My feelings exactly. Now I often say f##$$$!! it, tomorrow is another day. Instead of driving myself nuts to get it done now.I'm right behind you age wise.. I find the older I get the less I give a $#!+ about much of anything..
My feelings exactly. Now I often say f##$$$!! it, tomorrow is another day. Instead of driving myself nuts to get it done now.I'm right behind you age wise.. I find the older I get the less I give a $#!+ about much of anything..
I need some of that stuff you smoke.Compared to the old days, its a lot simpler. You guys must be young whippersnappers.
I had a 1964 Corvette with a 365 hp 327 with solid lifters. Spark plugs lasted maybe 5000-6000 miles. Mechanical points needed frequent attention. Distributor cap, maybe 12,000 miles. Ignition wires, 30,000 miles at the most. Some of this improved when I attached a capacitor discharge ignition system that used the points only to trigger the capacitive discharge. Then there were the valve adjustments.When my 60's cars are running rough, it's all about a set of points and adjusting the idle mixture screws.
I still don't like drum brakes, though. And bleeding C3 disc brakes is impossible without a power bleeder.
Far simpler...
My hobby was 10 and 11 meter radios. Only in the last yr or two have I gotI'm just wondering. When I had my 3800 powered Buick I used to wrench on it every weekend. I kept it in pristine condition. Now that I have my 2012 Honda Civic I have no desire to learn the car and fix it like I did with the Buick. I found a cheap mechanic who is also a friend of the family and I'm fine paying money to have him fix it.
I lost the love for wrenching... what happened?
speaking of that, I was over at another of my retiree's friends this morning, and we were actually arguing what day it was....My feelings exactly. Now I often say f##$$$!! it, tomorrow is another day. Instead of driving myself nuts to get it done now.
I hear ya. My wife retired in August, I work once in a while if I feel like it. My wife and I often ask each other what day of the week it is. LOL Truth be told it's a great feeling, and I can always find something to do if I choose to.speaking of that, I was over at another of my retiree's friends this morning, and we were actually arguing what day it was....
I told him it was Saturday, and he was insistent it wasn't.
Then we both decided it really didn't make any difference what day it was.
An advantage of points and condenser ignition is that it was simple to diagnose and the parts were dirt cheap.Miss the day of Points plugs condenser every 3000 miles along with a oil change....Not really I would not want to do all that now...but back when I was young it was fun...
You are right... Just a few tools were needed and a feeler gauge. I did have a tach and dwell meter also and the good old timing light...An advantage of points and condenser ignition is that it was simple to diagnose and the parts were dirt cheap.
I still have a dwell meter and a timing light.
You could pretty well eyeball the points gap after a few times and then use the dwell meter to confirm your judgement.
To me points triggering an electronic setup was the worst of all possible worlds. I had an old Mercedes W115 230 with that setup.
We also had an '81 Vanagon in which the points ran the ignition and triggered the FI.
Memories of headaches now long passed.
Heck, with a little experience you didn't even need the feeler gauge, although I have one of those with various thicknesses as well.You are right... Just a few tools were needed and a feeler gauge. I did have a tach and dwell meter also and the good old timing light...
I'm just wondering. When I had my 3800 powered Buick I used to wrench on it every weekend. I kept it in pristine condition. Now that I have my 2012 Honda Civic I have no desire to learn the car and fix it like I did with the Buick. I found a cheap mechanic who is also a friend of the family and I'm fine paying money to have him fix it.
I lost the love for wrenching... what happened?