360 LA getting oil in #3 cylinder.
Got everything finished up today. My brother-in-law came by so we checked compression and got right around 180psi. Had some gas leaks from the carb. Snugged up the gas lines and bowl screws and good to go. It's exactly ½ mile around my neighborhood so we made 3 or 4 laps watching oil pressure and coolant temp... 180° thermastat and temp stayed at 180°. Timing looked to be 14° advance at idle and got up to about 32° at 3500rpm so thats where I left it. Got it out on the country roads and everything acted like it should. I drove it about 12 miles to his home. Drives much better now with the heated intake. It's probably still a little rich but it runs good for now. Get back to that later. Time for me to take a break from it.
Thanks to all for the great advice. Had to get my brain working for this sort of thing. It had been 40+ years since I had been this deep in an engine. I definitely needed this confidence booster.
Thanks again, Carl