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Re: validitity of Colortune-and news

To: Thomas Carney <panacea19@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: validitity of Colortune-and news
From: msecres@ibm.net
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:12:20 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <19980330212244.24291.qmail@hotmail.com>
Thomas Carney wrote:
> 
>   Is the Colortune 500 system really worth all the $50 that Viki Brit
> charegs.  I am newbie at carb rebuilds and after my first attempt on my
> GT6+ I am still having trouble fine tuning the carbs.  Will this thing
> really help me get the right mixture.  And is it like Viki says"if you
> can change a plug you can use colortune"?
>   Also if anyone cares my GT6+ is now on the web thanks to a friend of
> mine.  If you would like to see it here is the address:
> http://www.susqu.edu/students/g/glass/cars.htm
> You will notice some things missing and others not right on my car, but
> I like it that way :) (except for the fact that I forgot to put the
> front valance on, and that it is painted with a flat black spray can
> while waiting a real job).
> 
> '60 Bugeye Sprite(the begining)
> '68 GT6+(to be college car, almost done)
> '60 Rover P4100(father son bonding project)
> "Everthing Breaks Sometime"

Frankly, I wouldn't bother with the Colortune.  That's $50 bucks you can
easily spend elsewhere on your car.  Learn to set the mixture using the
old fashioned lift-the-pistons method.  It's easy to do and gets easier
with practice.  There's a write-up of the method in the maintenance
section of the VTR website.

--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire

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