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Front Cover Page 2 - Introduction & The Importance of Tuning Your Car Page 3 - Taking A Road Test & What To Check For Page 4 - Continuation Of What To Look For On The Road & Engine Conditions Page 5 - How & Why To Check Engine Compression Page 6 - A Blow-By-Blow Account Of What Happens Inside Your Engine Page 7 - More Information On Compression Testing Page 8 - What The Compression Test Shows Page 9 - Compression Test Results Depend On Cranking Speed & Tracing Loss Of Compression Page 10 - More On Compression Testing Results & Cleaning Your Spark Plugs Page 11 - How To Use A Vacuum Gauge To Test An Engine Page 12 - More On Vacuum Testing Page 13 - Setting The Carburetor Mixture & Needle Valve Assembly Page 14 - Setting The Carburetor Float Level & Checking The Fuel Pump Pressure Page 15 - The Importance Of Cleaning The Fuel Line & Choke & Throttle Linkage Page 16 - Manifold Heat Control Valve Adjustment Page 17 - More On The Manifold Heat Control Valve Page 18 - Part Three On The Manifold Heat Control Valve Page 19 - What Hot Engines Mean Page 20 - What It Means If The Hot Spot Gets Cool & Checking Ignition Timing Page 21 - How To Test Your Distributor Page 22 - Check Your Exhaust Pipe & Muffler Page 23 - Checking For Excessive Front End Friction Page 24 - Don't Forget To Check The Clutch & Hand Brake Page 25 - Service Brake Shoe Drag & And Final Road Test Page 26 - Notes Page Page 27 - Test Questions Back Cover
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