Posted on 04/20/2015 8:34:32 PM PDT by Rusty0604
Old saw:
F(ix) O(r) R(epair) D(aily)
Nah, I admit that aftermarket electronic ignitions were kinda cool, but...you did that yourself.
Maybe it was about the time you had to start buying "star" sockets and drivers.
If they ever were really fun at all...
A carburetor? Now you're just making up words.
What kind of car has something called a carburetor?
Remember Axenoliths 1st rule of General Motors -
“All conundrums associated with General Motors can be resolved by assuming that their core philosophy involves losing as much money and market share as possible.”
As long as you accept that, everything GM does makes perfect sense.
Examples
Caprice (abominated for subsequent order of magnitude sales drop)
Hughes Electronics (Sold)
Direct TV (Sold)
Aztec
Saturn (Killed)
Pontiac (Killed)
Kappa platform (ditched)
et. al.
I wouldn’t say it’s a classic but the pickup I bought last week does have a carburetor. Ef Detroit and their EPAized junk.
Yes. Rent-seeking plutocrats. In the end, nations will bow down to them with axes.
Looks like I might be getting some tubing and plate to build a real chassis again—a good start. Time to start writing some how-tos for others, while I’m at it, and will start with documentation on doing repairs with fewer tools.
In 50 years, with the idiocracy of our own shitizens, and the influx of turd worlders, it will be a moot point.
My Goodness!
The old IBM model of customer care.
Force them to marry you and hold them at gunpoint forever.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
In a nutshell, this protects the consumer from denial of warranty coverage if someone other than a stealership works on your car, or if aftermarket parts are installed. It’s somewhat vague about modifications, but it requires the manufacturer to prove that the modification caused a given problem. For example, if you put an aftermarket audio system in your car, and the transmission breaks, they can’t use the audio system mod to deny coverage on the transmission.
Admittedly, this is about warranty coverage, not “intellectual property”.
Sounds like the auto industry wants this law to go away, and to kill off independent shops who typically charge less than the stealerships.
Fooling with the pair of old Jeeps has been a serious refresher on a lot of stuff I forgot or vaguely remember from HS auto mechanics.
I seem to get 1 step forward and 4 steps back.
What a find. Congratulations.
It was such an improvement to yank the points out and upgrade to electronic ignition on that old Willys of mine.
Part stores might decide to weigh in on this....
I never thought to tweak the ECU code on my 57 BelAir or 67 Camaro. Guess I’m old school.
Another old saw First On Race Day.Period correct in the 60s not so much today unfortunately.
Another old saw First On Race Day.Period correct in the 60s not so much today unfortunately.
Misleading headline!
It’s about ECU software, not general maintenance or repairs.
1969 428 Cobra jet Cyclone
Saweeet!
57 BelAir and 67 Camaro here. Best part is that they are 100% reparable. Eat it on gas but make up for it on repair bills and fact they will never depreciate.
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