The year is 1977. I had recently taken a job in the field of automotive service and repair as an entry technician after completing a program associated with the high school I was attending. While the auto mechanic’s program gave me the basic fundamentals, the true learning began with my foray into actual work as a “mechanic”, as we were labeled back then. I remember the myriad number of vacuum lines and the introduction of the catalytic converter, which only served to complicate basic “drivability” complaints that a “tune-up” may or may not fix. There was very limited use of OBD I.
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