"krw" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:03:55 -0600, Dave Balderstone
wrote:
I still recall fondly standing INSIDE the engine compartment of an old
F150 straight 6 doing a complete tuneup including valve adjustments...

The bad news was that you *had* to do frequent tune-ups. Good
riddance coils and points!

True, about every 12,000 miles but it typically took less time to change the
plugs, points, condenser, and rotor than it did to change the oil. That
said, my 97 Chevy pu had close to 80K when I traded it in and it had the
original plugs.