5 quick operation and Maintenance Qs

67dart273 that is an excellently simple explanation on how to adjust the valves. I will be able to tear into that myself no problem. The lower hose does not appear to collapse and looks like a newer hose. The upper hose, however - stays relatively soft, and when you put pressure on it, it shoots coolant back into the radiator. I do not know what's normal in that situation.

Thanks so far everyone.

As for the PCV being clogged, there is a right angle part that goes into the back of the valve cover and is plumbed into the intake. What is needed to clear it out; buy a new one? Or can I blow air through it, or use some paint sprayer needles? Etc... It builds a lot of pressure and continuously blows oil. The same problem exists on the tubes, but no one around has them, or can look them up at all. So if anyone knows where to get some offline, that would be awesome. So far coming up no results. I also don't know what they look like so I would be uninformed in buying the correct part. I'd rather not pop them out because I need to drive it everyday and don't want to risk breaking them further.

So a fan shroud would not help on the freeway?
Also 1/2 in 1/2 out was what I thought it would be. Thanks for clarification.

I'll go ahead and ditch the oil and filter, and replace it as well. I was uncertain if there was a point due to the oil just leaking all onto the ground anyway, but the filter makes sense, as would the sedimentation.

My dad has a Snap-On timing light that has a couple other features on it besides being a timing light (not sure what they are) and was made in the 80s. I have access to that as well as everything else mentioned, so hopefully I am good to go.

When I popped the cap off the dizzy to do the EI install, I cleared quite a bit of oil out of it, which im assuming the plug tubes dripping on it may have caused, or the gear, but the contacts were very clean, so it may already be a new cap. The rotor I installed recently with the EI about 2k miles ago.

Also Kosmickuda, I'm assuming the water pumps are readily available at Napa or similar for these? Looking at the pump itself it seems like it would be a super easy install, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is. It's pretty rusted, but probably been replaced in the last 40 years. If it's cheap I may just go ahead and replace it just for the sake of doing it.