Those are basic diagnostic procedures that every stovebolter needs to master. These old rigs were not intended to be maintenance-free for tens of thousands of miles like today's computerized "smart" vehicles that are made to be driven by dumbed-down owners. Estill Springs isn't that far from Dellrose- - - - -drop by some weekend and I'll be glad to walk you through a basic tuneup including a valve adjustment, carburetor adjustment, and a proper timing check with a delay-flash light. That tests ALL the advance functions, initial, centrifugal, and vacuum advance.
Jerry