87 Caprice Tune up
March 10th, 2012, 1:25 AM
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87 Caprice Tune up
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Just looking for some info about a complete tune up for my 87 Caprice Brougham 305. Here is what I was told to change: cap and rotor, spark plugs, wires, air filter,gas filter, and pcv valve. Any other things I should replace? Not much of a mechanical person but I'm going to give this a try. My main concern are the cap, rotor, and wires. What brand should I get and I saw some that said internal or external coil. Which should I be getting? Want to make sure I get the right parts the first time around and I appreciate any advice you can give. thanks
Just looking for some info about a complete tune up for my 87 Caprice Brougham 305. Here is what I was told to change: cap and rotor, spark plugs, wires, air filter,gas filter, and pcv valve. Any other things I should replace? Not much of a mechanical person but I'm going to give this a try. My main concern are the cap, rotor, and wires. What brand should I get and I saw some that said internal or external coil. Which should I be getting? Want to make sure I get the right parts the first time around and I appreciate any advice you can give. thanks
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March 19th, 2012, 5:07 PM
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Some coils have an internal resistor while others rely on a resistor wire or an external resistor to limit the current flowing into the coil from the car's 12 volt supply. The wire which goes from the ignition coil to the distributor and the wires which go from the distributor to each of the spark plugs are called spark plug wires or high tension leads.
you have everything down to do your tune up.... i would go with the internal resistor...
you have everything down to do your tune up.... i would go with the internal resistor...
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