Watch out when doing a basic tuneup Options

[shawnhayes]

Ok, so I'm a journeyman mechanic.

I can manage significant work on most vehicles, and bought a 74 914 2.0 as a track car.

Doing a minor tuneup, I've found several pitfalls:

1. There are SEVERAL easy to disconnect wires near the distributor that are easy to accidentally disconnect or damage.

2. It is very difficult to get good lighting to do this work without a corded shoplight.

3. The "tuneup" parts aren't readily available from the local autoparts stores - plan on purchasing them WAY AHEAD of the time you will need them.

Shawn

P.S. - my car was disabled for two months while figuring all this out