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Looking for atune up tip or two and for a brake line source 120-130

Two things for your consideration:

1. It's been quite a while since the last time got out the tune up stuff but I decided the amazons were probably overdue since the parts boxes I have are dated 2007. My 45 year old Craftsman dwell meter plus seems to be in good working order, my equally old Peerless Pulsar Timing Light however had crapped out. I replaced it with one from Harbor Freight. It seems to work okay and with a 25% off coupon was only $24.75. I had enough Bosch parts to do both car's points, condenser, rotor & cap, NGK plugs and IPD performance wires ignition wires.

It took me a while to get into the groove, that the points gap determines dwell for instance, that the timing is adjusted by rotating the distributor body etc. That the bigger the gap in the points the bigger the dwell angle.

But I'd love to find a better way to adjust the points beside just trial and error. The best way I've found is to put the feeler gauge in the gap then hold everything while I tighten the base screw. I usually take the distributor out to change the points. Any suggestions?

2. I need to replace the brake lines in my 1995 Geo Tracker, I'd prefer to just buy a made up set than to make my own. I've searched the internet without a good result. Anyone got a source that might have these?









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New Looking for atune up tip or two and for a brake line source [120-130]
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