ALDL Data Stream Decoding

[SRavet at bangate.compaq.com]

Martin Evans <100341.377 at COMPUSERVE.COM> Wrote:
| 
| On Mon, 18 Sep 95 jwharris at holli.com (J.W. Harris) wrote:
| 
| >I was at a SAE OBDII toptec and found this out about avialability of 
ALDL
| >data information:
| 
| >The final rule for avialability of emission service related information 
| >is contained in the Federal Register Vol. 60, No. 153, Wednesday, 
| >Aug., 9 1995.  Page 40474.
| 
| >This rule requires manufacturers to make avialable all serivce 
information
| >supplied to dealers at a reasonable cost.
| 
| >There is an online computer system called FedWorld which can be accessed 

| >up to 3 hours a day at 703-321-3339.  This tells what is available, 
where
| >and the cost.  It can be also accessed by telneting to fedworld.gov.
| 
| >The Equipment and Tool Institute, 1806 Johns Drive, Glenview, IL 
60025-1657
| >708-729-8550, 708-729-3670 (fax) provides a annual forum called the 
Domestic 
| >Tech Week where (scan)tool makers meet with the big three to discuss new
| >model changes including Class II data stream information.
| 
| Has anyone followed this up and obtained the specs for ALDL or found 
| out what reasonable cost is?
| 
| 

Or if it applies to pre OBD-II cars?   Diagnostic info and connectors will 
be the same for all makes and models when OBD-II is implemented, but does 
this mean that they are going to release the ALDL info for cars built in 
the 80s up until now?

Steve Ravet
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