--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00002 Date: 03/15/98 From: MARK LOGSDON Time: 11:43am \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 0 times) Subj: OHM'S LAW / Current sensi JE> Roy, one need not go to all the sophisticated stuff being expounded JE> here. Reed switches with N/O or N/C contacts are readily available that JE> will do the job. No need for differential ckts or the like. Why make JE> mountains out of mole hills? I ask this in self-admitted ignorance: how reliable are reed switches in a potentially high-vibratory environment? --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0232 * Origin: IBMNet Connection - Indpls, IN - 317-882-5575 28.8 USR (1:231/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00003 Date: 03/15/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:37pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: OHM'S LAW Mark Logsdon wrote in a message to Gary Hall: GH> It is common knowledge that the three things that are GH> the worse on electronic parts is, water, heat, and oils. ML> I would add vibration to that list. I suspect that's why we see some stuff ending up getting "potted" in epoxy or whatever the heck it is that they use... email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00004 Date: 03/15/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 06:38pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: OHM'S LAW / Current sensi Mark Logsdon wrote in a message to Jay Emrie: JE> Roy, one need not go to all the sophisticated stuff being expounded JE> here. Reed switches with N/O or N/C contacts are readily available that JE> will do the job. No need for differential ckts or the like. Why make JE> mountains out of mole hills? ML> I ask this in self-admitted ignorance: how reliable are ML> reed switches in a potentially high-vibratory environment? I've seen them used (only very occasionally) in Organs, where you get a seriously nontrivial amout of vibration at real low frequencies, and they didn't seem to fare all that well... Though I know of no reason why they need to be made out of glass, as they commonly are. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00005 Date: 03/15/98 From: GARY HALL Time: 11:10pm \/To: JAN DEBOER (Read 0 times) Subj: Timing belt lifespan? On (13 Mar 98) Jan Deboer wrote to gary hall... JD> Anyone know what the normal lifespan of these belts is? gh> About two years ago get a belt installed or get AAA you gh> are living beyond borrowed time. JD> Are you speaking from experience with the 2.5L engine, Well I've replaced a few hundered of the things if that counts. any where between 50 and 80 thousand miles is about it for a timing belt. You change that over to Kilometers then 100,000 is about right for replacement. JD> 2.5 had to be replaced every 50,000 km. JD> break, but that the _dealer_ replaced it as scheduled maintenance. JD> every 100,000 km. Dont wait til it breaks they give no warning you stop for a stop sign it dies and you call a tow truck. If it is 20 below zero it can get awfully uncomfortable. In your origional message you said 100k please state miles or km. there is a big dif. --- PPoint 2.02 * Origin: Terlton the Oklahoma Jungle 74081 (1:170/302.16) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00006 Date: 03/15/98 From: GARY HALL Time: 11:24pm \/To: MARK HOFMANN (Read 0 times) Subj: Monte Carlo SS & Gas mileage. On (14 Mar 98) Mark Hofmann wrote to Gary Hall... MH> I have a digital voltmeter.. Will that work? How would I hook it up, MH> and what should I set it to (DC I assume)..? Yes you just dont see the sweep but you'll see the numbers. Neg to ground and positive to the M/C test lead on the 20v DC scale. Bring the mixture screws back out to 3 to 3.5 turns then trim them slowly till you get the M/C dwell to 6 to 7 volts but 3 to 3.5 is pretty close. --- PPoint 2.02 * Origin: Terlton the Oklahoma Jungle 74081 (1:170/302.16) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00007 Date: 03/15/98 From: GARY HALL Time: 11:34pm \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: OHM'S LAW On (15 Mar 98) Mark Logsdon wrote to Gary Hall... GH> It is common knowledge that the three things that are GH> the worse on electronic parts is, water, heat, and oils. ML> I would add vibration to that list. Ditto --- PPoint 2.02 * Origin: Terlton the Oklahoma Jungle 74081 (1:170/302.16) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3K00008 Date: 03/16/98 From: JOHN FAERBER Time: 02:47am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Trouble Code Access How do I get in to pull the error codes on a 1988 Olds Toronado? It appears to be different setup than my Cadillac. The Olds has the Climate control but a little diffeent from the Caddy. Second question, Is there a way to override the Auto Climate Control on this car? The caddy had a setting where I could run it manually by pushing the Econ button. Neither of these are covered in the Owners Manual. Thanks! --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: * MacSavvy OS/2 BBS * Dallas, Texas * 972-250-4479 * (1:124/1208) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3L00000 Date: 03/16/98 From: TOM COLLINS Time: 01:36am \/To: JAN DEBOER (Read 0 times) Subj: Timing belt lifespan? JD> belt, and would like to get info from other 2.5 owners as to whether my JD> fear is warranted, or if people routinely drive to 200k with the JD> original belt! I have had 2.2 and 2.5 engines. Timing belts can last 75k miles or more. My son's car (a 2.5) went 110k miles and we changed it only because we had the engine out for a rear main seal replacement. We observed that the belt was very close to the end of it's life. Fortunately, these engines don't bend valves when the belt goes. Just leaves you stranded. The 2.2/2.5 timing belts are not interchangable. The 'teeth' on the gears were redesigned to reduce noise. I put a 1991 2.5 in a 1987 wagon that had a 2.2 in it. Took some pulley swapping, but otherwise it fit perfectly. The smoother running engine and more power were noticable. Cheers, Tom ... But you misunderstand, I am the MASTER. . . ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: The Oasis BBS: (817) 613-9002 (1:130/716) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3L00001 Date: 03/16/98 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:15am \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: OHM'S LAW / Current sensi -> JE> Roy, one need not go to all the sophisticated stuff being expound -> JE> here. Reed switches with N/O or N/C contacts are readily availabl -> JE> will do the job. No need for differential ckts or the like. Why m -> JE> mountains out of mole hills? -> -> I ask this in self-admitted ignorance: how reliable are reed -> switches in a potentially high-vibratory environment? Since the Reeds are VERY low Mass and the Magnetic Field would be quite strong I would say Little Very Reliable. --- Platinum Xpress/386/Wildcat! v1.3d * Origin: The Alien Biker Kat BBS/Wildcat/PX. Not perfect, but C (1:202/746) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3L00002 Date: 03/16/98 From: JAY EMRIE Time: 11:11am \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: OHM'S LAW / Current sensi ML>JE> Roy, one need not go to all the sophisticated stuff being expounded ML>JE> here. Reed switches with N/O or N/C contacts are readily available hat ML>JE> will do the job. No need for differential ckts or the like. Why make ML>JE> mountains out of mole hills? ML>I ask this in self-admitted ignorance: how reliable are reed ML>switches in a potentially high-vibratory environment? I can't answer with complete authority, but probably just as reliable or more so than most any other type of relay (of which there are numerous in autos). Now we are both self-admitted ignoramuses! Seriously though, it would seem that a reed switch/relay with its much lighter weight and smaller contacts would be less affected by vibration than would the larger relay contacts - especially since the regular relay is normally securely attached to the vehicle body and the reed switch/relay would probably be inserted into the wiring harness and NOT mounted on the body - thus much less conductance of vibrations. ___ OLX 2.1 TD Over my dead... er, I mean, over my strong objection!" --- RemoteAccess 2.50+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23)