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Subject: [TR] Steps in doing a tune up
From: tedtsimx at bright.net (Ted Schumacher)
Date: Tue, 03 May 2011 08:21:01 -0400
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Cosmo and list.First step in a tune-up is a compression check. If a 
cylinder is down,no matter how good th tune-up, yo can't compensate for 
loss of power in a cylinder. Ted


On 5/2/2011 1:05 PM, Cosmo Kramer wrote:
> Hi List!
>
> When I do a tune up on the Garage Queen, I first start with checking the 
> valves
> &  adj. them, to have them set right, because the engine is still cold.
>
> My question is:
> What are the steps, IN ORDER, to do an efficient tune up with a car that has
> points?
>
> I would like to know, from when the engine is cold to when the engine is 
> warmed
> up, the procedure to the last step. TIA,
>   -Cosmo Kramer
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