The '55 Chevy had 12 volt batteries, the first year Chevy used them. I
remember my dad's 56 having plugs (and points) changed every 10-12000
miles,
but he never rebuilt the carburetor. The car had 51k on it when purchased
in '61 and went to 102,000 before a major overhaul. The transmission was
never rebuilt when he had it.
Roy
"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "George Orwell" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I don't see the logic in bringing out "new" models every couple of
years.
>> Piper and Cessna don't and it's because once an aircraft design is
>> perfected, there is no need to alter it for decades on end.
>
> Perhaps the style does not change much, or the airframe, but there are
> many changes in electgronics. Getting new configurations approved for
the
> low volume of aircraft compared to cars is very costly also.
>
>
>> Making it worse is exactly what has happened to cars. My late GM sedan
>> scrapes and bangs on every dip; the '55 models didn't. You could make
>> emergency field repairs on a '55, but no mechanic in the world can do a
>> fuel pump R & R on any of today's models since it's inaccessibly hidden
>> inside the gas tank.
>
> I've changed many a fuel pump on my '50's and 60's vintage cars, but my
> 90's and newer have never let me down. Nove have ever had a fuel pump
> replaced, even in 200,000 miles of driving.
>
>
>
>> Crash a car today and you throw it (the whole car!)
>> because the frame will buckle thanks to the dimples and creases; even a
>> tap
>> from the screw heads of a license plate holder will gouge the "bumpers"
>> causing thousands in repairs.
>
> Cars are many times safer for the occupants though. My car has six
airbags
> and many other safety features unheard of back then.
>
>
>>
>> What can the public do to bring the car makers to their senses? Stop
>> buying their lousey products, that' what.
>
> The absolute worst car sold today is far superior to the best cars of
the
> 50's. Safer, much more reliable, more features, comfort, better
handling,
> less maintenance. Plugs last ten times longer, oil change intervals are
5
> times longer, tires last four to six times longer. The muffler on my
'91
> Regal lasted 16 years.
>
> I just swapped out the 7 year old battery on my LeSabre. Could have
gone
> longer, but don't want to take a chance with the cold weather. How long
> did that 6 volt in the Chevy last? How bright were the headlights?
>
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