Theres an idea..
maybe a stroll through one might be good.


Matt Ion wrote:
> 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.
>
> Oh, and in response to TeGGeR: my latest timing light, a very basic xenon-strobe
> type, I got at a pawn shop for $15. No point in renting if you can find a deal
> like that