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Old 02-13-2007, 08:37 PM
John Robertson
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John Robertson wrote:
> I was told many years ago "take the car down the freeway and let it rev in a
> lower gear then tune it "
> So I use real synthetic oil and do as above besides making sure the coolant
> is up to date ,the tyres are at least a recommended pressure or above.It
> seems many cars never get a good work out ,and I dont mean thrashing around
> ,I mean a decent responsible rev out through the lower gears .I am amazed
> when neighbours ask me to tune up of fix their cars at the filth around the
> motor as well as on the electric's .One guy had a distributor which was so
> warn it was backfiring as the rotor his the poles in the cap .He had just
> returned from a months holiday ,the trip just there and back was 1800 klms
> let alone the runabout mileage, all this with loose gas as in LPG fittings
> and a backfiring dizzy.
>
>

PLEASE EXCUSE MY SPELLING I MEANT WORN NOT WARN OY VOY AN OLD BOY
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