I am Getting Old....
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St. Jude Donor '11, '16-'17
Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
I went to Sears to get a #21023 as recommended by Lars and others. Not sold in Canada. I gave up for the day.
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (SCVetteGuy)
I very much appreciate your reply! Any post such as mine is prone to generalizations. And that is perhaps a consequence of the typing-challenged such as me. The message is curt and short.
My observation from attending cruise days/nights in the last couple of years is that young people do embrace the classics, particularly Camaros. The late 1960s seem to be the favourites. And they put a heck of a lot of money in them. But they are pretty. Not some much for the Vettes for some reason. And I do not know why. So the old traditions will live on in the new generations. And I am pleased to see that. Thanks for getting back to me!
My observation from attending cruise days/nights in the last couple of years is that young people do embrace the classics, particularly Camaros. The late 1960s seem to be the favourites. And they put a heck of a lot of money in them. But they are pretty. Not some much for the Vettes for some reason. And I do not know why. So the old traditions will live on in the new generations. And I am pleased to see that. Thanks for getting back to me!
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
Timing lights are still around, actually saw a couple at pep boys, now try finding a compression checker, they dont even exist anymore, gona go look on ebay....... :( :rolleyes:
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
It does go in two directions, Eric. I admit that. I could not handle a C4 or C5 quite frankly. Would not know where to start. Thanks for putting matters into perspective.
Anyway....Sears has a nice timing light!
-Rick
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (sammyb)
Face it...we're all getting old.
You know we're getting old when cars we considered "used" are considered to be "classic" by your neighbor's kids.
When you remember people driving C3s (and C2s) as daily drivers all over the place, but most of the people at the mall were lucky to remember ever seeing a C4 on a new car lot.
You know we're getting old when cars we considered "used" are considered to be "classic" by your neighbor's kids.
When you remember people driving C3s (and C2s) as daily drivers all over the place, but most of the people at the mall were lucky to remember ever seeing a C4 on a new car lot.
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
Paul: My needle meter did about 10 different things from dwell and RPM to volts and ohms. BTW...I also got a vacuum tester AND compression tester at Sears. Must be the Old Geezer store :)
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (Dep)
Dep,
You got it! I am not going to take any more pics of my basement inventory. Anyone remember tuning with a vacuum gauge?
http://www.centuryperformance.com/vacuum.asp
[Modified by paul67, 8:24 PM 11/17/2003]
You got it! I am not going to take any more pics of my basement inventory. Anyone remember tuning with a vacuum gauge?
http://www.centuryperformance.com/vacuum.asp
[Modified by paul67, 8:24 PM 11/17/2003]
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
The parts store these days are worthless.You stand in line for what seems like weeks,talk to a guy or gal that only can look up via a PC parts they know nothing about,and invariably end up with the wrong part.
Two words."Summit Racing" :yesnod:
I once asked a girl behind the counter of an autoparts store if she had any info on 6-71 blown engines.She said to me"Why would anyone want to put a blown engine in a car?"
I turned and left,knowing I was certainly in the wrong store. :leaving:
Two words."Summit Racing" :yesnod:
I once asked a girl behind the counter of an autoparts store if she had any info on 6-71 blown engines.She said to me"Why would anyone want to put a blown engine in a car?"
I turned and left,knowing I was certainly in the wrong store. :leaving:
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St. Jude Donor '07
Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
Wait, there's hope! I do all the work on my car and i know tuning is becoming a lost art. I bought my timing light at Harbor Freight, it's a good little timing light too. The problem I had with looking at Autozone or Kragen is the lights are these bulky, ray gun looking things that cost as much as three tanks of gas. I've also had mixed luck with talking to the people that work threre, sometimes they know what they're doing, but a lot of time they don't. Lucky for me mine's HEI so I don't need points. Still waiting to learn to tune my carb, but my dad might be getting his '64 running again so maybe I'll just watch over his shoulder.
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (killervette666)
I'm 16 and I just bought a compression checker last week from Auto Zone. They didnt have it on the shelves though. I had to ask for it and the guy went in the back and got one. I am checking timing next week on my car with my dads help. I am learning as I go. I love having an old car and not some crappy ricer. I actually know what I am talking about when I talk about cars with people and then the ricers people at my school dont know what is coming out of their mouth or should I say butt. :skep: :chevy
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
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St. Jude Donor '06
Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
I know the feeling. Since I just bought the 77 with the Lt1 I am going to need alot of help tuning her and what not. Not used to this new fangled EFI stuffs. But I am willing to learn it! :D
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (Cali,68,L-79)
Going in to any parts store today is an exercise in patience.Mindless people who generally dont give a darn.I worked the counters for ten years in yhe peak of the muscle car years.I owned worked on and could talk the language..Go in and ask for something simple like gm points and you get the year make model runaround.But if you want a worthless chrome plated doo dad they are all over it .Oh well im better now .seeeee yaaaaa
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (Cali,68,L-79)
Getting old before my time here (19). Carb is the way to go for me, just from a price standpoint (no laptop, etc) but I want Webers... maybe I just like making things hard on myself! I think I'll stick with my HEI over points though... Technology has it's place, but I don't like anything that takes the power/adjustibility out of my hands :nonod:
Here's to being old fashioned :cheers:
Chris
Here's to being old fashioned :cheers:
Chris
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (paul67)
I set my last set of car breaker points using a dwell meter and hex key (distributor door) back in 1983 in my last points-type car; a 1971 Nova with a 283 from a '64 Nova wagon. My very last set of breaker points was in 2002 on my 1976 Honda 550 Super Sport (since sold it). I used a continuity light to catch the exact opening/closing of the motorcycle points; no dwell meter.
I still use the timing light to set my total timing. I do still have a multitester from Sears that supports point dwell settings but only use it to test voltage/amps.
I still use the timing light to set my total timing. I do still have a multitester from Sears that supports point dwell settings but only use it to test voltage/amps.
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Re: I am Getting Old.... (TedH)
$160 for a timing light? I'm gonna dig mine out and sell it... I think I bought it from Sears for $15 or $20 in the early 60's. :p: Maybe I oughta frame it and hang it on the wall... It's an antique. :lol: