Bought my first car this week!

[maxhifi]

Oh - I just read the other post.. if you're getting 6 mpg, what you need is a tune up.

I suggest at a minimum: Get yourself some new points, a condenser, new rotor, new spark plugs, and possibly a carb rebuild kit. Get the following test gear: timing light and dwell meter.

First change and gap all the plugs, then change the points, condenser, and rotor, and set the base timing and dwell with vacuum advance disconnected. Then verify that vacuum advance works. I have struggled with rebuilding carbs and found that buying a rebuilt one is easier... you may not find the same thing, just my experience.

You will find that doing a tune up on the old beast is much easier than a convergence procedure for a colour TV, and much more rewarding financially.