Posted by Buzzman72 on June 13, 2009 at 09:21:47 from (74.129.192.160):
In Reply to: Re: OT Mechanics posted by bc on June 13, 2009 at 08:42:05:
Your comment about kids and points is not too valid anymore...since by 1980, ALL of the US car manufacturers had gone to electronic ignition. That was 30 years ago, closer to 35 in most cases [GM had HEI in '74, and Ford had Duraspark about the same time].
So asking kids today about setting points is akin to asking someone born in the 1950's how to time the valves on a sleeve-valve Willys-Knight engine...or asking someone your age how to make a buggy whip. Most don't know because they're not likely to run into that technology unless they choose to service antiques.
I answer some tech questions on an old truck discussion board, and there are a lot of younger folks who could probably teach computer stuff but have no idea how a carburetor works--primarily because by 1990 even the low-line imports had gone to fuel injection. And 1990 is nearly 20 years in the past. The kids who are getting into these old trucks are open to learning about carbs and points and such, but for the most part they just haven't been exposed to what is antique technology nowadays.
So unless they choose to own an antique car, truck, or tractor, why should these kids learn something that won't help them with their own cars? I'm pretty sure that's how the younger generation looks at this [my kids are 29 and 25, so electronic ignition is older than either of them].
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