[Shotimes] Re: Shotimes digest, Vol 1 #3873 - 15 msgs

[Jason Hartberger]

Well, see, that's because European carmakers care about what's convenient
for you, not what's convenient for them. Have you noticed that everyhthing
Euro carmakers have been doing for years, american car companies only do
when courts mandate them? and they bitch? a lot?

Jason "I'm buying a damn volvo next" Hartberger

oddly enough, I have a spool of 10 ga. wire and a toggle switch just sitting
in my car... hmmmmm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Shotimes digest, Vol 1 #3873 - 15 msgs


> There is absolutely nothing wrong with using a paperclip.  If it makes you
> feel better, go to Radio Shack and buy some solid wire and and a toggle
> switch.  In the end you only care about the codes.
>
> BTW, just to show you an example of how euro carmakers are different, my
> 1991 Alfa 164 has a switch in the steering column you can hold as you turn
> the key to the ON position to activate the selftest circuit and then
> proceed to count the blinking lights.
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Sat, August 28, 2004 10:49 am, Jason Hartberger said:
> > Oh, I knew about the paper clip trick, I just have this annoying habit
of
> > "if I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it right"... plus, I wasn't sure how
the
> > whole... meh, whatever. I have the code reader now, so nyeh! lol
> >
> > //
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alan Fanning" <Awfanning@earthlink.net>
> > To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 12:58 AM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Shotimes digest, Vol 1 #3873 - 15 msgs
> >
> >
> >> Should anyone else be thinking they need a code reader to read the
codes
> > on
> >> theircfar - YOU DON'T!  Find a paperclip or short length of wire and
> > you're
> >> good to go.
> >>
> >>     Alan
> >> > Ok guys, I bit the bullet and tried to figure out how in the hell to
> > test my
> >> > engine. I had not a clue what I was doing, so after some research at
> >> the
> >> > shotimes website, and a couple of deep breaths, I go to AAP and pick
> >> up
> > their
> >> > little $30 actron scanner for fords. I hunt for the EEC connectors on
> > the
> >> > wrong side of the car, and after 5 minutes I assume they hit the cats
> > and
> >> > melted (like the site warned). then a light bulb went off and I
> >> checked
> > the
> >> > other side... well wouldn't you believe it, they're in their own
> >> little
> >> > holster on the passenger side firewall. How convenient.
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