Topic: NOS tune-up kit

[Jore]

Thought I'd share with you guys some pictures of a NOS tune-up kit I found in the clearance bin of a local tool shop, this thing sat there for so long it has like 5 different price tags, all of them blacked out, also the case is all tattered and yellowed but everything works fine. It's a sanpet SA-900 kit, I've googled it a bit and couldn't find any information on it, I did find some pictures of timing lights by the same brand, but none resemble the one I have.

Mostly I bought out of curiosity but also because of the timing light, the kit includes 5 tools, a timing light, a dwell/rpm meter, a vacuum gauge, a compression meter (this one I liked very much because how compact it is) and a remote starter switch, well enough with the babble, here are the pics:

 







BTW: it even has an instructions manual on how to use the kit for diagnostics and possible solutions for everything, it's so old that it seems written on a type writer and talks about modern carburated engines.

[RevDoc]

Nice score! One man's junk is another man's treasure. 

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, yeah I suppose you don't see them much any more, they were all over car parts places 20-30 years ago, I've got a couple in my garage I bought "Back in the day", when car electronics were way simpler than they are now. Cheers, Terry.

[ekpent]

 Just out of curiosity does the box or paper work say where it was made ? Might be pre everything 'Made in China'.

[Terry in Australia]

Or, it could have been made in China back in the 70's or 80's when their build quality was terrible Eric, so might not be a good thing..........

[Jore]

There's no place of origin marked anywhere, so it's still a mystery to me, I've searched some more and could find mostly japanese sites with pictures of other sanpet tools but not the ones I have, I also found a Filipino site where someone is selling another tune-up kit by the same brand and they announce it as a US brand, so who knows!