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Subject:Re: ever own a VW Rabbit L?
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:22:58 -0500

I do consider those tasks maintenance, not a "tune-up". I think of a
tune up as adjusting the ignition timing and fuel mixture, in the old
days by ear to make a car run right.

Dennis

----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 9:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: ever own a VW Rabbit L?

On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Diesels don't get tune-ups.

Valve lash adjustments and injector pump timing adjustments don't count
as
tune-ups?

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