Thanks, Andyman. That's alot of good info. Replacing the timing belt is on the list of things to do. Looking at the distributor and timing is too.... now.
The most annoying thing about Goldie is that she revs at nearly 3k when cold. In the winter it would take several miles before she would warm up and 'settle down' to a normal idle. Now that the weather is warmer, it takes less than a mile, but I would love to get it fixed. I don't think it's a vacuum leak (or least not entirely) since it's affected so much by temperature. I dunno. Any thoughts?