Michael Pardee wrote:
> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns981E81588533Btegger@207.14.116.130...
>
>>"Shaggz" <ChrisLight@gmail.com> wrote in
>>news:1155459141.080466.137500@m73g2000cwd.google groups.com:
>>
>>>No check engine light. I don't have a strobe, so checking the timing
>>>might be hard..
>>>
>>>Can I do that with a fluorescent tube ?
>>>
>>
>>
>>You might be able to rent a timing light.
>>
>>I can't see a fluorescent tube working. What's its setup? Is it just a
>>hand-held lamp of some kind or can it clip to the spark plug wire?
>>
>>--
>>TeGGeR®
>>
>
> In the '70s I used to see neon timing lights for sale, really cheap. They
> were pretty straightforward, just a large neon bulb in a reflector. I never
> tried one, but the word was they were only useful in the dark.

Most only really work /well/ in near-darkness, even the latest xenon-strobe
models I've used.