spankrz
ArboristSite Operative
The 70's and older cars only needed a volt meter and a good ear to repair,the new ones need a computer to tell you what went bad. The older rigs can be got running in short order if something is wrong. Why over complicate a simple tool I have a 68' International that is easy to fix and 90' import that is impossible to work on with out a code scanning computer.
a computer to fix a new vehicle? only if you have to get on youtube and look up a how-to video... a "scan tool", which is what i assume you are talking about, is a good tool that helps you diagnose the problem. it does not tell you what is wrong. let's go back to the 60's. let's say you have to set the points in the ignition. volt meter??? won't help much. you need a dwell meter. this is a piece of specialty equipment just like a scan tool. i am not trying to bash you, but the things that could be fixed with a voltmeter and a good ear in the 70's, for the most part, can be diagnosed the same today.