On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:19:15 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"Ryk" wrote in message
Does the engine need a rebuild, or just a bit of a tune up in place?
Replace the ignition system for about $120 in Delco parts, test the
compression, and you may be just fine.

That's cheap...

That's about what it cost me in $CDN in Sarnia this summer for plugs,
points, condenser, coil, rotor, and plug wires. I bought everything
because it was easier than going back and forth without a car. Turns
out wires, points and condenser would have done the job for half the
price, but now I have a better stash of spares. One of the big pluses
on the A4 is that a lot of the expendables are automotive standard, at
automotive prices.

Ryk