Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:30:07 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: '96 900 turbo 60,000 mile tune up
Dave Hinz wrote: > On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:30:24 +0100, Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote: > > > > Dave Hinz wrote: > > > >> In the US, "tune-up" more or less used to mean "adjust the fuel and > >> ignition systems", back in the carb & points & distributor days. > > > > I kind of wondered about that. Those were the days - days it's nice to forget ! > > Oh, I dunno, I rather enjoy wrenching on my older Saabs. You like the 'wrench knuckles' too ??? ;-) > > I recall stripping and rebuilding the classic Lucas 25D4 distributor to replace > worn plates that > were causing timing jitter. > > I suppose it being Lucas, rather than Bosch, would change the enjoyment > factor quite a bit. Actually it wasn't too tricky. Lovely vernier timing adjustement. ( Rover called it the 'octane selector' on the 2000TC ) Haven't seen a Bosch close-up to compare sadly. > > Jeez, you had to replace the points, gap them - set the timing and replace plugs > since engines > didn't burn so clean then. Not to mention adjusting carb(s) to get > the mixture right. > > Yup. What better way to spend a sunny saturday afternoon? Thankfully those were my student days. I was quite unusual in even being a student with a car back then ! Today they all have one and unlikely to be as much as 10 yrs old. Self-maintenance was the only option. I reckon I've done pretty much everything on a car bar welding and a gearbox strip / rebuild. > > Oh and cam follower gaps. And a fauly condenser could screw the whole lot > up. Actually makes ECUs > look quite friendly ! > > I like machines that I can see working, myself. Dwell relates directly > to points gap, can be visualized, and is obvious when something is > mechanically wrong - because you can see it. Not saying it's a better > technology than the ECUs, but it's certainly more approachable. I still have a sneaking regard for this. It's so much more *tangible*. I wouldn't like to rely on it for my everyday travel though ! Graham
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