Re: [Amc-list] AMC Spare

[Keleigh Hardie <keleigh3000@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know this'll sound weird, but I miss points. I started out in this 
business when few cars had electronic ignition, and almost none had FI. 
The cars I work on now have so much electronics it ridiculous, IMHO. If 
I get another car, it won't be for daily use (I still have the Eagle for 
that, EFI, EI, and all) but to remember what cars were like when I 
started working on them. Guess I'm gettin' old...

Keleigh

Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM wrote:
> For 90% of flats a temp fix with fix-a-flat works fine. Just don't put
> off getting it fixed for more than a day or two! That's the big
> "problem" with temporary spares -- people tend to run on them for days
> or even weeks! I couldn't help but laugh when I saw some idiot on the
> side of the road a couple days ago with a flat. He had obviously been
> running the temp spare for a while (from the looks of the wheel) -- it
> was flat!! There's a reason they call them temporary -- and fix-a-flat a
> temporary fix...
>
> I can live with a carburetor, but won't do points for long! Pertronix is
> just to easy and precise, and makes a difference overall in power and
> economy by staying in tune. I know a well tuned set of points is really
> just as good, but it takes time to set them correctly, then it has to be
> done every 5K miles or so. I don't mind tinkering with my cars, but
> prefer to keep scheduled maintenance to a minimum. There is a big
> difference with electronic ignition, and it's cheap enough at around
> $100 to pay for itself. Just the convenience of quicker starts is worth
> it to me. For those who don't trust electronics, the Pertronix is really
> the way to go -- keep a set of points for a quick fix since it's easy to
> pull the Pertronix unit and drop the points back in. 
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:02 PM
> From: Keleigh Hardie <keleigh3000@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Agreed, it is. I've been craving a simpler car myself lately. Something
> with points and a carburetor. I understand. On an intellectual level,
> though, I do agree with Frank. Space savers make sense. Flat tires
> aren't all that common any more, and with modern cars some wheel/tire
> assemblies are so expensive and heavy that it doesn't make sense to
> waste a lot of money and weight on a wheel and tire you may never use. I
> know that hardly any of my customers are likely to change their own any
> more. Heck, some  of our cars don't come with any spare at all, just a
> high tech bottle of "fix-a-flat". Hope their AAA membership is
> current...
>
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