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  • JoeyM

    Jan. 1, 2012 9:30 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    Nitroracer wrote:

    pinchvalve wrote:

    Flipping down the license plate to put gas in the car is something I kinda miss. Didn't matter which pump you pulled up to, the filler was in the middle of the car.

    I've had some trouble with this one lately. Any modern gas pump has a hose too short to reach low enough and to the center of the car for me to fill up. I usually grab an end pump and back up to it.

    My Dad's AMX has the gas cap behing the licence tag

  • porksboy

    Jan. 1, 2012 9:36 p.m. porksboy SuperDork

    Setting dwell on a points type GM distributor.

    Adjusting a brake proportioning valve. (not the one you do on the fly with a knob)

    Truing wire wheels.

    Servicing 16.5" two piece wheels.

  • mmosbey

    Jan. 1, 2012 11:13 p.m. mmosbey Reader

    jstand wrote:

    mmosbey wrote:

    • It's EFI and computers, but I'll also add pulling computer codes by way of paperclip and a single blinking light.

    There's also pulling codes on K-cars by cycling the key from off to run the right number of times (its been a while but I think it was 5) to get the light to blink out the codes.

    80's Caddy's used to display codes through the automatic climate control.

    My 02 Jeep Grand Cherokee did that. Well, it'd show the code on the odometer. Nice trick, really. I'm glad to hear it goes back that far.

    I think the touch screen in the late 80's Reatta shows codes.

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