Solved the vacuum advance issue with the help of my 18 y. o. son. We placed a hose clamp on the end of the hose, just to see if it helped..guess what, it works now. Will replace the hose today.I knew I kept him around for something
Still working on the timing issue, and am going to run a hot wire with 12 volts to the coil tonight.
Any more ideas on the timing would be appreciated.