Got a similar one, and actually have used it this year, to diagnose that a distributor module was intermittent, and not generating a spark all the time. Solved by removing it, and replacing the brittle plastic connector, with some tape and epoxy, to hold the internal wiring from the pick up coil from shorting out to the body. New units were only 2 days wait, surprising for a vehicle close to 30 years old, and where they were never actually imported in great numbers, but the parts are very common for Opel, GM, Holden and Daewoo for that era, and even though the vehicles are getting long in the tooth, they are still running around in good numbers, and are still quite reliable as well. Last use was a year ago, VW Kombi with a 2Y engine transplant, a very common thing to make them get up and go, normally going from the 1600 air cooled engine, to a 2.2litre water cooled Toyota engine. Not the easiest thing though to change spark plugs on then, especially as this was the camper conversion, and you had to use a screwdriver to remove large sections of interior paneling and furniture, to get to the steel covers over the engine first. Service becomes a one day affair, though there is a panel you flip open, after moving the mattress, so you can check the oil, and give it the obligatory fill. Of course, being VW Kombi, and still having the factory brake system, stopping was more a matter of climb and hope, seeing as it was exactly the same hydraulic, non power assist, system, with 4 drum brakes, the original 1930's era Beetle came out with.
Ive got the exact same one and it looks in better condition than the one your looking at. It was last used in the year 1999 and worked perfectly back then and i expect if i fired it up it would still work perfectly.
fascinating construction - they made artful use of all the available space in the casing. interesting to note that the power transistor says "ITALY" on its casing.
I have the exact unit, although maybe a couple of years older. It also quit with the same symptoms (no squeal) and the switch checks good, long with the wires. I am going to look for a schematic and parts list to see if I can get it going again.
I have this exactly, and mine doesn't work either, i really liked mine , super simple, im going to take it apart and see if its simple, ours didnt get used that much, mostly rattled around the tool box for a long time
old school snapon by the time i started fixing cars at a gm and honda dealership you realy didnt need a timing light unless the engine was a basket case or came in tapered with. but i rarely used one the computer would compensate if you were close. and if i did engine work and had to pull the distributor all you would have to do is mark it twice where it was clamped down and when you pulled it mark the position of the rotor
Do you repair the mt241a I had repaired like 10 years ago by snap on it was my dads so it' has a lot of meaning to me my sales buddy said they won't repair anymore to old but love these lights you can hear it make noise when trigger is pulled I took apart and pretty sure flash tube is burnt out please let me know if you can repair and how much I have parts list of light I can send but can't find replacment parts for it thank you
I called a few years ago and they were still fixing those things... for like $200. I should call again and see if there's a diagram or parts list still available.
Snap-on does NOT have lifetime warranty on electronics. They will do repairs at about 50% of the current price... which is near $400 these days. IOW, a $200 repair.
Fantastic narrative and videography!
Got a similar one, and actually have used it this year, to diagnose that a distributor module was intermittent, and not generating a spark all the time. Solved by removing it, and replacing the brittle plastic connector, with some tape and epoxy, to hold the internal wiring from the pick up coil from shorting out to the body. New units were only 2 days wait, surprising for a vehicle close to 30 years old, and where they were never actually imported in great numbers, but the parts are very common for Opel, GM, Holden and Daewoo for that era, and even though the vehicles are getting long in the tooth, they are still running around in good numbers, and are still quite reliable as well.
Last use was a year ago, VW Kombi with a 2Y engine transplant, a very common thing to make them get up and go, normally going from the 1600 air cooled engine, to a 2.2litre water cooled Toyota engine. Not the easiest thing though to change spark plugs on then, especially as this was the camper conversion, and you had to use a screwdriver to remove large sections of interior paneling and furniture, to get to the steel covers over the engine first. Service becomes a one day affair, though there is a panel you flip open, after moving the mattress, so you can check the oil, and give it the obligatory fill. Of course, being VW Kombi, and still having the factory brake system, stopping was more a matter of climb and hope, seeing as it was exactly the same hydraulic, non power assist, system, with 4 drum brakes, the original 1930's era Beetle came out with.
Ive got the exact same one and it looks in better condition than the one your looking at. It was last used in the year 1999 and worked perfectly back then and i expect if i fired it up it would still work perfectly.
Excellent video! very interesting and informative.
fascinating construction - they made artful use of all the available space in the casing. interesting to note that the power transistor says "ITALY" on its casing.
I had a 84 Toyota, that was the last vehicle that I used a timing light. Fun times to work on vehicles back in the day.
I have the exact unit, although maybe a couple of years older. It also quit with the same symptoms (no squeal) and the switch checks good, long with the wires. I am going to look for a schematic and parts list to see if I can get it going again.
I've got exactly the same one. Just went to use it today and not working so this is great mate.
I accidentally pulled the inductive pickup off mine yesterday.
Don’t suppose you would show me the inside of your pickup?
Tore the pickup off of mine yesterday.
Don’t suppose you could show me the wires inside your inductive pickup?
@@chrisdenney-me2hg yes mate. Still got it in the house.
@@chrisdenney-me2hg I'll need an email address or something mate for the pics
I have this exactly, and mine doesn't work either, i really liked mine , super simple, im going to take it apart and see if its simple, ours didnt get used that much, mostly rattled around the tool box for a long time
old school snapon by the time i started fixing cars at a gm and honda dealership you realy didnt need a timing light unless the engine was a basket case or came in tapered with. but i rarely used one the computer would compensate if you were close. and if i did engine work and had to pull the distributor all you would have to do is mark it twice where it was clamped down and when you pulled it mark the position of the rotor
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Of course it starts,it's a chevy !
Just trying to repair my one of these. Wondering if you know the rating of c1.
Do you repair the mt241a I had repaired like 10 years ago by snap on it was my dads so it' has a lot of meaning to me my sales buddy said they won't repair anymore to old but love these lights you can hear it make noise when trigger is pulled I took apart and pretty sure flash tube is burnt out please let me know if you can repair and how much I have parts list of light I can send but can't find replacment parts for it thank you
I called a few years ago and they were still fixing those things... for like $200. I should call again and see if there's a diagram or parts list still available.
One is not likely to need one of these often, unless you own a pre-1990 Fiat. Then, You need it a lot.
Could you get a free replacement from Snap On since they are guaranteed for life aren't they?
Snap-on does NOT have lifetime warranty on electronics. They will do repairs at about 50% of the current price... which is near $400 these days. IOW, a $200 repair.