I changed the oil all by myself

[Chris Mackey]

Originally Posted by apk919

Show of hands: who's old enough to have gapped a set of points? Anyone?

[fitfan]

i think i have had more cars with points, than with out!

[waydui]

Fabulous! Your Dad is way cool and so are you!!

Here is your next mission, should you decide to accept it!

Taken at ALMS Mid-Ohio in 2007.

Regards,
Wayne

[glb]

Originally Posted by Blonde1

I believe that's the "crunch all you want, we'll make more" approach to parenting.

Is that the "Practice Baby" method?

[glb]

Originally Posted by RacyTracy

Ask your dad if he's old enough to remember when oil came in cans instead of plastic bottles. You had to push a pointy spout into a metal lid on a cardboard can. It was really messy.

I still have a spout or two.

Originally Posted by apk919

Crap, I guess I'm old too. On the other hand, my Dad made me tune up his car before he let me use it the first time. Oops, "tune up"... showing my age again...

Show of hands: who's old enough to have gapped a set of points? Anyone?

OK, who's actually seen a set of points?

Once had to set a BMW's pts on a street in Manhattan w/a matchbook.

[RoadDad]

She did a great job. She needed a little help loosening some things here and there, but really did do everything herself. She didn't ask once what was next, just went from step one to two to three... She did ask if it was OK to say a bad word or two when the oil pours out of the pan all over her arm. I learned that even when I don't think the kids are paying attention they probably are .

Originally Posted by RacyTracy

C....nice job!!! Maybe when you're a little older you can change people's oil instead of doing babysitting jobs.

I remember being with my dad in the garage while he worked on his Porsche. I don't really remember him letting me do much though....I was mostly watching. Ask your dad if he's old enough to remember when oil came in cans instead of plastic bottles. You had to push a pointy spout into a metal lid on a cardboard can. It was really messy.

She'll make more money babysitting for sure. The wife and I pay $$ for dinner/date in the nicest places in town and $$$$$ in sitter fees .

Tracy, I'm only 24 so I don't remember any cardboard cans .

Originally Posted by Z-dculus

that's awesome! learn more lotus stuff and i'll pay you to work on my car lol!

Be careful. She'll hold you to that.

Originally Posted by apk919

Crap, I guess I'm old too. On the other hand, my Dad made me tune up his car before he let me use it the first time. Oops, "tune up"... showing my age again...

Is it not called a "tune up" anymore?!?!?!?

Originally Posted by apk919

Show of hands: who's old enough to have gapped a set of points? Anyone?

OK, who's actually seen a set of points?

Originally Posted by waydui

Fabulous! Your Dad is way cool and so are you!!

Here is your next mission, should you decide to accept it!

Taken at ALMS Mid-Ohio in 2007.

Regards,
Wayne

Wayne, I remember that shot from some time ago. That was awesome.


Cheers,
Proud Papa

[apk919]

Originally Posted by RoadDad

Is it not called a "tune up" anymore?!?!?!?

Not if you have a Lotus... then it's called a "reflash"

[shay2nak]

way to go!

[Amarao]

Good job! I didn't start doing that stuff until I was 16. And to this day I still have trouble getting some lug nuts off, or that one caliper bolt...

[kestrel74]

Originally Posted by apk919

Show of hands: who's old enough to have gapped a set of points? Anyone?

Yeah....right......how about the Accel Dual point distributor on my 68 Camaro.... ever try & get THOSE things right ???

[apk919]

Originally Posted by kestrel74

Yeah....right......how about the Accel Dual point distributor on my 68 Camaro.... ever try & get THOSE things right ???

Originally Posted by apk919

For the record, my '67 Plymouth (with a 383 cu.in. old school Magnum) had a Mallory dual point distributor... and a four-lobed distributor cam instead of an eight-lobed cam. So there were two sets of points to gap...

Yes sir!

[tesprit]

Originally Posted by RacyTracy

I remember being with my dad in the garage while he worked on his Porsche. I don't really remember him letting me do much though....I was mostly watching. Ask your dad if he's old enough to remember when oil came in cans instead of plastic bottles. You had to push a pointy spout into a metal lid on a cardboard can. It was really messy.

If you think that is old time, I used to pump bulk straight weight oil into 1 qt. glass oil bottles for my grandfather at his Standard Oil service station. The oil came in 50 gallon barrels and you had to attach a hand pump to the top them and then pump each glass bottle and screw on a foot long tapered metal spout top to the bottle when you were done. You would place all these filled bottles into metal baskets (kind of like the ones used for milk bottles) that were labeled with the weight of the oil. When a customer stopped to "fill 'er up" and you cleaned their windshield, checked the fan belt and their oil and water while you pumped their Ethyl gas (self serve gas didn't exist then--when was the last time your car was fully serviced at the pump?), you would offer them a quart of oil from the glass bottles if they were down a quart and they would respond with the oil weight they were using. The long tapered tops were there so you could get to the oil filler on the old tall engines without spilling oil on the engine and to keep you from leaning on their fender while you poured it in. I still remember when those glass bottles were replaced with all metal cans, but my grandfather still kept them out on display filled with the oil. I also remember there were no caps for those metal tops so the longer the bottles sat, the more dust would get into the oil. Those were different times! O.K., now that I have proven myself to be as old as dirt, we can continue on with this thread!

Great job on that oil change #2! You will make a lot of boys jealous and more than a bit nervous when you get older and show them how to fix their car while they don't have a clue as to what needs to be done!

(BTW, I just adjusted the ignition points on my BMW during its spring tune up............)

[Ren Man]

Nice work and way to go. Knowing how to do your own service goes a long way and the best way to learn is by doing.

I also remember the cardboard cans (I still have a couple of spouts myself), points, and tune ups (I still have all the tools), nowadays you talk about dwell and people look at you funny.

Now you realy want to date yourself how about cars with 4 wheel drum brakes hehehe Oh yea and how about mechamical brakes (non-hydraulic)

[Ren Man]

oh yea and another one I forgot bias belted tires

[Sh4rkattk]

What is everyone on about gapping points??? bias belted tires??? Everything else i've heard and know about even the oil cans, still have a spout laying somewhere.

[glb]

relevant story about tune ups (from "Inept Friends....or, The Blood Washed it Off":



III. Bob’s Dad Thinks Tune-ups Take 2 Weeks to “Set”

Bob is a well-known auto engineer; you may have seen him on TV. He’s also one of the smartest guys I’ve ever met. His dad, not so much.
When Bob was young, his dad fancied himself a good amateur mechanic. He would tune-up the family car and then, about two weeks later, it would run great.

So, he lclaimed that these things take about 2 weeks to “set”. He swore by this theory.


What he didn’t know is that Bob, being a busy guy, didn’t get around to undoing what his father had done for about…..two weeks.




You kids might be treating dad like this in a few years...