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Old October 12th 05, 02:48 PM
Abeness
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Default Craftsman timing lights--which one?

Sears offers two "heavy duty" timing lights, one for $50 and one for
$70. The description of the more expensive one notes "0-60 degree
advance scale for more accurate and easy timing measure". Is this a
useful feature, worth another $20? Or will the $50 one be sufficient?
I've never checked timing before, but am competent.

Also, I'm assuming that the Craftsman Engine Analyzer is a reasonable
choice for checking engine rpms. Would anyone suggest otherwise? Thanks.
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Old October 12th 05, 05:20 PM
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Last year I inquired here about timing lights. The consensus was to buy the
cheapest one possible. See the reasoning in the thread at
http://1tiny.com/306

Ebay has some very good deals on timing lights.

"Abeness" > wrote
> Sears offers two "heavy duty" timing lights, one for $50 and one for
> $70. The description of the more expensive one notes "0-60 degree
> advance scale for more accurate and easy timing measure". Is this a
> useful feature, worth another $20? Or will the $50 one be sufficient?
> I've never checked timing before, but am competent.



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Old October 12th 05, 05:33 PM
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Look at http://www.iequus.com/item.asp?cid=20 first.

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Old October 12th 05, 07:04 PM
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Elle wrote:
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> Last year I inquired here about timing lights. The consensus was to buy the
> cheapest one possible. See the reasoning in the thread at
> http://1tiny.com/306
>


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Not entirely perfect advice, because the 'cheapest one possible' is not
worth backing over with your Honda, because it isn't electronic . .

It's just a flash tube that runs off your high tension ignition spark,
and you have to use it at night.

Been there as a teenager, waited until dark.

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Old October 12th 05, 07:19 PM
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"'Curly Q. Links'" > wrote
> Elle wrote:
> >
> > Last year I inquired here about timing lights. The consensus was to buy

the
> > cheapest one possible. See the reasoning in the thread at
> > http://1tiny.com/306
> >

>
> ----------------------------
>
> Not entirely perfect advice, because the 'cheapest one possible' is not
> worth backing over with your Honda, because it isn't electronic . .
>
> It's just a flash tube that runs off your high tension ignition spark,
> and you have to use it at night.
>
> Been there as a teenager, waited until dark.


Yes, I guess I should have mentioned cheapest _induction_ timing light
available. Induction timing lights being the type that have a lead clamping
around an ignition wire.


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Old October 12th 05, 07:22 PM
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In article >,
'Curly Q. Links' > wrote:
>Been there as a teenager, waited until dark.


The one I had as a teenager worked in my parent's garage...


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Old October 14th 05, 02:16 AM
Abeness
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Thanks, guys. Excellent info. Looks like those Equus folks make a
cheaper tach, too:
http://www.iequus.com/item.asp?cid=40

Do I need a code reader for a 94 Civic EX? I was looking for one awhile
back, and now see that these guys make one.

I'll check ebay for a light.
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Old October 14th 05, 06:46 PM
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Abeness wrote:
> Looks like those Equus folks make a cheaper tach, too:
> http://www.iequus.com/item.asp?cid=40


Any tach that doesn't use either an internal battery or the car's
battery for power will not give accurate readings, except by chance.
That model 3010 tach looks like a tach I bought for $5 long ago that
was off by 20%, and I ended up gutting its circuitry and substituting a
proper tach circuit from an electronics magazine.

> Do I need a code reader for a 94 Civic EX? I was looking for one awhile
> back, and now see that these guys make one.


Pre-1996 cars generally have ways to read codes without any special
equipment, and I believe Hondas made even after that year allow this,
at least to a limited extent. Factory and Mitchell manuals cover this
area much better than Haynes and other third party manuals do. However
if your 1994 is similar to a 1995, here's free access to a factory
manual:

www.honda.co.uk/owner/CivicManual/

 




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