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Originally Posted by humfrz
Hells bells, back in the day, I used to do ALL of my own work on my automobiles.
All that was needed was a spark plug wrench, a screwdriver, a 9/16-1\2" wrench, a thin dime (to set the points), a fingernail file (to file the points), a good ear (to set the timing), a pair of pliers and a socket set if you were going to overhaul the engine.
However, today, I feel lucky to find the dipstick to check the oil -  |
Yes i had a ‘72 Camaro RS For many years and everything is a breeze on the old gals. Those inline sixers like in your pic are even easier, can do a full tune up in less than an afternoon and NOTHING is in your way. Then the so called “Engineers” started to screw owners and mechanics on purpose.