My beat-up timing light sorted out a no-start that had everyone scratching their heads

I still use a basic timing light for tune-ups (most guys think I'm nuts for it). A customer's truck wouldn't fire after the shop tried all the new diagnostic gear. I hooked up my light, made a few adjustments by feel, and it cranked right over. Felt pretty good to solve it with such a simple tool. (Guess sometimes the old methods just work, huh?)

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david372d ago

So what did you end up adjusting by feel with the light?

ray_rivera812d ago

Tweaked the highlights until the shadows didn't look too deep. @david37, it's mostly about trusting your eye over the numbers. My light meter is probably sulking in the corner.