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At 09:06 AM 1/2/2023, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:
>At least you can get the hood open to connect jumper cables! My boxster h=
as
>solenoid operated latches for both the trunk and the frunk (guess which i=
s
>which!). Fortunately, the engineers at Porsche added a connector to the f=
use
>block in the driver=E2=80=99s footwell, ....
Tom,
You've got to wonder what the heck these designer were thinking. Do they e=
ver
try to use the stuff they design. Not to mention the cost.
For example:
1. We used to have a fan that was bolted to the
crank or the water pump. Yes it
made a little noise at high speeds, but you had
so much other noises you didn't notice, and yes,
if you were stuck idling for a long time the engine would over heat
because the fan couldn't pull enough air. But it
didn't cost anything. Then they
put in an electric fan with a $5 temp sensor and
a $5 relay. So when you needed
the fan, like at idle, the fan would kick in and
move a lot of air. Then the decided
that you may not need a lot of air flow if the
coolant was slightly over the normal
operating temp. So the put in a control unit
that could vary the speed of the fan
from barely on to full on. But this controller
was now $300. From $0, to $10, to
$300. Where's the logic? What did they gain.
2. Heaters used to be controlled by 2 metal
cables and a couple of slide levers.
They almost never broke. So what do they do, put a couple of $30 to $100
vacuum or electric motors in to open the
doors. You have to disassemble 1/2 the
dash to get to them to see if they are
working. Again to me another massive fail.
Then there's the multizone temp controls.
We could go on, like not spare tire, ..... I
guess I'm not affluent enough to be
able to afford a car, or I'm just too darn old. :)
And don't get me started on the computers in a car.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106)
75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887) 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
65 Rambler Classic
Morgan: http://autox.team.net/morgan/
Bricklin: http://www.bricklin.org
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<font size=3D3>At 09:06 AM 1/2/2023, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:<br><br>
>At least you can get the hood open to connect jumper cables! My
boxster has<br>
>solenoid operated latches for both the trunk and the frunk (guess
which is <br>
>which!). Fortunately, the engineers at Porsche added a connector to
the fuse <br>
>block in the driver=E2=80=99s footwell, ....<br><br>
Tom,<br><br>
You've got to wonder what the heck these designer were thinking. Do
they ever <br>
try to use the stuff they design. Not to mention the cost.<br><br>
For example:<br><br>
1. We used to have a fan that was bolted to the crank or the water
pump. Yes it<br>
made a little noise at high speeds, but you had so much other noises you
didn't notice, and yes, if you were stuck idling for a long time the
engine would over heat<br>
because the fan couldn't pull enough air. But it didn't cost
anything. Then they<br>
put in an electric fan with a $5 temp sensor and a $5 relay. So
when you needed<br>
the fan, like at idle, the fan would kick in and move a lot of air.
Then the decided<br>
that you may not need a lot of air flow if the coolant was slightly over
the normal<br>
operating temp. So the put in a control unit that could vary the
speed of the fan<br>
from barely on to full on. But this controller was now $300.
>From $0, to $10, to<br>
$300. Where's the logic? What did they gain.<br><br>
2. Heaters used to be controlled by 2 metal cables and a couple of slide
levers.<br>
They almost never broke. So what do they do, put a couple of $30 to
$100 <br>
vacuum or electric motors in to open the doors. You have to
disassemble 1/2 the<br>
dash to get to them to see if they are working. Again to me another
massive fail.<br>
Then there's the multizone temp controls. <br><br>
We could go on, like not spare tire, ..... I guess I'm not affluent
enough to be <br>
able to afford a car, or I'm just too darn old. :)<br><br>
And don't get me started on the computers in a car.<br><br>
John<br><br>
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<div>John T. Blair WA4OHZ email:
jblair1948@cox.net</div>
<div>Va. Beach,
Va &=
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Phone: (757) 495-8229</div>
<br>
<div> 48
TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4
Series V (B1106)</div>
<div> 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)
77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III</div>
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65 Rambler Classic</div>
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http://autox.team.net/morgan/</a></div>
<div>Bricklin:
<a href=3D"http://www.bricklin.org/"; EUDORA=3DAUTOURL>
http://www.bricklin.org</a></div>
<br>
<div>If you can read
this  =
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- Thank a teacher!</div>
<div>If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!</div>
<br>
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<div> e pluribus Unum, "from many,
one."</div>
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