People are scared of the computers but I don't know why. The
computer helps you troubleshoot exactly the problem rather than just
shotgunning parts.
Which reminds me, the '05 Golf turbo seems to spool up late, I was
hoping an Italian tune up would help but I've been driving the snot
out of it and other than the fuel economy seems to be rising I don't
see much difference. I need to put my laptop on it and watch the
pressures and see whats going on. Its cool that you can watch it
real time and very nice with the VW that all you need is the $250
cable and a Windows PC. Interestingly I'm running Windows in Virtual
Box on a Mac and it works just fine...
-Curt
Well, my 123.124 or 126 diesels with mechanical fuel injection don't
need a computer, don't need a crank position sensor and are utterly
reliable. As for diagnostics, people did it for years without a
computer.
For vergassers: Every time I set points with a feeler gauge or other
substitute (even by eye in my younger days) It was right, or very
nearly right (within acceptable range) when checked with dwell meter.
Same for when I set static timing.
I have hardly ever used a timing light or dwell meter for lots of v-8
and 6 cyl cars and trucks, 4 cyl tractors and one or two lung
motorsickles.
Non computer engines are simple. As used to be in the old HS locker
room. KISS.
Keep it simple, Stupid!
An electronic diesel can, and often does, leave you FORD. (found on
roadside, dead.)
In 40+ years and only God knows how many hundreds of thousands of
miles, My diesels have only left me FORD twice. The first time was
shortly after I bought MB Diesel #2 from a stealer. They promised me
the engine was rebuilt. In under 10k miles, it turned a bearing
because the engine was so worn out that 6 valves were reusable moving
parts. I blame that on a lying stealer, not the engine. BTW, it had
no blowby or smoke.
The second time was when the Vac pump bearing came apart on my first
OM603 before I learned about the vacuum pumps without screws on the
front cover. I blame that on poor engineering (en-gin- error) not
the engine. In both cases, my own inexperience played into being
FORD also, especially in the second case.
I love manual trans mechanical injected MB Diesels. They are like my
old BMW R50/2 (magneto) and old tractors with magneto. If you can
get it started, it won't let you down, no matter what the
battery/alt-gen system does or does not do.
I pushed my 190Dc down the hill to start it many times. I kick
started my R50/2 or let it roll down a hill many times to start it
with no battery at all. The International H tractors (Magneto) would
start with a crank.
Being FORD because some electronic gizmo lost the smoke and magic has
no appeal to me.
Being FORD and have to be towed to the stealer for a $300 to $500
"key" because the one you have has been used a certain number of
times has no appeal to me, especially because the "tow" might be a
200 to 500 mile round trip for the truck. THAT is expensive.
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