot it runs like a champ...we've replaced the thermostate and from everything I've read I need to adjust the u bend attached to the vacuume pull off open a little to keep my choke on longer....right??? just trying to get all my ducklings in a row)

Thank you all so much for any advice.