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From: tomk@leia.UUCP (Tom Kloos)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Am I Doing A Good Tune-Up?
Message-ID: <110@leia.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 01:14:28 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  8 01:14:28 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 10-Mar-86 08:37:42 EST
References: <398@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: tomk@leia.UUCP (Tom Kloos)
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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In article <398@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU> cnrdean@ucbtopaz.BERKELEY.EDU () writes:
>I like to do my own work on my own cars.  However, with the advent of 
>electronic ignition, fuel injection, etc. I find that there's not
>much that I can do in the way of a 'tune-up'.  In the past, I used to:
>
>1.  change the plugs
 etc.....

You can still (and should!) do much of the routine maintenance on cars
with fuel injection and/or electronic ignition.  Certainly changing the
plugs, oil, and lube are not all that hard and items like setting the
timing can be very easy IF you have proper documentation (FACTORY
service manual! NOT a brand X imitation).

For example, to set the timing in my Camaro, you simply pull apart a
connector which places the computer in a 'test' mode.  The timing can
then be set to spec using conventional techniques and a garden variety
timing light.

Above all, don't let the service folks charge you big bucks for routine
maintenance and minor adjustments which they often don't do correctly!
There are times when you're stuck with them for more major problems, but
certainly nothing in your list should fall in this class.

-Tom Kloos, Tektronix, Wilsonville, Oregon
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