Processing Power (was Re: Northstar Coolant Loss)

[Dave Williams]

-> Funny thing you should mention it. Just last week I answered a
-> Product Change Evaluation for the 1998 Eldo/Seville. Just a simple
-> request to add a tire pressure monitor! They (Cadillac) are
-> evaluating whether to add it, but from my experience, if the
-> technology is available, reliable, and sorta cheap, they will add
-> every bell and whistle they can get their hands on.

 You could simply cast an eye over to the Chevrolet Division, which has
had a tire pressure monitor on the Corvette since 1990.  The system was
designed by Imperial Clevite in 1972 and was obtained by Epic, who OEMs
it to Chevrolet.  It works OK, except for some brain-damaged reason
Chevrolet chose to use a single "Low Tire" light even though the system
has a separate channel for each wheel.

 All of the major tire companies have spent time developing tire
pressure monitoring systems as part of their run-flat tire programs.
There's lots of technology out there, solidly ignored by Detroit for so
long it is old and gray.

==dave.williams at chaos.lrk.ar.us=========================DoD# 978=======