Doze:
One of the great joys of owning an older classic is the simplicity. Even working in
electronics, there's nothing easier to fix by the roadside than a set of points or a
simple carburetter. I still do most of the maintenance on my vehicles and have only
just recently had to buy obd tools to diagnose faults. Not cheap, but a few hours
garage time and it's paid for itself. All the emissions control nonsense means
electronics must be used, with sensors sticking out everywhere and they aren't
industrial quality either.
As for the electrics, cars of the 60's through 80's were much simpler, but one
main difference between the continentals and uk was in the fusing. There was / is
usually a separate fuse even for each headlight filament on the continentals, whereas
uk sometimes had a single fuse for all the lights. Quite usefull in the dead of night
when the fuse blows and all the lights go out
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