Yes, I should have noticed that there wasn't a fitting on the manifold but I wasn't even thinking about it.  Hopefully this will be a quick fix?  At least I keep on making 1 step closer and not two back.

If this works, next issue will be the headlight adjustments, which I may leave for the gathering.

Fill in some blanks here for a slow learner (me). 

Have you driven this car before? 

Did it shift correctly?

If so where did the correct parts disappear to inbetween?  

I've owned the car for 13 yrs.  Drove it for 2 and decided to do brakes on the car, which led to whole new break system, which led to front suspension rebuild, which led to trailing arm rebuild.  By this time, yrs later, I decided I was gonna keep this car for myself and my daughter.  She was the only one of 3 kids, the other 2 being her older brothers, who took an interest in this car.  I had restored a few first generation Camaros and sold them so keeping this father/daughter project became a no brainer.  Now I decided I needed to work on the engine.  I bought a crate motor for a little added oomph and because it was cheaper.  Unfortunately, before I could install it I had to move to a place without a garage so I had someone else install the motor.  To make this loooong story a little shorter, he sucked.  There isn't much he did in the install that was finished or correct.  So now I'm fixing one problem and moving to the next.  At least it's starting and driving now.