Who remembers timing lights, points, distributor cap and rotors?
01-04-2009, 02:58 PM
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I had a friend that had his windshield washer fluid pump hose disconnected from the sprayers and rerouted into the passenger compartment and he filled the resevoir with wine. Nice touch!
I had a friend that had his windshield washer fluid pump hose disconnected from the sprayers and rerouted into the passenger compartment and he filled the resevoir with wine. Nice touch!
01-04-2009, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' post='759050' date='Jan 4 2009, 11:11 AM
Who remembers timing lights, points, distributor cap and rotors?
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01-04-2009, 04:23 PM
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Ah the good old days!! 
01-04-2009, 08:47 PM
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Ah yes, the "good old days" were good, but back then we drove cars like this bad boy... This is similar to the vanagon I learned to drive stick with. No power steering, brakes...no power NOTHING 
Yeah they were good, but no interest in going back 
Yeah they were good, but no interest in going back
01-05-2009, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' post='759050' date='Jan 4 2009, 08:11 AM
Who remembers timing lights, points, distributor cap and rotors?
Anyway, Happy New year!
Anyway, Happy New year!
cheers, thanks for the post. I was just joking with my neighbout at this! I threatened to get my spark plug gap tool (which I still have in one of my toolboxes for some strange reason), and give his car a tune-up....
I look under the hood of my 550 and just shake my head....if it ever does not start...I am just calling a tow truck to take it to the dealer. I wouldn't even attempt new spark plugs on this. My old 325, on the other hand, was fun to work on!
01-05-2009, 03:33 PM
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I remember my Dad working on his cars back in the day. He actually kept a notebook so that he could put the car's engine back together again.
He must have overhauled his car's engine 3 or 4 times!
He must have overhauled his car's engine 3 or 4 times!
01-05-2009, 06:24 PM
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HAHAHA... Nothing quite like sitting on a county road setting the timing and then doing a few 1/4 runs to see the results. The farmer working in the field must have gotten a kick out of that.
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