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Originally Posted by Scarpa
Hah and I thought I was old...
Yeah I get that it's a useful tool. I suppose my surprise was in needing one on a car with 20k miles. I do still have wrenches, jackstands, a jack and an airtank somewhere in my garage.  Maybe this time around I can have the kids be my labor.
I bought a standalone reader for $16 off amazon, that one click thing helps the impulse buys for sure! I know you all are eagerly awaiting my report of the codes but will have to wait another day. |
Oh, ya, don't be over-doing now. An old man can get a bad kink in the back, plugging that code reader in ......
And then there is the frustration understanding the code. The numbered translation to words speak of a bunch of stuff you didn't even know your car had.
It's NOT going to say that the number 2 spark plug is fouled or that the timing is not advanced enough or that the points gap is too narrow or the automatic choke is stuck or the idle mixture is too rich ........
NOOOOOOOO.......... THAT would be too damn simple, although it's still an internal combustion, naturally aspirated, gasoline engine.......
humfrz - lost in the 50's ......again ......
