WC> -=> Wayne Chirnside said to Greg Mayman
WC> -=> about "ALTERNATOR RATINGS" on 01-21-03  14:53.....

WC> WC> You've still got vehicles that _can_ be tuned up?
WC> WC> Here a tuneup means change of plugs, oil, filter, possibly
WC> WC> a new sensor or if you're really unlucky a new computer
WC> WC> module.

WC> GM> I can't afford one of those newfangled vehicles with a computer.
WC> GM> Mine still has the standard carburettor, distributor with
WC> GM> mechanical points and Kettering ingnition.

WC> OW> Excuse my ignorance but what is  Kettering ignition ? standard points
WC> OW> condenser coil distributer ?

WC>You've got it.

WC> WC> I liked vehicles with points and a few simple tricks
WC> WC> allowed you to really get mileage out of them.

WC> GM> Yup, me too.

WC> OW> Me too
WC> OW> To me pointless ignition is just that,  pointless!

WC>When you're stranded you're stranded there's no fixing the new
WC>stuff on the road.
 
I don't know about that. I drove a 79 Ford van towing a
trailer over 150K. It had electronic ignition - no points.
I always carried a spare ignition module with me. Never
needed it, but did bail out a fellow RVer that DID need one.
Actually I guess I was lucky - the only spare part I ever
needed was a fan belt, and I carried lots of spare parts.

Jay

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