good job and good to hear
I "think" the move to points is what messed her up. The RN12YC that were in there were exactly what was called for with the pertronix ignition. Between the added resistance and the large gap the "guess" is that there was incomplete combustion. That led to burn off in the exhaust mani which pushed under hood temps to "HELL HAS AC!" levels. That likely led to boiling fuel. Add a slightly rich mix and the gassy exhaust made a lot of sense.
I gave her an extended run (8mi) at 70mph and the temp needle climbed to the right of N. Unlike the last couple months, with a mile of 55mph temp dropped right back to left of N.
Only thing that I "have to do" is get a spare. But at this point I'm never outside AA tow radius to I may just reclaim the trunk space. I should deal with the valve cover seep, but it isn't burning oil under the hood nor is she ever close to "add oil" (one quart TOTAL added since I've gotten her here) so I'll likely ignore that for now. Everything else is just cosmetic.
Mrs loves driving around in the evenings. We are about to push the ODO over 40k. As far as she's concerned MadGe was the right "3rd car". That is as close to a win as I will ever get.