<What Toby said:>
No way, on the new cars, that are computer controlled, you buy a "dignose"
computer that you plug into your "black box". Since the computer you got is
so cheap, you count the flashes and/or the beeps it produces and look up the
right code in a yellow page size book. Fun Fun Fun! I think car manufactures
and mechanics are in cahootes. (sp?) no longer can you work on modern
cars... its really a shame.
Toby Atwater, Santa Barbara, CA, tob@taltec.net
1969 Austin Healey Sprite, mk 4 "noname" (in restoration!)
1971 FJ-40 Toyota Land Cruiser "BEEF" (daily driver.. stock everything)
My FAVORITE part of being a tech- when you get all those codes,verfiy the
wiring, find the defective part, and relate to the customer that yes- we can
get that. ITs only a few hundred bucks, and one day away. Thats usually about
the time that they notice Im driving an MG and they say something like " I
used to have one of those, it cost me an arm and a leg to keep running" and I
laugh. Its almost an evil laugh.
Its not my favorite because the part is easy to replace and costs a bundle,
but that I will (hopefully) never have to spend that much cash on a little
electronic gizmo for my daily drivers just to keep them running.
Did I ever tell the story about the six months it took a Ford dealership to
track down and fix a brand new (right off the truck) Mustang with 3 miles on
it??
Gary
75 Midget daily use
75 Midget project car
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